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Fairy tales with a twist

Janie Scott, Director and Choreographer of Cabrillo Stage’s latest theater musical “Into the Woods,” admits she is a bit of a geek for Stephen Sondheim.

About Town, Week of July 22

Observations from the Pajaro Valley and beyond.

2 cars hit by gunfire

Two vehicles were struck by gunfire Saturday morning while traveling on Highway 101.

Watsonville Library adds pop-up van

The converted 2019 Ford Transit Connect will be retrofitted with shelving to hold and display a variety of books, movies and music. It will also be equipped with internet access and a laptop so staff can register customers to help them check out materials and search the library’s catalog.

Dominican’s Women of Wellness Council receives $55,000 in funding

Dignity Health Dominican Hospital has received an inaugural round of $55,000 in funding from the Women of Wellness Council, a women’s giving society.

Try This | July 19, 2019

A weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like.

Stage in construction at Watsonville’s City Plaza

Work got underway Tuesday in Watsonville’s City Plaza to remove long-standing vegetation near the center gazebo to make way for a new stage.

PV Water’s Alternative Groundwater Sustainability Plan approved

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently notified Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency that its Basin Management Plan (BMP) was approved and considered functionally equivalent to a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP).

Alleged plane thief faced professional trouble

The man who reportedly stole a plane from Watsonville Municipal Airport on June 26 and then crashed it into the ocean was a physician’s assistant who was on probation for prescribing a medication that was not medically necessary.

Launching into history

After a countdown from 10, they launched a rocket into the sky – 856 feet, to be exact – the time the Apollo 11 spacecraft touched down on the lunar surface.
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Former Rodeway Inn to become 120-bed residential treatment center for Janus...

A former Watsonville hotel is set to be converted into a 120-bed residential treatment facility for men, significantly expanding substance use disorder treatment capacity...