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September 10, 2025

PVUSD sets stage for WHS stadium improvements

Watsonville High stadium
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a contract for the design phase of a project that will eventually refurbish Watsonville High School’s aging sports facility. The $240,000 contract with Campbell-based Sugimura Finney Architects—and the estimated $2 million for the...

Locals mark twentieth anniversary of 9/11 attacks

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WATSONVILLE—It has been two decades since terrorists crashed two hijacked passenger planes into the Twin Towers in Manhattan, one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and a fourth into a field in Pennsylvania. The coordinated attacks by Al-Qaeda terrorists left 2,977 people dead, and sparked...

PVPSA CEO Padilla-Chavez named Woman of the Year by Robert Rivas

Erica Padilla-Chavez
WATSONVILLE—Assemblymember Robert Rivas has named Erica Padilla-Chavez, the CEO of Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, as Woman of the Year for Assembly District 30. The March 30 announcement came as part of an annual Women’s History Month observance by the Legislative Women’s Caucus. “Erica has...

Watsonville Buddhist Temple to hold Hoonko service

On Sunday at 10 a.m. the Watsonville Buddhist Temple will hold a special service to honor Shinran Shonin, the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism.

PHOTO: Dahlia Show returns

The public enjoys viewing hundreds of blooms at the annual Dahlia Show in downtown Santa Cruz Saturday put on by the Monterey Bay Dahlia Society.

PHOTO: Car theft suspect caught in Watsonville

car theft suspect overlook center watsonville police
Watsonville Police detain a suspect in a stolen car incident Tuesday morning in the Overlook Center on Main Street in Watsonville. Sgt. Javier Ayala said the Toyota Sienna minivan had been reported stolen out of Watsonville and that it was spotted by WPD staff...

Tri-county survey underway for Moss Landing Fire

The health departments of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties invite the public to participate in a community survey to gather information about potential health concerns related to the recent battery fires at the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility. Health officials encourage anyone...

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Watsonville City Council halts evictions for residents impacted by COVID-19

Civic Plaza
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville renters that have been under increased financial pressure during the COVID-19 outbreak received some good news Monday. The City Council by a 5-2 vote approved a temporary moratorium on evictions for tenants—both residential and commercial—affected by the fallout of the global coronavirus pandemic. The emergency...

St. Patrick’s celebrates 150

Diocese of Monterey St. Patrick's
WATSONVILLE—Parishioners celebrated the 150th anniversary of St Patrick’s Catholic Parish on Oct. 11 in a ceremony that drew members from across the Pajaro Valley to celebrate an institution whose community roots go back hundreds of years. The first recorded Catholic religious ceremony in the Pajaro...
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Prep Athletes of the Week: St. Francis’ Joseph Dayritt, Maya Calfee

The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 1-7. Coaches and athletic directors are...