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Body found along Pajaro River levee

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Watsonville Police set up on the bridge between Watsonville and Pajaro Monday night where they investigated a body found beneath the bridge. Michelle Pulido, spokeswoman for Watsonville Police, said police found a deceased man, age 25-30, sometime after 8pm. No further information has been...

Watsonville Hospital sale finalized

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Community Hospital has a new owner. Halsen Healthcare announced Tuesday that the $30 million sale was finalized at midnight. “This is the first day that Halsen actually owns Watsonville Community Hospital,” Chairman and CEO Dan Brothman said. Halsen was holding a celebratory afternoon barbecue for its...

Prunedale man dies in Hwy 129 crash

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WATSONVILLE—A 44-year-old Prunedale man died Oct. 1 in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 129 (Riverside Road) at Old Chittenden Road. California Highway Patrol Officer Sam Courtney said a 30-year-old man from Firebaugh—a small town some 30 miles southeast of Los Banos—was driving a 2019 Dodge...

Watsonville City Council slams tiny village plan, approves mobile home ordinance

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday expressed frustration at a new planned tiny village community for homeless people slated for the parking lot of Westview Presbyterian Church at 118 First St. With the zoning approved on Sept. 20, Monterey County—the lead agency for the village—can...

New School celebrates 25 years

Students and their families joined faculty, administrators and both New School founders to celebrate the milestone.

Funcionarios dan consejos para disminuir el riesgo de contraer Covid-19 en reuniones

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WATSONVILLE—Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) actualizaron el Lunes sus recomendaciones para actividades personales y sociales, dando a las personas un breve libro de jugadas sobre cómo pueden disminuir sus posibilidades de contraer el...

Consent agenda: WPD awarded two grants to boost traffic safety

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WATSONVILLE — The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday accepted $112,000 in grants from the California Office Traffic Safety that will boost Watsonville Police Department’s efforts in traffic enforcement and safety. The funds were split between two grants with $70,000 going toward the Selective Traffic Enforcement...

Man, 82, dies in Watsonville mobile home fire

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A man died late Saturday night in a fire that destroyed a mobile home in Watsonville.

Arbor and patio enhances casa

Workers from Prime Landscaping of Santa Cruz install flagstones for a new patio at the front of the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) facility on Freedom Boulevard Thursday.

Police on the lookout for drunk drivers

The Watsonville Police Department is in the midst of an enforcement campaign aimed at stopping drunk and drug-impaired drivers.
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Nourishing Today, Building Tomorrow: The Next Chapter of Our Food Bank

For more than 50 years, our community has demonstrated what’s possible when neighbors care for one another.  Through floods, emergencies, economic downturns and a global...