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A self-motivated group of local high school students, calling themselves “STEAM4Students,” has been teaching afterschool lessons for the last three years at various Gilroy elementary schools in a joint effort to improve early childhood development. Co-director Michal Stolarski said the student-created and student-run organization is...

Recently the American Psychological Association released a study where more than 7 in 10 adults (77%) reported the future of our nation as a significant source of stress in their lives. The economy was the second most common, with 73% of adults having reported...

The National Weather Service has extended a heat advisory for the Bay Area through Saturday.  The weather service said temperatures are expected to remain high on Saturday afternoon, which could impact vulnerable populations.  A heat advisory is issued when there is a threat to life, travel...

For one team, nirvana. For another team, sheer and utter disappointment.  Those were the raw emotions on display in the aftermath of the Christopher High football team’s 21-19 win over Live Oak High in their regular-season finale on Nov. 4. Although the two teams finished...

A little after midnight on Friday, July 11, I was awakened by the sound of sirens from many fire engines and a call from a neighbor, saying, “You’re OK, but you need to get out of your house, now. The barn next to you...

Four San Jose non-citizen permanent residents received Santa Clara County 2022 election ballots even though they are not U.S. citizens, according to a concerned family friend and copies of documents reviewed by this newspaper. The four were sponsored by their brother to live in the...

For one of the few times in his 20-plus seasons as the coach of the Gilroy High field hockey team, Adam Gemar has inherited a roster that is 20 deep. That’s mostly a good problem to have, Gemar said, as it creates fierce competition...

A few-hundred lightning bolts last night ignited some small fires throughout the region. But the tropical storm cells that brought scattered rain from the Central Coast to Santa Cruz Mountains paled in comparison to last week’s frenzy of 11,000 strikes, which sparked hundreds of blazes...

Construction is expected to start soon on downtown Gilroy’s newest parking lot after more than two years of planning. The city council on April 18 unanimously approved Norcal Contractor’s bid of $2,310,000 to construct the lot at the corner of Seventh and Eigleberry streets. Councilmembers...

The nominations period opened on July 18 for candidates who want to run for local offices in the Nov. 8 election.  The period closes at 5pm Aug. 12, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Office, but it can...