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Scholarship opportunities for Cabrillo students in healthcare field The Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust Board of Directors recently announced it has been named administrator of the Dr. Ehler H. Eiskamp Endowed Scholarship Fund, which will provide $50,000 in local healthcare scholarships. A Stanford graduate and the...

Farm Discovery’s “Pollinate: A Feast in the Fields Benefit” was held Saturday, benefiting its programs that serve about 2,000 children every year, who learn about food, nutrition and nature on the 150-acre farm.

With the first day of winter coming on Dec. 21, the fear of drought is once again in the air.

One person is dead and two are in hospitals — one of them charged with murder — after a double shooting in a residence high in the hills above Aptos.

A Watsonville man is in custody following an intense search by multiple law agencies Monday after reportedly threatening a woman’s life and her baby when he showed up at her Ford Street apartment with an assault rifle at 11am.  Javier Lopez, 31, was booked into...

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council gave staff the green light to begin the process of issuing taxable bonds in hopes of paying off steep unfunded pension obligations over the next three decades. According to a 2020 California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) report, the City of...

WATSONVILLE—The City of Watsonville celebrated two reopenings Friday, hosting a socially-distanced ribbon-cutting ceremony for the rebuilt Muzzio Park playground and removing some Covid-19 restrictions from its 26 parks. A handful of community members joined City staff and Watsonville City Councilman Felipe Hernandez at Muzzio Park...

Join Ella’s at the Airport for a 5 course New Year’s Eve Dinner & East Coast Countdown with a Complimentary Glass O’ Bubbly. Sunday, December 31st | 5pm & 7:30 Seating The dinner options include beef Short Ribs or Pork Tenderloin or Stuffed Acorn Squash. Scroll down for complete menu. For Reservations Call (831) 728-3282

Johanna Miller Food: Savory crepes from Mr. Z’s Mr. Z’s Crepes and Teas is one of a handful of businesses to recently arrive at The Hanger, a new complex near Watsonville Airport. I’ve already been out to grab one of their tasty bubble teas. This week...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Four new battery-electric buses will be ready to roll through the county by fall 2021 as part of METRO’s public transportation fleet. The first two electric buses of the quartet will be used for the Zero-Emission Watsonville Circulator Operating Project. Through the project,...