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Scholarship fund created in honor of Dr. Stan Hajduk

Dr. Stan Hajduk was known for his humanitarian deeds as a life-long Rotary member and advocate for health programs and social justice.

Community briefs, Nov. 16, 2018

Community briefs, Nov. 16, 2018

Longtime teacher celebrates 100th birthday

Jean Pogue, who taught thousands of Watsonville High School students math from 1944 to 1982, turns 100 Friday.

Corralitos 4-H bake sale to help fire victims and animals

Corralitos 4-H will be hosting a bake sale at the Corralitos Market, 569 Corralitos Road, Sunday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Caput pulls ahead in latest vote count

The Santa Cruz County Elections Department has been updating the vote count from the November election over the past week.

Watsonville Connect offers services for homeless

Hundreds of people came to the Veterans Memorial Building Wednesday, where they could get a California ID card, visit a dentist, talk about their legal troubles, get a haircut and grab a hot meal, among dozens of other services.

New School program connects agriculture, environment

Several students from New School took garden tools in hand and ventured into Watsonville’s hinterlands on Nov. 8, where they uprooted unwanted plants and made way for beneficial native ones.

Man guilty of sex crimes against minor

A Watsonville man was found guilty Tuesday of several sex crimes against a child that could send him to prison for life.

Man arrested for "preying" on girl

A Watsonville man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly "preyed" on a teenage girl as she walked to school, the Watsonville Police Department announced Wednesday.

RTC to discuss preferred transportation scenario

The Regional Transportation Commission will outline its preferred scenario for transportation improvements over the next 20 years during a meeting in Watsonville on Thursday.
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Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Faris Sabbah addresses about 150 high school students at the start of the Santa Cruz Countuy Youth Civics Summit at Cabrillo College.

Students learn the power of the vote at Civics Summit

On Friday, about 150 high school juniors from across Santa Cruz County cast their first ballots on three issues that, if passed, would dramatically...