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February 25, 2026

Martinelli’s celebrates anniversary with holiday treat

gun ruder S. Martinelli & Co.
Hundreds of people joined a celebration of the eight-year anniversary of the S. Martinelli Company Store on Harvest Drive Thursday during an ice cream social.  To mark the return of the holidays, Martinelli’s offered up samples of its Apple Cider & Cranberry Jam Ice Cream. Gun...

WHS drama offering two well-known plays

Watsonville High School’s drama program is presenting two plays written to illustrate the migrant experience.

Cabrillo president rejects ‘Eurocentric’ description of school’s namesake

Cabrillo college name change
APTOS—As Santa Cruz County’s community college begins efforts to possibly rebrand itself with a new name—and reject the name of Spanish Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo—two drastically different pictures of the man at the center of the debate have emerged. Cabrillo College began to explore a...

Protesters demand rail-trail project move forward

Several dozen protesters descended on the Santa Cruz County Government Center on Wednesday to speak out against a decision by the Board of Supervisors a week earlier not to move forward on a key portion of the Coastal Rail Trail project. While the supervisors on...

Montoya applying for city manager position in Ariz.

Watsonville City Manager Charles Montoya has applied for a city manager position in Avondale, Ariz., and is one of four finalists for the position, according to a press release from the City of Avondale.

Pilot program launches to recycle agricultural plastic

A new program launched by the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation (CMSF), ReGen Monterey and Flipping Iron, Inc. is joining a growing effort to recycle more plastic from local farms and ranches. CMSF, an organization aiming to protect California’s coastal ecosystems and communities, conducted an assessment...

UC Santa Cruz Arboretum hosts large-scale art exhibit

Bizarre and beautiful plants, bulleting hummingbirds and more often inspire visitors to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum. And now, through Nov. 17, a large-scale art exhibit on the picturesque hillside takes that inspiration to some intriguing places.

PHOTO: Corralitos decorates tree in annual tradition

corralitos tree decorating
People gather in Corralitos Tuesday to decorate a live tree. Jerry Bonnema said he has headed up the effort for about 30 years. "The first year we did this, it was off the back of a tractor," he said. "I've always enjoyed doing community...

Day of the Dead celebration planned

Event will offer live entertainment, traditional altars, activities and screening of Disney-Pixar's ‘Coco’.

PHOTO: Traffic control heightened on Airport Blvd.

A new traffic barrier has been installed on Airport Boulevard at Holm Road in Watsonville.
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Order restored in Mexico, president says

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that order had been restored after a federal operation killed Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” the longtime...