New fence blocks out homeless camp
New fencing, topped with barbed wire and razor wire — a bold “stay out” statement — has been installed this week at the edge of a bridge over Watsonville Slough on Harkins Slough Road behind Ramsay Park.
Holiday food drive kicks off
Second Harvest Food Bank of Watsonville has now entered its most intense two months of the year, when it encourages the community to organize the dozens of local food and fund drives throughout the county, forming the Holiday Food and Fund Drive.
New Valencia Road work underway
Work is pressing forward to permanently open Valencia Road over Trout Gulch Creek, which was closed in early 2017 when winter storms caused a large culvert to fail and the heavily travelled road to sink, county spokesman Jason Hoppin said Wednesday.
Education that adds up
While their peers were living out the last week of summer vacation, 130 middle school students chose to buckle down and delve into a subject near and dear to their hearts.
‘True colors’
Just before he burst through a rainbow-colored door and ran through a gauntlet of cheerleaders and cheering friends in Pajaro Valley High School’s quad, Fernie Viveros proclaimed himself to be “hella gay.”
Doctor: Stay inside when conditions are smoky
The massive cluster of wildfires in Napa County has so far clawed its way through nearly 192,000 acres, destroyed some 5,700 homes and businesses and killed 34 people. But it has also spewed smoke throughout the Bay Area, as far away as Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties.
Salvation Army donations lagging
This year, donations are falling short, which has Salvation Army leaders worried.
PVUSD Trustees to revisit teacher layoff vote
A little more than one week after voting to eliminate roughly 80 teacher positions, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will...
