Local Scene: Rotary Club distributes grants, mattress disposal event scheduled
Rotary Club of Gilroy distributes more than $40K in grants
On March 2, 2021, the Rotary Club of Gilroy distributed $44,332 to local non-profit organizations and schools during its annual Charitable Giving Program.
Since 1991, this annual program has provided $942,100 in financial support to a...
Gilroy shows support for nationwide shooting victims
The recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Ga. and Boulder, Colo. have Gilroyans reliving the tragic memories of July 28, 2019.
Gilroy residents know the pain those communities are going through right now. But, they are using that experience to help those residents cope with the...
Police blotter, March 22-28, 2021: Assault, stolen vehicles
March 22
• Police responded to a report of an assault on the 100 block of West Tenth Street at 9am.
• A business was burglarized on the 8100 block of Camino Arroyo at 1pm.
• A sexual offense was reported on the 7000 block of Eigleberry...
Letter: Gilroy Memorial Day Parade canceled
Last year at this time our nation was just coming to grips with a pandemic that would forever change our lives. Since then the global pandemic has kept its grip on our nation and the world. Fortunately its grip is loosening!
A holiday like Memorial...
Water shortages and fires loom after a dry winter
The weather forecast Monday called for sunshine across California, with barely a cloud on the horizon for the next week or so.
Pour yourself a nice, cool glass of water—and then think about how you’re going to start conserving it.
The lack of rain and snow...
Distance learning will remain for secondary students
Middle and high school students will remain in distance learning through the end of the school year after a majority of the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education rejected a variety of hybrid plans March 25.
Students in grades 5 and under, meanwhile, will...
Gilroy teachers, school district reach tentative agreement
The Gilroy Unified School District reached a tentative agreement with the teachers’ union that will result in salary increases and other benefits for educators.
Per the agreement with the Gilroy Teachers Association, which was unanimously approved by the GUSD Board of Education on March 18,...
State to make Covid-19 vaccine available to all adults starting April 15
California will open Covid-19 vaccine access to all residents age 16 and up starting on April 15 based on expected increases in the supply of vaccine doses, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
Vaccine doses will first become available statewide to residents age 50 and over...
Driver dies after vehicle collides with tree
A driver died March 24 after their vehicle collided with a tree off Highway 101 and caught fire, the California Highway Patrol reported.
According to the CHP, at about 1:50am, a 2007 Nissan Altima was traveling northbound on Highway 101 south of the Sargent overcrossing...
Brownell Middle School modernization project is nearly complete
Once students are allowed to return to the classroom, middle schoolers will be envious of those who attend Brownell Middle School.
Construction is nearly wrapped up on a three-year, $71 million renovation project that transformed the post-World War II era-constructed school into a technologically advanced...
