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June 28, 2026

NROTC offering college scholarships

The Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) is offering a Marine Corps Options Scholarship for eligible students that will fully pay their college tuition. The scholarship is designed to educate and train qualified young men and women for careers as commissioned officers in the United...

Guest view: Who’s exempt from parcel taxes in Santa Clara County?

If you’re a homeowner, you’re about to pay your second installment of property taxes on your home. These taxes need to be paid by April 10. This assessment continues to grow longer, costlier and more confusing every year. This year my assessment has 18...

Gilroy field hockey closes another highly successful season

There is never a drop-off in Gilroy High field hockey under coach Adam Gemar. Graduation losses, a fierce schedule and a new Central Coast Section playoff format were encountered in 2025 but the Mustangs excelled nonetheless. The dynasty motors on. Gilroy finished 7-1-2 in the...

Letter to the Editor: ‘Boondoggles Bonfire’

For Amtrak's 50th birthday, instead of lighting 50 candles, we ought to give recognition to the taxpayers and have one candle for each dollar in taxpayers' subsidies that have been paid to it. Of course, then if we start that annual tribute, to be fair,...

What to know about California’s plan to reopen schools

By Jill Cowan, The New York Times Almost exactly a year ago, on March 7, 2020, officials in the Elk Grove Unified School District—Northern California’s largest—announced that schools would close for a week in response to concerns that the novel, unknown coronavirus could spread like...

Police blotter, Sept. 6-12, 2021: Rash of stolen vehicles in Gilroy

Sept. 6 • Someone stole a vehicle on the 7500 block of Miller Avenue, the 300 block of IOOF Avenue, the 1400 block of Bristlecone Court and 7700 block of Westwood Drive. • Vandalism was reported on the 100 block of West Tenth Street. • Police responded...

Twice Tyger burns bright in the Valley of the Heart’s Delight

Proprietor Billoo Rataul stands tall and proud as he surveys the vineyard land that gently slopes to the banks of Machado Creek outside Morgan Hill. Born and raised in northeast India, he grew up near jungles where beasts still roamed, and his childhood imagination...

Spoking My Mind: Cycle Saluting and Supporting

Welcome to July! Enjoy those summer rides! Remember to slather on the sunscreen and sport the sun sleeves. Consider packing more water than usual, and try to ride in the cooler parts of the day.  Oh, and take the family out for an Independence Day...

Gilroy Dispatch awarded in state journalism competition

The California News Publishers Association recognized the Gilroy Dispatch for its pandemic reporting and editorials, handing the team five awards as part of the 2021 California Journalism Awards on May 18. The Dispatch competed in the weekly newspaper circulation of 11,001-25,000 division. Publisher Dan Pulcrano received...

Gilroy awards contract for new pickleball courts

Fernando Imperio Bruce Serpa pickleball San Juan School
The Gilroy City Council approved plans for new pickleball courts at Las Animas Veterans Park, awarding a $1.2 million contract to Monterey Peninsula Engineering to build the project.  The council unanimously approved the contract and funding at the June 15 meeting. The city will fund...

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