School begins in Gilroy on Aug. 12
With the first day of school only a day away, Gilroy Unified School District officials worked throughout Aug. 11 to finalize class rosters and schedules under the new distance learning format.
Many parents reached out to the school district through social media and other means,...
Mount Madonna School celebrates Class of 2020
The independent, Pre/K through grade 12 Mount Madonna School announced AnMei Dasbach-Prisk as the 2020 Valedictorian, and Haley Kerr as Salutatorian. MMS will share a pre-recorded commencement for its high school Class of 2020 on Thursday, June 11, with an online watch party at...
Santa Clara County: Covid-19 is third leading cause of death
With at least 632 fatalities attributed to Covid-19 so far in 2020, the virus is projected to be the third leading cause of death in Santa Clara County this year, according to public health officials.
Local artists to be recognized for fellowships
SVCreates, a regional nonprofit devoted to promoting and improving access to the arts, will celebrate dozens of 2023 California Arts Council Artist Fellows at an Aug. 10 event in Gilroy.
The event will recognize 29 artist fellows from San Benito, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Santa Clara...
Gilroy FFA members named national finalists
More than 20 agricultural teachers and college professors from throughout the U.S. recently met virtually to determine what Future Farmers of America members and teams will compete for top honors in the 2023 National FFA Agriscience Fair.
Adrian Figueroa and Shuhong Gao of the Gilroy...
The protector: Longtime Gilroy High campus supervisor remembered
Calvin Kitchen could always be counted on to provide sound advice to anyone struggling with an issue, as well as bringing the barbecue sauce to any party.
But even though he moved away from his home state of Florida decades ago, he remained a Miami...
Fatal hit and run June 4 in San Martin
Police are looking for a motorist who struck and killed a pedestrian in a hit and run collision in San Martin Tuesday night.
Mattie Scariot takes the helm at CMAP TV
Longtime director of the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Mattie Scariot was recently appointed as Interim Executive Director of Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP TV).
Scariot began her new role Feb. 3, and will lead the organization during a period of transition while focusing on...
Train strikes, kills person in Gilroy
A person was struck and killed by a train north of the Gilroy Caltrain Station on April 17.
A northbound train hit the person that was trespassing on the Union Pacific tracks at about 6:20am, according to Caltrain. There were three passengers on board the...
