CalFresh benefits now available to wildfire victims
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Starting today and running through Oct. 22, Disaster CalFresh food benefits may be available to residents impacted by the CZU August Lightning Complex wildfires.
Santa Cruz County is one of six wildfire-impacted counties (the others being Monterey, San Mateo, Solano, Lake and Yolo)...
Watsonville High Principal Legorreta announces retirement
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High School Principal Elaine Legorreta, whose career in education began at the school in 1997, will retire at the end of the school year.
She said she wants her replacement to be a person with the energy required for the job, which includes 16-hour...
Aromas School honors veterans at annual assembly
For more than two decades, Aromas School has honored local veterans through song, dance and tokens of appreciation at its annual Veterans Day Assembly.
Regeneración: Pajaro Valley Climate Action hosts resource fair
Regeneración: Pajaro Valley Climate Action hosted its “Healthy Children for a Healthy Planet” resource fair at the Nuevo Amanecer Apartments in Pajaro on Sunday.
Kidnapping suspect arrested following standoff
SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz Police arrested a 41-year-old man who allegedly kidnapped his 18-month-old daughter on Friday morning, ending an hours-long search and standoff in the Beach Flats area of Santa Cruz.
Brian Sellen, of Hollister, allegedly kicked in the door of the hotel where his...
Man arrested for running chop shop
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS—Law enforcement officials on Thursday arrested a man suspected of running a “chop shop” high in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Victor Guizar Avalos, 40, was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail on charges of operating a chop shop and possessing ammunition. He was...
Adult school celebrates its graduates
A nearly packed Mello Center saw the first graduation of the season in Pajaro Valley Unified School District Thursday evening with 173 graduates of Watsonville/Aptos/Santa Cruz Adult Education crossing the stage to collect their diplomas, degrees and certificates.
In fields including high school diplomas, GEDs,...
PV High football team wins in stadium debut
WATSONVILLE—The stage was set for Pajaro Valley High senior Martin Gonzalez and the Grizzlies’ football team as they finally got a chance to play a home game on their own campus for the first time in the program’s history.
The Grizzlies left their fans more...
What Makes Watsonville Community Hospital—and America—Great
Thirty-three years ago, while my family was preparing for a birthday party, I decided to arrive early. My mother was shopping for a cake...
