44 F
Morgan Hill
January 1, 2025

Supervisors buy land for affordable housing projects

Santa Clara County supervisors approved a quartet of housing projects March 22 that will convert existing properties into more than 300 affordable housing units. The board unanimously approved the purchase of four properties—two in San Jose, one in Morgan Hill and one in Santa Clara—that...

At long last, Sobrato High softball team has its Field of Dreams

The Sobrato High softball facility used to be known as The Farm. With weeds littering the outfield grass, myriad gopher holes and a makeshift fence consisting of netting, Sobrato’s home facility wasn’t exactly a field of dreams.  But that all officially changed on March 17...

Digital NEST holding first Gilroy programming

Digital NEST Salinas tech campus firehouse
Digital NEST is getting closer to opening its youth workforce development center in Gilroy, and has a number of workshops and social activities scheduled soon to inspire young people to pursue a career in tech. Jason Franks, Digital NEST’s senior site manager for Gilroy, said...

Work starts next week on Depot/Church realignment

Construction work is set to begin next week on the realignment of Depot Street at Dunne Avenue, which is part of a larger mixed-use project on tap at the former site of Hale Lumber. During the construction in the street right-of-way, parking will be temporarily...

Letter: Make the switch, beat gas prices

We humans live in a place where there are cars everywhere. Most of us have such easy access to cars that we have multiple cars at our hand. Nowadays, having a car seems just as expensive as fueling the car.  Gas prices are expensive, and...

Juvenile arrested in alleged ‘Orbeez challenge’ shooting

Morgan Hill Police arrested a juvenile who shot two people with a pellet gun while taking part in the dangerous “Orbeez challenge” that has appeared on social media in recent weeks, according to authorities. The March 17 arrest was the third such local incident in...

Live Oak High softball team back in the tough Mount Hamilton Division

After three seasons in the Blossom Valley League’s Santa Teresa B Division, the Live Oak High softball team has moved back up to the A-league Mount Hamilton Division this year.  The last time the Acorns were up in the Mount Hamilton, they finished 1-13. They...

New homes for sale at Jasper development

New homes are for sale in the north Morgan Hill Jasper residential community, located on Monterey Road near the intersection of Old Monterey Road. The 101-unit townhome project, pictured above, is developed by San Ramon-based Trumark Homes. The project features four “unique three-story floor plans”...

Religion: Nearly 20 Interfaith groups come together in unity

In early 2015, three clergy colleagues were looking for support and fellowship from other faith leaders in South County.  From the seeds of those relationships emerged the inaugural Interfaith Thanksgiving Service in November 2015. Advent Lutheran Church hosted the multi-faith event, filling the church’s...

A good deed for a local ‘hero’

Morgan Hill resident Roger Martarano, a Vietnam veteran who still suffers from multiple combat injuries, was literally speechless when his friends and neighbors unveiled a gift they constructed to make it safer and easier for him to enjoy his radio-controlled airplane hobby. Martarano, a retired...

SOCIAL MEDIA

7,630FansLike
1,400FollowersFollow
2,844FollowersFollow