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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has scheduled a series of public meetings on the Highway 101 and State Route 25 interchange project. The purpose of the meetings is to provide commuters with more information about the changes coming to the busy intersection.  The next...

The I.F.D.E.S. Portuguese Hall of Gilroy celebrated the Holy Ghost with a parade on May 14. The lodge’s Sr. Queen Toni Marie McIntire and Jr. Queen Braelynn Allen were featured in the parade, as were dozens of other queens and side maids from lodges...

Ballots and other information contained in the Santa Clara County vote-by-mail packet will be sent to more than 1.04 million local voters starting this week, according to election officials. The packets for the Nov. 5 general election are being mailed to every active registered...

Marty Cheek has a plan to achieve global peace by Christmas Day in 2040. He admits people will roll their eyes at this point, but he remains undeterred. “It’s ambitious, it’s audacious, it’s also 100% doable,” he said. Cheek, the publisher of Life Media Group, which produces...

Christopher High (7-2, 3-2) avenged a two-game losing streak at home Friday night when the Cougars blew out the Watsonville 42-14 in a crucial Monterey Bay League-Pacific Division game that kept their playoff hopes alive. “They played a little upset tonight,” said Christopher coach Tim...

Zach Hilton announced June 1 that he is joining the growing Gilroy City Council race in November. Earlier this year, community activist Rebeca Armendariz announced her candidacy for one of the council seats. On May 21, longtime Gilroy City Councilmember Dion Bracco revealed that he...

The following editorial appeared in The New York Sun on Sept. 21, 1897 in response to a Letter To The Editor by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon. Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say that there is no Santa Claus. Papa says...

Covid-19 may have halted plans to host the Gilroy Garlic Festival this year, but it doesn’t mean Gilroyans can’t bring the tastes and smells of Gourmet Alley into their own homes. Christopher Ranch debuted its first-ever “Virtual Garlic Festival” on July 1 on its Facebook...

The Bay Area Congressional delegation—Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Rep. Anna Eshoo (CA-16) and Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17)—wrote to President Joe Biden on Jan. 19 to request that relief for Santa Clara County be included in the Presidential Major Declaration for...

Caldwell’s Comics & Cards, 7483 Monterey St. in downtown Gilroy, is one of thousands of comic book shops around the world that will participate in Free Comic Book Day on May 6.  The store will be open from 11am to 6pm.  Each year, participating stores give...