Monsbey College: Preparing students for careers
Founded in 2008, Monsbey College specializes in affordable training in healthcare careers, such as Certified Nursing Assistant, Home Health Aide, Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Medical Assistant, EKG Technician, NCLEX Exam preparation and CPR and First Aid.
Paycheck Protection Program again under scrutiny after list of recipients released
The half-trillion-dollar loan program advertised as a lifesaver for the country’s struggling small businesses is again under fire after the Small Business Administration on Monday released a list containing hundreds of recipients of the program, revealing that several private equity-backed chains owned by members...
City closes first period of cannabis applications
WATSONVILLE—A total of 18 cannabis license applications, spanning across all fields of the industry, have been submitted to the City of Watsonville in time for its Oct. 15 deadline.
Community Development Department Director Suzi Merriam said that the process went smoothly, and the amount of...
Former NMC High coach writes book on football stories
Phil Maas, a former head coach for the North Monterey County High football team, had one of the best turnaround seasons for any team in Monterey County. He took a group that went from winless to undefeated in the span of a season.
Maas shares...
Massive memorial honors fallen Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputy
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Hundreds gathered Wednesday for Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller’s memorial at Cabrillo College under brilliant sunny skies.
Gutzwiller, a former Cabrillo student and Aptos resident, was gunned down while on duty June 6 in Ben Lomond.
The event began at 7:45am with...
Fruition Brewing joins ‘Black is Beautiful’ global initiative
The protests that initially broke out after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police on May 25 continue, with Black Lives Matter activists across the world calling for racial equality and police reform.
The movement inspired Marcus Baskerville, owner of Weathered Souls Brewing Company...
Man recently shot near Pajaro levee dies, police say
WATSONVILLE—A man who was shot Feb. 13 on the Pajaro River levee at the end of Walker Street has died from his injuries, Watsonville Police Department spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said.
The case is now being investigated as a homicide, she said.
According to Pulido, officers responded...
Aptos High grads tried to make campus safe, diverse for future
APTOS—When Oscar Cisneros was a sophomore at Aptos High School he and his friends felt their school was not celebrating its large cultural diversity.
“This is a diverse campus,” he said. “There are so many cultures that should be celebrated.”
Together, they created the Migrant Student...
Garage sale benefits local organizations
Twin Lakes Church’s sixth annual World’s Biggest Garage Sale is set for Saturday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Watsonville welcomes downtown police officer
The Watsonville Police Department announced that Officer Juan Bribiesca is the new downtown officer.
Thousands march for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Thousands of people amassed in the streets of downtown Santa Cruz on Monday morning for the annual People’s March for the Dream, an event...
