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In honor of Earth Day, the American Association of University Women and the City of Morgan Hill are joining hands to host the third annual Earth Day festival.  The event—which promotes environmental consciousness and sustainable living—will start at 9am April 20 at the Morgan Hill...

Burnham joins Westmont Morgan Hill Mia Burnham has been hired as Community Relations Director at Westmont of Morgan Hill, says a press release from Westmont.  A seasoned professional in senior living, Burnham is known for her integrity, work ethic and unwavering commitment to fairness and honesty...

In case you have missed the barrage of political campaign commercials, I thought I would let you know 2024 is an election year. And not just any election year—a Presidential Election Year.  Locally, our general election ballots will include the Presidential race, U.S. Senate, U.S....

High school students at Morgan Hill’s Oakwood School are in the process of building a satellite that will be sent to outer space on a future NASA mission.  The satellite, known as NyanSat, is one of 10 small research satellites recently selected by the U.S....

A two-yard run by JT Stokes, with only seconds remaining, capped a thrilling 20-point fourth quarter to give the Bay Area Panthers a 47-41 win over the Arizona Rattlers at SAP Center in San Jose on Easter Sunday.  The March 31 game was the Panthers’...

Maybe you’ve seen him on the side of the road. Or at an intersection, holding a cardboard sign. And it’s easy for you to jump to conclusions about him—his choices, his work ethic, how he would use any money you give him, how he...

Hundreds of nurses who work at Saint Louise Regional Hospital are on strike, joining the picket line with their colleagues represented by the Registered Nurses Professional Association. The healthcare workers are protesting alleged unfair labor practices exhibited by their employer, Santa Clara County.  More than...

As the rain departed and the clouds passed by Gilroy, the Sobrato track and field team shined brightly at the 51st Avis Kelley Invitational.  The big early-season meet on March 23 involved athletes from 39 schools from all over the Central Coast Section and some...

Regarding the article, “Morgan Hill Schools Face Layoffs as District Cuts Millions” (Morgan Hill Times, March 22), it states that MHUSD faces a budget deficit resulting in $5.5 million of staff reductions, due to the end of the one-time Covid-19 funds. As a member...

I once saw a sign I have never forgotten. It read: “People can live weeks without food, days without water, and minutes without air, but they can’t live even a second without hope.” I have often thought about this. Is it true, I wondered?...