On top of his game
Jimmy Shrull has never sold a roof, but he’s put up untold thousands of them as owner of Jimmy Shrull Roofing Inc. of Gilroy. For his business, the story of a five-generation family enterprise and the building of lifelong relationships in the community, has done the selling itself.
Nobody is boo-ing Gilroy Gardens Halloween Nights
Gilroy Gardens new Halloween Nights program faced a tough challenge: how to be entertaining for adults and not too scary for young kids.
You can help rebuild Sonoma
A fund has been established to send contributions directly to community-based efforts to aid victims of this week’s catastrophic Sonoma and Napa fires.
Charter schools make the grade
Test scores at local charter schools soared in the last statewide tests, while the majority of students in local public schools fell below the state standards in math and science.
Gilroy High School alerted to possible threat on Snapchat
On Saturday, October 7, 2017, a Gilroy High School student posted a photo of a rifle and ammunition on “Snapchat.” The photo contained the text, “No one show up to school on Monday.” The posting was reported to the Gilroy Police Department.
101 and still going strong
The Gilroy City Council honored Ted Carpenetti, who celebrated his 101st birthday on September 17 and was instrumental in building Christmas Hill Park.
Gilroy students get failing grades
Only 40 percent of the students in the Gilroy Unified School District meet or surpass state standards in math and 48 percent in English, according to a statewide report released this week of 2017 test scores.
Great Wolf, Great Mystery
As of Wednesday, a deal between the Gilroy and Great Wolf Lodge had slipped away.
