Hospital cost initiative moves forward
Efforts to limit charges at Watsonville Community Hospital (WCH) have moved forward, and Watsonville residents will soon see signature gatherers trying to garner support for the ballot measure.
Fellowship bolsters artists’ work
Kathleen Crocetti is joined by Irene Lusztig and Helen and Newton Harrison as the 2016-2017 recipients of the Rydell Visual Arts Fellowship Program, who will present the work they have completed over the past two years at an exhibit at the R. Blitzer Gallery. The exhibit opens Friday.
City plans to annex Atkinson Lane project
The Watsonville City Council agreed to move forward with annexing half of an affordable housing development into city limits Tuesday, a decision City Manager Charles Montoya described as a showing of “goodwill” toward the county.
Cabrillo presidential candidates voice plans
The Cabrillo College community on Wednesday heard from four candidates hoping to fill the seat when President Laurel Jones retires at the end of the year.
Watsonville to close its landfill
The Watsonville landfill, which has been in use since 1962, will be filled to capacity by the end of the year, city officials announced recently.
Watsonville celebrates ‘Small Business Saturday’
While many shoppers in the United States eagerly awaited the day after Thanksgiving, dubbed “Black Friday” for sales and deals, others decided to wait an extra day to begin their holiday shopping. And they did it on a much smaller scale.
Man arrested in fatal collision
A Watsonville man was arrested on Nov. 22 in connection with the Sept. 11 collision that killed a bicyclist.
Prepping for the holidays
To mark the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season, a series of events this weekend will help families get into the festive spirit.
Serving the community
Frank Carter came to the Veterans Memorial Building in Watsonville Wednesday first and foremost for a plate loaded with a turkey lunch.
Man arrested in levee death
Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday arrested a Pajaro man for the murder of Watsonville resident Jesús Alfonso Duarte Figueroa, whose body was found...