Marcques Anthony, Spencer Gorgulho in rarefied air with selection to Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game
By getting selected to the Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game, Gilroy High senior Marcques Anthony and Christopher High senior quarterback Spencer Gorgulho have earned a rare distinction: they will have played in two high school football all star games in a span of a month.
For...
‘Nice Family Christmas’ leads off full slate of holiday events
Allie Bailey, director of “A Nice Family Christmas,” faces a tall task: How can she turn seven strangers into a multi-generational family that’s known each other for decades?
The mannerisms, the arguing, the compassion for each other—it’s something that’s nearly impossible to accomplish in a...
Nurses’ one-day ‘strike’ fizzles
Tensions between Santa Clara County and a local nurses union hit a flash point March 11, when the union called a one-day strike at two county hospitals, in San Jose and Gilroy, beginning Tuesday morning, March 12.
Picket lines were to be set up at...
‘Christians in Palestine’ event aims to counter hate with education in South County
Ten community organizations will gather Feb. 4 at the Morgan Hill Community & Cultural Center for an educational program featuring internationally recognized speaker Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos, who will share her lived experiences as a Russian Orthodox Christian in Palestine.
The free event, “Christians in Palestine,...
DA declines to charge Oct. 30 shooting suspect
Santa Clara County prosecutors said Nov. 3 they do not have enough evidence to file charges against Benjamin David Calderon, who Gilroy Police arrested Oct. 30 in relation to a fatal shooting at a city councilmember’s home.
“We have declined to file charges pending further...
Bill would help undocumented disaster victims
Three California assembly members on Tuesday introduced a newly minted bill which, if it becomes law, would bring financial assistance to storm and flood victims who are ineligible for state and federal assistance.
Assembly Bill 513, also known as the California Individual Assistance Act, was...
Local Scene: Arts fundraiser; Arbor Day tree planting
Arts fundraiser set during holiday event
6th Street Studios and Art Center and eRock School have joined together to host an International Holiday Fete to fundraise for the education program and ceramics studio at 6th Street Studios in downtown Gilroy.
The event takes place Dec. 2...
Sheriff: Dangerous felons arrested in Gilroy
Sheriff’s deputies and police surrounded and arrested two wanted violent suspects at an unincorporated Gilroy residence Wednesday evening, according to authorities.
About 5:30pm Oct. 24, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies cast a wide perimeter around a residence on Buena Vista Avenue before approaching the two...
Pop a Cork for culinary graduates
Kneaded Culinary Academy will celebrate its graduates during the seventh annual Pop A Cork on May 18 from 6:30-9pm at MOHI Wine, 12775 Uvas Road in Morgan Hill.
More than 150 students this year from classes in Gilroy, Hollister, Morgan Hill and San Jose...
Library adds new position to connect patrons to services
Santa Clara County Library District created a new Community Outreach Specialist position in an effort to better connect its patrons with key services.
Erik Poicon, the inaugural holder of the position, will split time between the Milpitas Library and the Ochoa Migrant Center in Gilroy,...























