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Sept. 27 • A vehicle was reported stolen on Church Street and Welburn Avenue. • Police responded to a report of an assault on the 7000 block of Eigleberry Street at 8am and 8200 block of Church Street at 8pm. • A hit-and-run collision that damaged property...

Nov. 13 • Grand theft was reported on the 8300 block of Arroyo Circle. • A vehicle was reported stolen on the 700 block of Carla Way and Fifth and Eigleberry streets. Nov. 14 • A suspect was arrested for vehicle theft on Pacheco Pass Highway and Camino...

The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival (PJIFF) on Feb. 27 announced its full film lineup for its 2023 edition.  This year’s festival—which will screen at venues in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister and San Juan Bautista—will take place April 12-19.  The complete PJIFF program includes features, documentaries,...

Editor’s note: Biographical information for the 2022 Spice of Life awardees was provided by the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce. Woman of the Year: Kathleen A. Rose          Kathleen A. Rose’s 40-year career in higher education includes 13 at Gavilan College, where she joined as Vice...

Talk about burnishing a legacy: the 2021-2022 Christopher High girls soccer team capped the greatest season in program history with a 1-0 win over Pioneer High in the CIF NorCal Regional Division IV championship match on March 5. The Cougars won league, section (again) and...

As vineyard manager at the 7,000-acre Paicines Ranch in San Benito County, Kelly Mulville has a rather significant task: he’s trying to practice organic, regenerative farming on 25 acres of vines while surrounded by hundreds of acres of vineyards being conventionally farmed.  “Our underlying philosophy...

About 80 people gathered March 10 in the historic Aromas Community Grange after the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) selected the Pajaro River Watershed as one of five watersheds to pilot the Watershed Resilience Program. The initiative, which is supported by a $2 million...

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing air quality advisories for Friday and Saturday because of wildfire smoke but says the pollution levels are not expected to exceed federal health standards and prompt a Spare the Air alert. Smoke from wildfires across California...

Morgan Hill’s new mayor, Mark Turner, and District D Councilmember Marilyn Librers were sworn in and welcomed to the dais at the Dec. 14 meeting at City Hall meeting chambers.  Also sworn in was Morgan Hill District B Councilmember Yvonne Martinez Beltran, who was reelected...

A Richmond man was arrested Nov. 27 after stabbing a person in downtown Gilroy. According to Gilroy Police, at about 6:30pm, an employee of a business on the 7300 block of Monterey Street confronted a group of people who were causing a disturbance outside. After...