Chamber recognizes award nominees
More than 500 people packed the J.J. Crosetti Building for the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s annual awards dinner Saturday evening, which included a live and silent auction.
Tenacious Main Street struggling
An informal survey by this newspaper along Main Street found 11 empty businesses on a stretch from Second Street to East Fifth Street.
Wheels into wings
A Turkish man who has been confined to a wheelchair for much of his life, and who relies on others for many of his needs, has taken a significant leap in life.
Independent radio station in the works
Central Coast Community Radio has raised $265,000 to buy a license and antenna, and is nearly ready to start broadcasting as KSQD — or K-Squid. The station will soon be at 90.7 on the FM dial.
Former jail guard makes first court appearance
Marco Del Real, the former Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputy who was charged last week with having sex with a female inmate, made his first appearance in Superior Court Monday.
Landscaping company boosts Bradley School entrance
The entrance to Bradley Elementary School has taken on a new look over the spring break thanks to the volunteer efforts of a local landscaping company.
Man dies in solo-vehicle crash
An 18-year-old Watsonville man died early Sunday in a solo-vehicle crash on Main Street.
Man shot, killed in alleged drug heist
A Watsonville man was shot and killed Saturday night in what a witness described as a gun battle in an otherwise quiet neighborhood.
Through successes and setbacks, Martinelli’s celebrates 150 years
S. Martinelli & Co., a resilient company that has survived two World Wars, Prohibition and the Depression, is celebrating 150 years.
Planned Parenthood fire deemed suspicious
A fire that damaged the Planned Parenthood clinic in Watsonville early Friday morning has been deemed suspicious, Watsonville Division Chief Rob Ryan said.
Valle del Pájaro park opens in South County
Santa Cruz County officials on Friday cut the ribbon on the first new park to open in South County’s unincorporated region in decades.
The 38.5-acre...
