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About Town, Week of Sept. 23

Observations from across the Pajaro Valley and beyond.

Aptos High teacher hopes to create program to help students, educators

WATSONVILLE—As a new teacher, Brogan Dahl knows how difficult it can be to live in Santa Cruz County on an educator’s salary. She also...

Open Farm Tours returns this weekend

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The annual Open Farm Tours will return this weekend—albeit in a different capacity. Pre-registration is now required for small, socially-distanced outdoor tours at...

Thousands attend Strawberry Festival

Thousands of visitors poured into the 25th annual Watsonville Strawberry Festival over the weekend to relish the cash crop of the Pajaro Valley.

Adrian Gonzalez’s bid for freedom denied, case heads to jury trial

A Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge ruled Tuesday that there is enough evidence that the man who raped and killed 8-year-old Madyson (Maddy)...

Man arrested for "preying" on girl

A Watsonville man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly "preyed" on a teenage girl as she walked to school, the Watsonville Police Department announced Wednesday.

Watsonville native runs for mayor of San Jose

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SAN JOSE—Watsonville native Matt Mahan is on the ballot in San Jose and could become the mayor of Northern California’s largest city if voters...

A day for the Aromas community

Aromas Day is celebrating its 30th year on Aug. 25., bringing the community together for family fun in the heart of the small rural town.

One dies, several injured in multi-vehicle Pajaro crash

PAJARO—One person was killed early Sunday morning when a suspected drunk driver crashed head-on into their vehicle in Pajaro, California Highway Patrol officer Jessica...

Watsonville welcomes downtown police officer

The Watsonville Police Department announced that Officer Juan Bribiesca is the new downtown officer.
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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...