PHOTO: Watsonville man celebrates 103rd birthday
Watsonville resident Manuel Zayas Ramirez celebrated his 103rd birthday with family Sunday.
Organizations receive federal grants for vaccination efforts
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) recently announced nearly $1.4 million in Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to expand local Covid-19 vaccination efforts. Funding will support health centers across the congressional district to administer updated COVID-19 vaccines.
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Changes at the Mansion House | About Town
Tarmo Hannula: The New China Buffet, on the ground floor of the 1871 Mansion House on Main Street in Watsonville, has closed. The historic building, once seated at the corner of Main Street at East Beach Street (once named Third Street) was eventually moved...
Norovirus outbreak closes Valencia Elementary School; 236 absent Thursday
Valencia Elementary School was closed Friday after numerous students were sickened by what is likely norovirus. The school will reopen Tuesday.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District notified parents in an email on Nov. 7.
“The purpose of the school closure is to stop the additional...
Pajaro Levee engineer’s report open for public comment
PAJARO VALLEY—The Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency (PRFMA) recently released a draft of its engineer’s report for an assessment related to the long-awaited reconstruction of the Pajaro River levee, giving the public a chance to submit comments in advance of the agency’s Board of...
Annual Velo bike ride rolls through Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—Two dozen bicyclists rolled into Watsonville Monday on the second stop of the annual Fire Velo bike ride. Their week-long journey started in Sausalito and ends in Los Angeles.
Fire Velo is a national cycling organization that promotes physical and mental wellness in the fire...
Multiple local pilots hit in recent​ laser strikes
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville pilots, and the city’s municipal airport, are asking for help after several aircraft were struck by laser light.
The phenomenon, known as laser strikes, occurs when someone on the ground points a laser light at a pilot.
It is a federal offense, with five years...
School athletics can begin conditioning
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District came one step closer to bring back athletics for its students by releasing a set of guidelines for summer conditioning, which can begin as early as next week.
Athletic conditioning and workouts will be permitted beginning the week of...
Monterey County Sheriff: ‘Bomb’ was lost computer
A suspicious bag left leaning against a California Highway Patrol vehicle in Prunedale Monday—which prompted a response from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad...
