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Community briefs, Nov. 7: Elks Lodge holding holiday event

Community briefs, Nov. 7, 2017

Watsonville Hospital’s former owners ‘grossly negligent,’ face lawsuit

Watsonville Hospital
The former owners of Watsonville Community Hospital are facing a lawsuit alleging that they took more than $3.9 million for their own use, and...

PVUSD closes all schools in advance of storm

PVUSD
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District has closed all of its schools in advance of the storms expected to begin Sunday night, last through Tuesday...

New business space in East Fifth Plaza

The East Fifth Plaza has undergone a major renovation.

Watsonville council declines to place ceasefire resolution on agenda

watsonville city council meeting
The Watsonville City Council on Jan. 16 declined to place a resolution on the Feb. 13 meeting agenda to call for a ceasefire in...

New officers welcomed at Watsonville Police

watsonville police department new officers
Watsonville Police Department formally welcomed five new officers at a promotional badge pinning and awards ceremony Wednesday. Close to 150 people packed the City Council...

Giant local beer distributor has small beginnings

George Couch was an ambitious 25-year-old when he came to Watsonville in 1973 and negotiated a deal to purchase a small Anheuser-Busch distributorship. It...

PV Pride welcomes new leaders

June is Pride Month, a time dedicated to honoring and achieving equal justice and opportunity for LGBTQ+ Americans. It is an observance of the...

Carlton Road closure set for Thursday

On Thursday, Carlton Road at Highway 129 will fully close through December.

Armored truck robbed at gunpoint outside Capitola credit union

bay federal credit union robbery
Note: This article has been updated to include information released by Capitola Police Department. CAPITOLA—A man robbed an armored truck stationed in front of 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...