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March 23, 2026

The flight of a lifetime

Watsonville resident Don Spence, a Korean War veteran, added another chapter to his own story in April, when he went on an Honor Flight with 25 other veterans.

First Fridays offer free live music | Try This

"Try This" is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like. • Tarmo Hannula FUN: First Friday I’ve trumpeted my excitement about the monthly First Friday event in downtown Santa Cruz in this column before, but I feel a...

Former R-P editor’s fifth mystery a wrongful conviction story

For years, former Register-Pajaronian editor Mike Wallace has been fascinated by wrongful conviction cases and has been compiling news stories on them. Now he’s put that interest to work in his fifth mystery novel, a wrongful-conviction story titled “I Scarce Can Die.”

Pajaro Valley Arts’ annual fundraising exhibit opens Jan. 22

WATSONVILLE—Last year, Pajaro Valley Arts’ annual “Take Aways: Art To Go!” fundraising exhibit earned a record-breaking $43,000. The organization hopes to once again top itself in 2020. “This is our one big fundraiser of the year,” said Chris Miroyan, who is co-curating this year’s exhibit with...

MB Horsemanship and Therapeutic Center raising funds for vehicle

The Monterey Bay Horsemanship and Therapeutic Center is in need of a vehicle to transport its clients to and from the ranch.

Gun buyback deemed a success

More than 600 guns were turned in during the Santa Cruz County Law Enforcement Chief’s Association’s gun buyback event on Saturday.

Q&A: Valéria Miranda highlights new exhibit, Porter Building

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The community is invited to an opening reception for “Emergence” on June 4 from 2-4pm at Pajaro Valley Art’s (PVA) Sudden Street Gallery. This multimedia exhibit celebrates artists emerging onto the art scene, exploring new media, presenting new bodies of work, and/or completing higher...

Community Foundation gave more than $7 million in grants in 2016

Community Foundation Santa Cruz County gave out more than $7 million in grants to 482 organizations in Santa Cruz County and beyond, the organization announced April 19.

Watsonville under new leadership| About Town, Dec. 11

Tony Nuñez: On a tear-filled night, Watsonville councilwomen Rebecca Garcia and Trina Coffman-Gomez were sworn in as mayor and vice-mayor, respectivley, Tuesday. Garcia, a Watsonville native who has more than 30 years of experience in politics, replaced Francisco "Paco" Estrada. Estrada will continue on the council...

Dependency attorneys grappling with funding cuts

Every day in Santa Cruz County Superior Court Family Law Division in Watsonville, a small team of attorneys who specialize in family law advocate for children and their parents as they move through the often impersonal machinations of the legal system.
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Pajaro Valley High senior announces run for school board

Eriberto Estrada went to his first Pajaro Valley Unified School District board meeting during his sophomore year at Pajaro Valley High School. He says...