A community celebrates
By 9 a.m. on Tuesday, two blocks of Soquel Drive were already packed with spectators, eagerly anticipating the start of the annual World’s Shortest Parade in Aptos.
PV Water eyes College Lake project
The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency sees College Lake, located between Highway 152 and Paulsen Road, as an opportunity to help balance the valley’s over-drafted groundwater basin.
An evening for health
An archway of flowers and sparkling lights welcomed attendees to the 34th annual Evening of Wine and Roses on Friday.
Japanese exchange students visit Graniterock quarry
Every year, groups of Japanese middle school students visit Watsonville, meeting their American counterparts and kicking off a weeklong exchange program that often turns into a lifelong friendship.
‘The first day of forever’
When she was 19, Lani Almand met the girl who would become her first daughter.
A ‘real-world’ lesson
With music playing softly in the background, a group of students at New School Community Day School on Friday was focused on piles of damaged computers in front of them, each with a different electronic ailment.
PV Chamber announces annual awardees
Alex Solano will be recognized alongside Woman of the Year Lori Butterworth, Man of the Year Brad Hubbard, Business of the Year Alladin Nursery, Organization of the Year Dientes Community Dental Care and Event of the Year Aldina Real Estate’s Charity Chili Cook-off during the chamber’s annual awards dinner on Feb. 2.
Honoring a fallen teacher
Mary Francis was a teacher in three different counties who always tried to make science fun for her students.
Man flown out with stab wounds
A man was injured Tuesday morning at what emergency dispatchers described as a stabbing at a home on the 100 block of Dizon Court.
Honoring the uniform
More than 50 veterans were joined by the student body of Aromas School and community members for the annual Veterans Day Assembly.
New shipping racks ease local rail
On Tuesday, a small group of railroad and warehouse officials from Chicago—and one from Felton—gathered in the S. Martinelli & Co. warehouse in Watsonville...