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February 3, 2026

Pajaro Middle School restoration work to begin

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Nearly one year ago, flood waters from the Pajaro River inundated Pajaro Middle School, closing the school and forcing hundreds of students to relocate....

Watsonville Community Hospital leaders establish fundraising arm

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WATSONVILLE—After purchasing Watsonville Community Hospital last year, and beginning operations on Sept. 1, the people who run the institution are now looking for ways...

$5M grant boosts senior oral healthcare in Santa Cruz County

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Santa Cruz County-based healthcare providers Dientes and Salud Para la Gente recently received a $5 million grant from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation. The...

Men don high heels for Monarch Services fundraiser

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Around 50 men slipped into pairs of bright red and pink high heels Friday for a quick dash around the block in downtown Santa...

Tamara Vides tapped for Watsonville City Manager

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider appointing Tamara Vides as its new City Manager. Vides served as interim City Manager in 2021 and...

PVUSD high schools see record-high graduation rates

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Late in 2022, when officials from Pajaro Valley Unified School District took a look at its high school seniors, they noticed a disturbing trend:...

Ceiba school hopes to make its Watsonville location permanent

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WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will decide whether to grant a special use permit, a zoning change and a general plan amendment that...

Watsonville celebrates new housing complex

Dozens of people gathered Friday to celebrate the opening of a 53-unit housing complex, the latest in Watsonville’s drive to provide housing for all...

Federal investigation into fatal plane collision underway

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WATSONVILLE—The National Transportation Safety Board has begun its investigation into a Thursday mid-air collision between two airplanes above Watsonville Municipal Airport that killed three...

PHOTO: Stabile named Paul Harris Fellow

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Judy Stabile (third from right) was named a Paul Harris Fellow Tuesday evening by members of Freedom Rotary. Trina Coffman-Gomez, president of Freedom Rotary...
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Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue...

At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...