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On March 25 from 2-4pm, the Mount Madonna School fifth grade class is organizing a community beach cleanup of Platforms Beach in Aptos. Volunteers of all ages are invited to join in the effort; the students will supply trash bags and buckets, and each...

The first-ever Outback Cutting western style horse competition is unfolding at the fairgrounds.

Editor’s note: This is the first half of a two-part series about Watsonville High graduate Joanne Buob Martin, class of 1962. WATSONVILLE—Joanne Buob Martin was part of Watsonville High’s 1962 graduating class, the largest class to date, with 355 seniors. It was also the graduating...

WATSONVILLE—In the middle of her eighth grade year Nicole Hernandez was looking for a change. She was attending Aptos Junior High, but said she never felt like she fit in there. At Pacific Coast Charter School (PCCS) in Watsonville, Hernandez found what she was searching...

A group of freestyle motorcycle daredevils called FMX Ramp-Age is coming to the Santa Cruz County Fair for the first time this year, promising in its website an “adrenaline-fueled extravaganza like no other.” The fair runs from Sept.10-14. The show will be led by freestyle motocross...

Pajaro Valley Unified School District has made a tentative offer for classroom space to a recently approved charter school.

Salud Para La Gente’s Director of Women’s Health, Dr. Cristina Gamboa, is featured in the latest episode of “Giving Birth in America,” a documentary series by Every Mother Counts, available on CNN.com and CNNgo.

With election day approaching, voters have several state propositions from which to choose. Below is a brief description of each of them. For a deeper dive, visit voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions. Proposition 2   Public School and Community College Facilities Under Prop. 2, the state would sell a $10 billion...

WATSONVILLE — An estimated 600 teachers, parents and students packed the Watsonville City Council chambers Wednesday for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting. The crowd was there to protest a proposed cap on the amount th

Special events California Mural Artists in the Heart of the Valley (Dec. 21) Artists often work in isolation, and yet are aware of the work of their peers. Come experience the magic when these masters meet for the first time. Fifteen artists invited, including 10 confirmed renowned...