Friends and volunteers meet in library
On Saturday, two annual events were combined in the Watsonville Library’s upstairs meeting room: the annual meeting of the Friends of the Watsonville Library and Volunteer Appreciation Day.
Dinosaurs return to fairgrounds
While all dinosaurs went extinct millions of years before humans came onto the scene, about 50 will make an appearance this weekend at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.
PVUSD trustees hire chief business officer
WATSONVILLE ‑ The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved the contract for a Chief Business Officer, a position at the financial helm of the massive district, and in charge of a $230 million budget.
Longtime Pajaronian employee retires
Daryl Nelson, who started his job in the composing room at the Register-Pajaronian in September 1972, retired Wednesday, capping off a nearly half-century career in the newspaper industry that included a seven-year stint at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
PHOTO: Science and engineering up close
People check out the various exhibits at the 30th annual Santa Cruz County Science and Engineering Fair at the fairgrounds Saturday.
Learning to live aloha
On Saturday, Te Hau Nui will commemorate its 20th anniversary with a special fundraiser performance.
PHOTO: Gas leak closes neighborhood
Watsonville firefighters keep a close watch on a natural gas leak at a home on the 100 block of Faith Drive Friday.
PHOTO: A special memory during Arbor Week
In celebration of Arbor Week, students from New School, the Web of Life Field School and the Environmental Science Workshop team up with workers from the City of Watsonville to plant 13 trees at Seaview Ranch Thursday.
Police seeking 12-year-old couple on lam
Watsonville police Saturday were looking for a 12-year-old girl who took her mothers car and went on the run with her 12-year-old boyfriend, and...



















