A growing respect
Former Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department park services manager Ernest “Big E” Contreras was honored Friday with his own tree in Watsonville Plaza, nearly two years after he took leave from the department.
PHOTO: New potluck in town
People line up at the food table to sample one another's dishes at the first-ever Cooking Club potluck at the Watsonville Public Library on Main Street Thursday evening.
Santa Cruz County Fair opens Wednesday
Last-minute touches are being completed to make way for the Santa Cruz County Fair.
From food stands and floriculture to arts and collectibles, the entire fairgrounds is being charged up for their five-day run.
Donna Giubbini, Fine Arts and Poetry Department Head and Chair at the...
Community Foundation elects new president | Community Briefs
APTOS—The Community Foundation Santa Cruz County recently announced that David Doolin has been appointed president of the board of the organization.
Doolin has been with Petrinovich Pugh & Company, LLP since 1992 and a partner since 1997. He is responsible for providing audit and...
PHOTOS: Watsonville honors all who served
Veterans march along Main Street in Watsonville Saturday during Veterans Day ceremonies. About 60 vets, on foot or aboard several early day fire engines, left St. Patrick's Church and made their way to the Mello Center where they were greeted by a host of...
Neighborhood Courts looking for volunteer panelists
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Since its inception last year, more than 100 people have gone through Santa Cruz County’s Neighborhood Courts program, with 90 completing the requirements set out in their agreements and avoiding a permanent criminal record.
Now, the program is looking for a team of...
Fighting cancer in Relay for Life
For the past four decades, people fighting cancer have gathered to strengthen that battle at the annual Relay For Life.
That event unfolded Saturday at...
