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May 9, 2025

Soquel Drive in Aptos to close down

John Presleigh, director of the county’s Public Works department, announced that work on Soquel Drive, from Trout Gulch Road intersection to 200 feet south of Aptos Street intersection, will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday due to road repairs.

Volunteers needed for community service day

Volunteers across the county are invited to participate in Make a Difference Day 2017 on Oct. 28.

Watsonville, Santa Cruz receive funds for pedestrian safety projects

The cities of Watsonville and Santa Cruz will receive more than $1.5 million for pedestrian and bicycle safety projects, following approval Wednesday by the California Transportation Commission.

PHOTO: Masks in the park

Attendees of the monthly Watsonville Wednesday gathering show off masks and other Halloween decorations Wednesday in Watsonville Plaza.

Three stabbing victims show up at hospital

Watsonville Police are investigating a report of three men that were stabbed Saturday.

Neighborhood Services and WPD join forces

The Watsonville Police Department has announced a growing expansion of community service programs through the incorporation of the Neighborhood Services Division.

Lettuce industry highlighted in new exhibit

The Agricultural History Project is celebrating 100 years of lettuce growing on the Central Coast with its latest exhibit, “Lettuce Green Gold,” which held its grand opening Saturday.

A growing respect

Former Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department park services manager Ernest “Big E” Contreras was honored Friday with his own tree in Watsonville Plaza, nearly two years after he took leave from the department.
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Countywide history fair set for Watsonville

In the late 1800s, Claus Spreckels ran a mill that processed locally grown sugar beets, a thriving industry that is generally credited with seeing...