Watsonville closes Pinto Lake boat dock
Watsonville City officials have closed the launch ramp and dock at Pinto Lake City Park until further notice, the city announced on its website Wednesday.
PVUSD offers teachers 2 percent raise
Pajaro Valley Unified School District offered its teachers a 2 percent raise in the latest round of budget negotiations on Oct. 18.
Peace & Unity March to be held Sunday
The public is encouraged to participate in the 24th annual Peace & Unity March Sunday at Watsonville City Plaza.
Stolen goods returned to owners
The Watsonville Police Department on Tuesday held a public viewing of numerous stolen items in hopes of getting them back to their owners.
Apple farmers reeling from weather
This year’s apple crop took a hit from unusual weather patterns that began last year with heavy rainfall.
Holiday sale benefits state parks
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks will host its annual ParkStore Holiday Sale Dec. 1-3 at four ParkStore locations at state parks and beaches in Santa Cruz and Aptos.
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.
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.
Heritage Holiday Craft Fair underway
Flocks of people kicked off the beginning of the Christmas season on the first day of December at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.
Grit N Grace Academy becomes first all-girls wrestling gym in downtown...
Once upon a time in the early 2000s, Becky Clark was forced to enter a space dedicated to mostly oversized teenage boys tossing and...