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October 17, 2024

Rebuild, improvements planned for charred Muzzio Park

Reports of the arson caused a stir in the community on social media and emboldened city staff to give the structure a boost during the planned rebuild.

Fresh start

Ahn and his wife, Soon Ja, recently opened Kong’s Burgers & Café at El Pájaro Community Development Corporation’s Plaza Vigil business incubator in downtown Watsonville.

2 cars hit by gunfire

Two vehicles were struck by gunfire Saturday morning while traveling on Highway 101.

Watsonville Library adds pop-up van

The converted 2019 Ford Transit Connect will be retrofitted with shelving to hold and display a variety of books, movies and music. It will also be equipped with internet access and a laptop so staff can register customers to help them check out materials and search the library’s catalog.

Hideout restaurant on the mend

Work is moving ahead on The Hideout restaurant that sustained massive damage in a fire in May.

Dominican’s Women of Wellness Council receives $55,000 in funding

Dignity Health Dominican Hospital has received an inaugural round of $55,000 in funding from the Women of Wellness Council, a women’s giving society.

Stage in construction at Watsonville’s City Plaza

Work got underway Tuesday in Watsonville’s City Plaza to remove long-standing vegetation near the center gazebo to make way for a new stage.

PV Water’s Alternative Groundwater Sustainability Plan approved

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently notified Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency that its Basin Management Plan (BMP) was approved and considered functionally equivalent to a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP).

Alleged plane thief faced professional trouble

The man who reportedly stole a plane from Watsonville Municipal Airport on June 26 and then crashed it into the ocean was a physician’s assistant who was on probation for prescribing a medication that was not medically necessary.

Fairgrounds welcomes first-of-its-kind festival

The Power of Flower festival will unite music and cannabis for one night at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds on Aug. 10.
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Mariners girls tennis on cusp of repeating as SCCAL champion

Aptos completed the regular season series sweep against Scotts Valley following a 5-2 victory in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Oct. 15. In singles...