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Recently, I celebrated a 70th birthday with a friend I’ve known for 65 years. Circumstances had her move to Florida from New York, after hurricane Sandy devastated our small beach town on Long Island.  It was sad for me to see how this move away...

The Gilroy City Council will get a detailed look June 1 at layoffs, pay freezes, consolidations and other cost-cutting measures as the pandemic-induced recession deepens. Across its various revenue sources, the city is anticipated to be short $11.3 million over two years, according to interim...

Gilroy HS Boys Cross Country Senior Josh Guzman finished fourth at the CCS Division II finals on Nov. 16 on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont. That qualified him for the CIF State Meet in Fresno on Nov. 30, his third straight CIF State Meet...

More than two years after the Covid-19 pandemic started, hospitals and medical facilities throughout the region are still “desperate” for blood supplies for their patients, according to an American Red Cross representative. One way that many people, organizations and venues are committed to helping...

With a flurry of new laws ready to take effect, this publication took a look at a handful of the more notable ones, which take on several aspects of criminal justice, health services and firearms.  WALKING A FINE LINE Before Assembly Bill 2147 was signed into...

In a move that has caught many off guard, Tim Pierleoni has left Christopher High to become the new athletic director and football coach at Gilroy High. Pierleoni, 58, had been Christopher’s only head football coach since the program’s inception 12 years ago. A...

Applications for the next and final round of funding for small business grants are now being accepted. The City of Gilroy, working with the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce, has established a grant program to support small businesses struggling due to Covid-19. Businesses operating within the...

Police arrested a 32-year-old man after he allegedly kidnapped, beat and raped a woman under a bridge in Gilroy Tuesday night.

When the Gilroy Strong Resiliency Center opened its office inside The Neon Exchange in downtown Gilroy in January 2020, it was originally meant to serve those traumatized by the mass shooting during the final hours of the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival. But when survivors affected...

Gilroy High School special education students compete in the 14th Annual Gifted Games at the Mustangs’ football field April 26. The entire student body welcomed 450 athletes competing on teams from 23 schools and programs, including Social Vocational Services, Hope Services, Gilroy High School,...