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WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees closed its year Wednesday by swearing in four trustees, three existing members and one of them freshly elected in November. Olivia Flores took her seat after she and Daniel Dodge Jr. were sworn in by former...

Moreland Notre Dame School students and staff line up for their annual tribute to emergency responders early Monday for a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony. On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial jets and flew two of them into the World Trade Center...

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Freedom Rotary Past President Yesenia Parra passes the gavel to new President Ron Ince during the club's meeting at the California Grill on Tuesday.

Nancy Russell’s “art house” in Moss Landing stands a chance of being one of the most outlandish stops on the upcoming 29th Annual Monterey County Artists Studio Tour.  “I’m looking forward to the tour this year,” Russell said at the front door of her home,...

More than 1,000 people attended the first-ever Summer Soul Festival at Pinto Lake County Park on Sunday.

Felicia Zamora and Christina Garcia Aguire pose for a photo in the mobile photo booth of MTH Photo Thursday at the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s annual Business Expo at the fairgrounds. This year’s theme was “Making Connections.”

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Community Hospital will either be sold to a new buyer or—if that fails—close by Jan. 28, CEO Steven Salyer announced Monday.  In a letter sent to employees, Salyer states that the hospital is facing “significant financial challenges,” which have been compounded by decreased revenue...