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March 20, 2026

Wetland Stewards scholarship recipients announced

Watsonville Wetlands Watch announced the recipients of scholarships for the 2017 graduating Wetland Stewards interns.

Health Trust announces grant awardees

The Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust has announced the recipients of $185,000 in grants to organizations that address health issues in the Pajaro Valley.

An inflated sense of fun

A Sand City family with a successful bounce-house business there has opened a second location in downtown Watsonville.

Aptos High welcomes new principal

Alison Hawks-Sloan
APTOS—Aptos High School’s new principal began her career in education during a stint in the Peace Corps, where in a small mountaintop village in Ethiopia she upended the school’s boys-in-the-front, girls-in-the-back paradigm and learned the influence a good educator can have. “I fell in love...

Tony Nuñez announces run for county supervisor

Tony Nuñez is a Watsonville High School graduate who became a reporter and then editor of The Pajaronian and Good Times, and moved on to work with the nonprofit Community Bridges.  He later became an inaugural member of the Pajaro Valley Health Care District (PVHCD),...

Three stabbing victims show up at hospital

Watsonville Police are investigating a report of three men that were stabbed Saturday.

Watsonville Police Department welcomes three new officers

WATSONVILLE—Three new officers began their new careers with Watsonville Police Department on Aug. 16, and are now in the early stages of WPD’s 6-month field training program. Francisco Felix, Jasmine Tirado and Johnny Miranda are now riding along with experienced officers as they learn their...

Watsonville Police investigating stabbing

Watsonville Police detectives are investigating a stabbing that occurred Friday night on the 100 block of Rodriguez Street.

News briefs

Pajaro-Watsonville Multimodal Station Environmental Review  The Transportation Agency for Monterey County is hosting a public session where people can learn about the Pajaro-Watsonville Multimodal Station Project on Wed. Nov 20 from 6 ro 8pm at Pajaro Middle School at 250 Salinas Road in Pajaro. The transit...

Covid-19 testing sites still scarce in Watsonville

Watsonville covid-19 testing
WATSONVILLE—Obtaining a Covid-19 test in Watsonville is still a challenge for some, as long waits and limited options are plaguing those that might have been exposed and are asymptomatic but need a test to find out if they can safely return to work. The OptumServe...
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PV head coach Kristian Flores resigns after five years with program...

Pajaro Valley High Athletics Department on Thursday announced that Kristian Flores was resigning from his position as head coach of the girls soccer program. Flores...