Hecker Pass roundabout construction to begin
Work on a roundabout and trail on Hecker Pass Highway is expected to get underway soon.
As part of the Hecker Pass and Hoey North Development projects, the project will construct a roundabout at Autumn Way and Hecker Pass Highway, and a new multi-use trail...
Gilroy’s concrete company rarely does business in Gilroy
On another hot Thursday morning, Don Alvarez, Sr., the owner of Noah Concrete, could have been sitting cool in his office on Rossi Lane. Instead, he was out overseeing the concrete pouring work on a large scale Costco project in South San Francisco. The concrete business is hard work.
Bond bucks shifted to middle schools
Gilroy school district leaders have decided to shift Measure E priorities from an immediate need to build a new elementary school to a more pressing issue of modernizing Brownell and South Valley middle schools.
This change in plans comes after a Jan. 18 presentation by...
Ex-mayor gets portrait
The Gilroy City Council this week agreed to give former Mayor Roberta Hughan an oil portrait, in connection with a house cleaning effort at the Wiley Cultural Center.
The painting had been done by local Gilroy artist Carol Peters in 2007. Hughan asked the city...
Hollister man charged with attempted murder for stabbing
The 19 year-old Hollister man arrested by police April 5 for
Pinocchio suspect has record of attacks
“Frosty” Allmond, charged in the Jan. 6 stabbing of Pinocchio’s pizza restaurant owner Sal Oliveri, has a long history of homelessness, drug abuse—and knife attacks, according to authorities in several states.
“Frosty’s” full name is Marcus Anthony Allmond. In ancient Rome, Marcus Antonius, perhaps better...
Gilroy Farmers Market picking up momentum
The warmer weather coupled with the return of summer produce has attracted a growing turnout at the weekly Gilroy Farmers Market.
The market, which recently moved to the Gilroy Premium Outlets’ Parking Lot C, runs Saturdays from 10am to 3pm.
“The Gilroy community has been fantastic...
Guest View: Avoid the three C’s
By Alan Viarengo
Fear sells news stories; naturally, an alarming article will capture more attention. More website hits mean more profit through advertising, so we see more propaganda now than in the era of newspapers. This does not mean the reports about Covid-19 (C19) cases...
Photo: Children get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Kayden smiles behind his mask after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine at the South County Annex in Gilroy on Nov. 7. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Nov. 2 approved the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5-11. The vaccine is a two-dose...
