PHOTOS: Dia de los Muertos in Watsonville Plaza
Live music, dance performances, community altars and family activities filled the afternoon in Watsonville Plaza Friday during the annual Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration.
Watsonville Film Festival partnered with Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Hospice of Santa Cruz County and Watsonville...
Environmental education highlighted at upcoming Summit for the Planet
The public is invited to check out the wildlife and many kid-friendly activities at the 12th annual Summit for the Planet eco-carnival and Earth Day celebration on Saturday.
MVC’s Shayna Lebovitz impresses at SCCAL finals | Track and field
SANTA CRUZ—Monte Vista Christian School senior Shayna Lebovitz was on a mission Saturday afternoon, taking home the gold in four events at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League track and field championships.
She won the 300-meter hurdles in 48.92 seconds, the high jump in 5...
Technical difficulties: City Council adjourns evictions moratorium until Monday
WATSONVILLE—“Hello?”
“Yes, are you there?”
“Can you hear us?”
“Please, unmute your mic.”
Those tech-trouble-induced phrases dominated Watsonville City Council’s Friday morning emergency meeting concerning a proposed eviction moratorium for tenants affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
The pleas of roughly a half-dozen property managers and landlords that scrambled to...
Try This | July 26, 2019
"Try This" is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like.
Council approves Watsonville Police’s military weapons policy
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police Department has several military-grade weapons that it says it only uses in extraordinary circumstances.
That armory includes nearly two dozen high-powered rifles, a few shotguns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and dozens of less-lethal and “crowd control” weapons such as flashbangs, rubber grenades...
Fairy tales with a twist
Janie Scott, Director and Choreographer of Cabrillo Stage’s latest theater musical “Into the Woods,” admits she is a bit of a geek for Stephen Sondheim.
San Jose nonprofit lands in Watsonville to offer free food distribution
Martha’s Kitchen, a 40-year-old organization based in San Jose, has now expanded its free food distribution program to the Pajaro Valley.
The nonprofit began in 1981 when Louise Benson, dubbed “The Mother Teresa of San Jose,” began making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to give...
Mariners cap season with unblemished record | HS football
SANTA CRUZ—Aptos High posted a 42-0 win against Santa Cruz High in a scrimmage at Memorial Field on April 16.
The game was scheduled as a regular season Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game, but officials never showed up. The game did not count as...
Fight sends man to hospital
A man was taken to the hospital late Tuesday morning after a fight with two suspects.
Pajaro Valley Health Care District seeks applicants for Measure N oversight...
The Pajaro Valley Health Care District is seeking community members to serve on the Measure N Citizens’ Oversight Committee, which monitors spending of bond...
