Community

Those who want to see a local nonprofit organization doing great things in South County get a $250,000 grant have approximately nine days to squeeze in as many votes possible for Gilroy dog trainer Mary Cortani.

The deadline to apply for the Morgan Hill city manager’s position is today, and the mayor has invited the public to respond to a community survey about the position.

Jeff Rader was browsing through knick-knacks at the Gilroy Salvation Army when his heart stopped.

The American Red Cross Silicon Valley Chapter has sent 18 more local volunteers to New York and New Jersey, in addition to the 20 previously deployed, to provide assistance to clients affected by superstorm Sandy and the Nor’Easter along the coast. A total of 127 volunteers have now been deployed from the Monterey and San Francisco Bay Areas – including Tom Busk of Gilroy and Patricia DeWitt of Morgan Hill.

Despite the immeasurable volumes by which Tara Romero’s friends and family miss her and continue to grieve over their loss, an event in Morgan Hill commemorating the one-year anniversary of her death was more celebratory than somber.

Claiming unfair cuts in retirement and medical benefits, about 40 employees of Gilroy's Nob Hill Foods picketed outside the store during an abnormal November heat wave on Sunday afternoon.