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December 22, 2025

PVWMA kicks off water supply project

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Although work has already begun on the College Lake Integrated Resources Management Project, a group of dignitaries, construction workers and a cast from the...

Robert Rivas sworn in as State Assembly Speaker

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Robert Rivas was sworn in as the 71st Speaker of the California State Assembly during a special session Friday at the Capitol. “California is still...

Cesar Chavez Community Awards seeks nominations

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The Friends of Watsonville Park and Community Services and the City of Watsonville are requesting nominations for their 21st Annual Cesar E. Chavez Community...

Pajaro residents return to destroyed homes

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PAJARO—On Thursday, Beatriz Lopez returned to the small apartment she shares with 10 family members on Associated Lane in the flood-ravaged town of Pajaro,...

Mastering the perfect slice of ‘za

A lot comes to mind in the art of mastering the perfect slice of pizza. For starters, portions are important because nobody wants to have...

PVUSD to begin superintendent search, appoint interim

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The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday are scheduled to appoint an interim leader to fill the vacancy when current...

Pajaro flood waters shut down Highway 1

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Floodwaters from the Pajaro River levee break reached northbound Highway 1 Sunday morning, forcing officials to shut down the highway at 9am. The northbound lanes...

Power plant fires explored at Town Hall meeting

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Monterey County officials hosted a town hall meeting Sept. 20 to allow residents to get information and share concerns about three fires at the...

Photo story: County celebrates the Fourth

Thousands of people lined the main streets of Watsonville and Aptos Thursday to watch the parades that have become a tradition stretching back decades. The...

Drought gets soaking on Central Coast

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CENTRAL COAST—Forty percent of Santa Cruz County has now been deemed drought-free due to the rains that have drenched the Central Coast since the...
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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...