Champions for Charity at the Garlic Festival
There’s somewhat of an urban legend that firefighters are the best cooks, even if it’s just meatloaf and mashed potatoes with gravy. But now a pair of local fire stations are being put to the test on Friday when it participates in the first-ever Champions for Charity cook-off at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on Friday at 2 p.m.
Betabel node developer changes plans from commercial to housing
The owner of a 23-acre property on Highway 101—where the Betabel Commercial Development proposal has been the subject of an environmental study and lawsuit—recently filed an application to change plans to allow hundreds of new homes.
Property owner McDowell Family Trust and architect Henry Ruhnke...
PHOTO: Gilroy Rotary donates $52K to charities
The Gilroy Rotary Club donated $52,500 to more than 15 local schools and organizations during a recent meeting. The funds will go toward such items as art supplies at South Valley Middle School, a new dishwasher for the Culinary Academy at Rebekah Children’s Services,...
5.1-magnitude quake shakes South Valley
A 5.1 earthquake centered just east of San Jose jolted the nation’s 10th largest city at 11:42am today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The USGS said the quake was felt as far north as wine country and Sacramento and as far south as Salinas and...
Head of CMAP leaves for similar job near Boston
The executive director at Community Media Access Partnership has departed her role for a similar job in the Boston area.
Linda Rose Giretti August 14, 1914 – May 8, 2013
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, from 1:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. with a Vigil Service beginning at 7:00 P.M., at Habing Family Funeral Home, 129 Fourth Street, Gilroy. Funeral Mass will be Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 10:00 A.M., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church followed by entombment at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. The family asks that any donations be made to a favorite charity. Condolences can be made at www.HabingFamilyFuneralHome.com Â
