County: face coverings required when shopping
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Starting this week, Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel will begin requiring customers and staff at essential businesses such as grocery stores to wear face coverings to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The order will follow requirements in place throughout...
Large apartment complex in Watsonville clears county hurdle
WATSONVILLE—A proposed 80-unit affordable apartment complex between Atkinson Lane and Brewington Avenue received a unanimous recommendation for approval from the Santa Cruz County Planning Commission on Wednesday morning.
In the works since 2013, the project is an extension of the 46-unit Pippin Orchards apartment complex...
A blaze of glory: longtime fire reservist dies
John R. Walker Jr., a major fixture in Watsonville’s landscape of firefighting, parades and labor task force, died Jan. 27 of pancreatic cancer. He was 84.
Walker served as a Watsonville Reserve Firefighter for three decades, and left that post as Reserve Lt. Co. No....
Watsonville YWCA’s celebration of International Women’s Day and 5 other great upcoming events
Special events
Beer Mule 1st Birthday Party (March 7)
Beer Mule is turning 1. To show its appreciation, the local tap house is inviting the community to its First Birthday Party on Saturday. Johnny Reyes Band (3-6 p.m.) and the Apple City Slough Band (6-10 p.m.)...
Freedom Bakery, teacher team up to support healthcare workers
WATSONVILLE—Freedom Bakery owner Anna Liu said her new line of cookies was inspired by her children.
Seeing her 9-, 12- and 15-year-olds dealing with school being closed due to the countywide shelter-in-place order is difficult, she said, and made her want to do something for...
Firefighters ride to fight cancer
Eight bicyclists rolled into Watsonville Monday afternoon on the second stop of the annual Fire Velo bike ride.
Their weeklong journey started in San Francisco and will wrap up in Santa Monica on June 6.
Fire Velo is a national cycling organization that promotes physical and...
Educators learn new approach in teaching science
About two dozen educators from across Santa Cruz County gathered at the Watsonville Nature Center in Ramsay Park on Saturday for a special workshop.
2 dead after tree drops across Hwy 101
AROMAS—Two people died in a multi-vehicle crash Sunday after a tree crashed onto a car on Highway 101 in Aromas.
California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Alfredo Uribe said a Toyota Prius, with two Watsonville women aboard, was traveling south on Highway 101 near Cannon...
Community leaders host rally for Measure E
Dozens of community members and local leaders gathered at a rally Friday at Watsonville Community Hospital in support of Measure E, the temporary half-cent...
