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Watsonville flipped the switch on the holiday season Sunday night, lighting up the plaza for a month of festive events.

Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s long-awaited efforts to build an auditorium at Pajaro Valley High School has hit another snag after the Watsonville Pilots Association has stated its intent to file a lawsuit against the district and the city.

Nick Calubaquib was recently hired as the director of the City of Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department, overseeing the city’s 26 parks, 30 full-time employees and nearly 50 part-time workers.

More than a thousand people flooded into Ramsay Park on Friday afternoon to witness a traditional Catholic practice.

After serving in the firefighting world since 1985, Battalion Chief Greg Estrada, 49, of Pajaro Valley Fire is bracing to hang up his helmet at the end of the month.

The numbers of students suspended and expelled in California public schools has declined for the fifth year in a row, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced Wednesday.

The Aptos Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of its annual awards.

The community is invited to see Watsonville High School's senior projects on Thursday and Friday, when the projects will be on display, with projects changing every two hours.

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.

A farmworker turned inventor who previously created a device that streamlines berry picking has further modified his creation to allow for easy set up and transportation.