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Homeless service providers helped residents of a growing encampment along Highway 101 move out of the area March 18 in anticipation of a cleanup by Caltrans crews. However, in the early morning, Caltrans notified city officials that they would be postponing the sweep at a...

Book sale benefits the library The Friends of Gilroy Library will hold its monthly book sale from 10am-1pm Dec. 14 at the Gilroy Library, 350 West Sixth Street. Books will be available for $5 per bag for Friends of Gilroy Library members, and $8 per...

Limelight by South Valley Civic Theatre’s upcoming comedy is about a family who is stuck in a rut and rarely gets out of their house. It’s a timely show that resonates with much of the country, following two years of on-again, off-again pandemic lockdowns. For the...

National Night Out was hosted by the Gilroy Police Department, City of Gilroy, South County Youth Task Force and other organizations on Aug. 1. The nationwide event allows public safety officials and the community to interact in a friendly environment and raise awareness about...

Youth piano competition seeks applicants Registration is now open for the 17th Annual Marian Filice Youth Piano Competition and Music Festival at Gavilan College. Piano students ranging from fifth-12th grades can register to compete in the youth piano competition, while all other musicians can register to...

California Assemblymember Robert Rivas is leading an effort to provide more healthcare services, support and information to the state’s farmworkers—a sector that has suffered more than others from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Two children hit by a vehicle as they were walking to school March 23 suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. According to Gilroy Police, the children were struck while crossing the intersection of Chestnut and Old Gilroy streets on their way to Eliot Elementary School at...

A report that recommends a buffer zone between an agricultural fumigant storage facility and a proposed development was scrutinized by the San Benito County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 4, with one supervisor blasting it as being politically motivated. San Benito County voters in November...

Susan Dodd, who started her three-decades-plus career at Gavilan College as the first female full-time staff member in the Department of Kinesiology & Athletics, died on Feb. 1. She was 74 years old.  “Susan's dedication to Gavilan College and its students spanned almost five decades,...

Charles Kenneth Lafferty, the man who pleaded guilty to shooting marbles at dozens of motorists on Highways 156 and 101 for more than a year, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on June 29, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced. In April,...