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Following last year’s second annual "Treats for Troops" drive, where Las Animas Elementary students pooled approximately 888 pounds of candy for a good cause, they're at it again and inviting the community to join in on the sweet gesture.

Gilroy native Stephen Hopf is building himself quite an impressive résumé in the world of auto racing.

Every child at Gilroy Unified School District schools will have access to a leafy salad and fresh fruits at a refurbished or brand new salad bar starting in early November, as part of a trickle down effect of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative to end childhood obesity.

Employees dressed in purple gathered outside Community Solutions Tuesday afternoon with noisemakers and signs in a labor union rally for better pay, better benefits and more time off.

Since owners Adam Sanchez and Ann Zyburra reopened the Milias Restaurant June 21, 2011 – which originally opened its doors 89 years ago in downtown Gilroy – they, as well as some guests and employees have reported seeing ghostly figures, hearing strange sounds and other eerie, unexplainable phenomena.

The San Benito County Amateur Radio Emergency Service and W5YI-VEC will conduct an amateur radio license class and exam session in Morgan Hill Nov. 9.

Friends and family of murder victim Tara Romero will commemorate the local teen’s short life with a balloon release on the second anniversary of her death.

The First Street McDonald’s restaurant in Gilroy donated $950 to Las Animas Elementary as part of their McTeacher’s Night fundraiser, which took place Oct. 23, according to a press release.

Calfire announced a prescribed burn is scheduled for Sunday in San Benito County and that its smoke will be visible throughout the region, according to a statement from the state agency.

Morgan Hill’s haunted graveyard, “Terror on Lassen Way,” will return for the 17th year from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. this Halloween.