48th Annual Heritage Holiday Craft & Gift Fair opens Friday
The 48th Annual Heritage Holiday Craft & Gift Fair will run Friday and Saturday at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.
This year the event will feature 110 crafters and 120 booths featuring crafts, gifts, antiques, collectibles, toys, holiday foods, edible gifts and more.
“It’s the perfect...
Santa Cruz County rail-trail plans move forward
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) on Thursday took a significant step in plans to create a passenger rail system from Santa Cruz to Pajaro, which advocates are billing as a major milestone in a years-long effort.
The approval of the...
Santa Cruz Sheriff: Another officer arrested for sex with inmate
By JAKE PIERCE, Santa Cruz Good Times News Editor
SANTA CRUZ—For the second month in a row, a Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office jail official has been arrested for improper sexual relations and other charges.
Detectives arrested 35-year-old Correctional Officer Jenna Baldwin on Oct. 4 at...
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office holds active shooter drills
For five days last week, Watsonville Police Department officers joined police, firefighters and medical professionals from around the county—and beyond—in active shooter training, running through policies and live scenarios at the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District tri-campus in Felton.
Sgt. Mish Radich, who headed...
Santa Cruz County scores money for hydrogen busses, affordable housing projects
Countywide efforts to bolster environmentally-friendly bus service and build low-income housing were given a boost Monday, with the announcement of a $38.6 million award from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA).
The money will allow Santa Cruz METRO to purchase 24 zero-emission, hydrogen-powered buses, including...
Gizdich to be honored as ‘Friend of Scouting’
Nita Gizdich, owner and founder of Gizdich Ranch, has been selected as the 2018 “Friend of Scouting.”
Honoring community service
On March 28, local artist Judy Stabile was among seven people who were honored for community service during the annual Cesar Chavez Awards ceremony.
Stabile, who volunteers with Pajaro Valley Arts, said she was honored to receive the award.
“The awardees were nominated for community service,”...
Grey Bears Thrift Store reopening
After being closed for almost three years due to a fire, Grey Bears’ Thrift Store is having a grand opening on Aug. 1.
Letters to the Editor, May1-7
Who Really Saved Watsonville Community Hospital
Tony Nunez’s claim that he “saved” Watsonville Community Hospital is simply not credible.
The hospital remains in a fragile financial...
