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Patrons can dine in former police station's weapons vault

Santa Clara County and Morgan Hill have partnered to provide shelter for dogs, cats and other domestic pets, including horses and other large animals, for Morgan Hill residents.

Morgan Hill Police arrested a teen with a gun who had been involved in an altercation at a local high school Monday morning, according to authorities.  About 10:38am April 24, the MHPD School Resource Officer was alerted to an incident at Central High School, 85...

Are you interested in meeting people from other countries? Do you want to make a lasting impact on the life of an international student and make a friend for life? Do you have a spare bedroom and live in the Morgan Hill/Gilroy area? Then Green Planet’s homestay program in partnership with Oakwood School want you to consider hosting an international student this fall.Through our partnership with Morgan Hill’s Oakwood High School, gphomestay is offering this opportunity to nurturing, qualified families in the surrounding area, according to a press release. The program is currently looking for host families for fall 2015.To offset the costs of hosting a student, families will be provided with a $1,300 monthly stipend. Families also have access to ongoing local support. Students arrive with their own insurance and spending money.The partnership also offers a $300 referral bonus for any approved host family that lists your name as their source of referral on their application, the press release states.You can begin the process of becoming a host by completing an online inquiry form atgphomestay.com.  For more information, please email [email protected] or call (781) 996-0429.  

An effort to show solidarity between the City of Morgan Hill and those who are suffering here and abroad due to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict exposed a deep rift between community members at a recent city council meeting.  The March 6 discussion left some council...

The 220,000-square-foot building the first in the Bay Area

More than 600 members of the class of 2024 graduated from Live Oak, Ann Sobrato and Central high schools last week.  At the commencement ceremonies on June 6, more than 230 graduates walked for their diplomas at Live Oak’s athletic field on East Main Avenue,...

A mainstay of Gilroy's once thriving historic business district

At her first practice with Live Oak High School’s Emerald Regime marching band in July 1983, Suzanne Passantino was introduced by a friend to an upperclassman on the drumline.

After all the expenses, revenues, donations and sponsorship dollars are counted, organizers of the 40th annual Wildflower Run—which took place March 26 in Morgan Hill—are confident the event reached its fundraising goal for scholarships, grants and leadership programs for women and girls.  Entries in this...