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Gilroy Little League 10U All Star Manager Merritt Billington said winning wasn’t as simple as writing a lineup card and sending the players out onto the field, but it was close.  “I’ve got 13 kids with tons of talent, tons of ability, and it’s not...

My name is Lee Kalpin, and I was born in Gilroy in 1946. My parents subscribed to the Dispatch as far back as I can remember, and I have been a constant subscriber for at least 55 years.  In fact, in the early 1950s I...

Library to open on Sundays The Gilroy Library will resume full service hours on Jan. 24. The library will be open Monday-Wednesday from 1-9pm, Thursday-Saturday from 10am-6pm and Sunday from 1-5pm. The public can now reserve community rooms and large rooms, which will be available starting Jan....

On Friday, March 13, Gilroy Interim City Administrator Jimmy Forbis issued a local emergency proclamation to prepare for the growing spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community. The proclamation will come before the Gilroy City Council for ratification at its meeting on Monday, March...

Gilroy Early College Academy made this year’s list as one of the top 10 public school sites in the state.  Gilroy Unified School District last month announced GECA was awarded a “Best High School” award for 2020 by U.S. News and World Report.  The school was...

Local water district officials on June 13 adopted new permanent water use restrictions, as well as a process to enforce them even during non-drought periods.  The Valley Water board of directors unanimously approved a resolution “declaring that water conservation must be a way of life...

Santa Clara County officials announced Dec. 2 that they have submitted a Covid-19 vaccine distribution plan to the state, as the first batch of the vaccine is expected to be available in the coming weeks. According to national news reports, an advisory committee will meet...

“I wish to begin with a word from the Dalai Lama, ‘If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another,’” shared 12th-grade student Beatrice Miller, in her address to the Mount Madonna School (MMS) student body, faculty and guests during the school’s commemoration...

A years-in-the-making proposal to construct a BMX pump track at Christmas Hill Park took a step further May 17 when proponents presented a conceptual plan to the Gilroy City Council. Garlic City BMX, founded by Mary and Jim Garcia of Gilroy, is looking to build...

A Gilroy woman accused of drowning her daughter told police she “just snapped” before killing the 2-year-old child, according to court records. Marcie Montelongo, 35, was formally charged Wednesday with murder and felony assault on a child in relation to the Nov. 3 death of...