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Community briefs, April 5, 2019

News from around the Pajaro Valley.

PVUSD Trustees cut more than $5 million from budget

After a meeting that began Wednesday evening and stretched into the early-morning hours Thursday, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees agreed to a series of cuts that trim more than $5 million from the district’s budget.  The first round includes $750,000 to...

PHOTO: New potluck in town

People line up at the food table to sample one another's dishes at the first-ever Cooking Club potluck at the Watsonville Public Library on Main Street Thursday evening.

Road closure this Monday in Aptos

Soquel Drive, from Spreckels Drive to Trout Gulch Road, will be subject to traffic delays with lane closures on Monday, May 14, 2018.

NEXTie recipients unveiled

Event Santa Cruz recently announced this year’s NEXTie winners after reviewing more than 2,500 nominations.

Proposal could change county’s recycling accessibility

Vision Recycling, a local green waste recycling company, is resisting a proposal from Santa Cruz County that company officials say could lead to a loss of jobs and an increase in traffic.

Volunteers fill backpacks for needy students

Stuff the Bus is geared to help in-need families to give their kids a boost in starting the school year.

Sunshine and cooler temps are on the horizon

CENTRAL COAST—After a powerful string of nine atmospheric rivers drenched much of California, took 20 lives and washed away scores of weather-related records, sunshine began drying out the Central Coast this week. Topping the charts was a whopping 24.5 trillion gallons of water that draped...

Watsonville Film Festival announces new series

The Watsonville Film Festival will present the "Healthy Community Film Series" in the fall, hosting local and international filmmakers, panels with local experts and family activities.

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Man arrested in levee death

Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday arrested a Pajaro man for the murder of Watsonville resident Jesús Alfonso Duarte Figueroa, whose body was found...