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Operators of the Gilroy Gardens and the Garlic Festival Association have been busy working together to finalize details for the 2025 Garlic Festival—which is returning this summer after a five-year absence.  Tickets for the event will go on sale 12pm May 31on the association’s website.  On...

Local synagogue Congregation Emeth is launching an educational initiative in response to an incident where a Nazi flag was displayed on a highway overpass in Morgan Hill in March. Congregation Emeth is partnering with the Jewish Community Relations Council Bay Area (JCRC) and Advent Lutheran...

The top three winners of this year’s countywide “Justice for All” high school poster contest—in which young artists and designers were asked to help raise awareness of the growing threat of cybercrime—are students at high schools in Gilroy.  The poster contest has been hosted annually...

Authorities this week charged Mark Moalem, a San Jose fire captain and Gilroy resident, with crimes related to the theft of narcotic painkillers and sedatives from the San Jose Fire Department. Moalem, 45, allegedly stole controlled medications, including morphine, that are typically used by paramedics...

The annual Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival is set to return May 24-25 at the Morgan Hill Downtown Amphitheater and surrounding area, bringing with it an enhanced focus on community involvement and educational scholarships while celebrating the region's fungal heritage. The festival, which has been running...

Gavilan College on May 13 announced it has named Gilroy native and college alumnus Joffre Longoria as its new football coach. Longoria is also Gavilan’s new manager of the Rams Athletic Academic Mentorship Program.  Longoria played for the Rams in 1995-96 and was on the...

As Memorial Day approaches, our community—like many across the nation—prepares for parades, backyard cookouts and the unofficial start of summer. But at the heart of this holiday lies something far deeper and more solemn: the remembrance of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in...

Doubting God? That question carries far more weight than the advertising slogans we’ve heard over the years—“Got Milk?,” “Where’s the Beef?,” or “Wanna Get Away?” For people of faith, it can spark deep concern, even panic.  But the truth is, doubt is something all of...

A hot and fresh 44-year-old comedy hit the grill at Pintello Comedy Theater this week, with “Wally’s Cafe” opening at the local theater company’s venue at the Grange Hall in Gilroy. Running through May 24, the play follows the eponymous restaurateur “Wally” (portrayed by Charley...

In a move to expand educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth, Rebekah Children’s Services announced a new partnership with Gavilan College that will allow students in their Kneaded Culinary Academy to earn college credit and certification starting this fall. The three-way collaboration was unveiled during a...