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A community project helped spruce up Hazelwood Park Mural on July 27 as part of the ongoing Watsonville Community Mural Paint Day.  Organized by Paul De Worken of Monterey Bay Murals, the one-day day event drew around 50 volunteers to Hazelwood Park, located at 297b...

More than 1,000 students at Watsonville High School hit the street Thursday morning in a boisterous protest against the Trump administration’s immigrant deportation policies.  Waving signs that read, “No Humans are Illegal,” “Stop Separating Families,” and “Protect Kids, Not Guns,” the crowd drew the attention...

Dozens of students and teachers gathered along Freedom Boulevard in front of Aptos High School Friday morning to send a message to Pajaro Valley Unified School District administrators and to the public: potential layoffs and cuts could mean an end to the school’s 7-period...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a plan to allow customers in marijuana dispensaries to smoke onsite in so-called cannabis lounges. They also green-lighted a three-year pilot program to allow limited sales and consumption at marijuana farms. Both proposals brought no-votes from...

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will appoint a new member to replace outgoing Trustee Kim De Serpa, rather than hold a costly special election. The trustees made the 6–0 vote Wednesday night after a discussion that turned contentious as the board...

NIGHT BLAZE Firefighters from around the Pajaro Valley stage a battle against a fire that erupted in a single-story home on the 100 block of DeLaney Road in Watsonville Saturday night. The fire was reported just after 9pm after several callers reported two loud...

After five months of negotiations, nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital have ratified a three-year contract that they say helps to improve patient safety and increase nurse retention. The California Nurses Association, which represents 250 nurses at the hospital, made the announcement on Dec. 9. It...