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November 17, 2025

First image selected for ‘Watsonville Brillante’

“Strawberry Picker,” a black and white work from Watsonville native Juan Fuentes that depicts a Latinx fieldworker shadowed by an indigenous ancestor, received unanimous approval from the commission at the public meeting.

Aptos babysitter sentenced to 30 years

The Aptos man who molested at least two young boys, created pornography of the crimes and amassed a collection of thousands of images of child porn has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

Graniterock ordered to pay fine

Graniterock must pay more than $100,000 for violating pollution rules at two of its Redwood City facilities and one in Aromas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.

Community briefs, Dec. 7: Free bike repair, ride scheduled

Community briefs, Dec. 7, 2017

Woman’s club awards scholarships, announces upgrades

The Watsonville Woman’s Club began its year of monthly meetings Sept. 6 at its long-standing Brennan Street building that opened in 1917.

Twin Lakes Church project raises 1M pounds for food bank, $100K for fire relief

Twin Lakes Church’s “Kindness Projects” raised more than one million pounds of food for Second Harvest Food Bank, $104,000 for Northern California fire relief and more, the church announced recently.

Rotary Club donates to organizations

The Rotary Club of Watsonville presented checks to a group of nonprofit organizations and two schools during its Wednesday meeting.

METRO reaches agreements with two unions

Santa Cruz METRO and the union protecting the fixed-route bus operators on Aug. 23 finalized a three-year labor agreement that is expected to alleviate the recent uptick in delays and cancelations in the county’s public transportation system.

Community briefs, Feb. 1, 2019

Community briefs, Feb. 1, 2019

Community briefs, Sept. 13, 2019

Community briefs for Sept. 13, 2019.
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PVUSD cuts necessary The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is finally being forced to face financial reality. Many of the positions now being eliminated were...

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