Morgan Hill affordable housing project gains county funding
Santa Clara County recently approved funding for three new affordable housing projects—including units for veterans and special needs residents in the proposed Magnolias development in Morgan Hill.
The county board of supervisors on June 28 approved funding from the Measure A Affordable Housing bond that...
Religion: The gifts of life and freedom
Many years ago, I was invited to celebrate Mass with the Sisters of Charity (Saint Theresa of Calcutta’s Sisters). On the sacristy wall, there was a message for visiting priests: “Celebrate this Mass as if it will be your first Mass, your last Mass,...
City says goodbye to Pop-Up Park
The Downtown Morgan Hill Pop-Up Park—which has delighted local children for seven years with giant foam building blocks, chalkboard covered walls, climbing structures and other interactive features—has been dismantled to make way for a new mixed-use development.
But the Pop-Up Park at Second Street and...
Mary Cortani honored as Woman of the Year
Mary Cortani started Operation Freedom Paws in 2010 with financing from friends and family, and a “passion” to train service dogs and help her fellow military veterans who are struggling with health-related challenges in their daily civilian lives.
Since then, the San Martin-based nonprofit has...
Carr announces run for mayor of Morgan Hill
Larry Carr, a former longtime elected official who served on the city council for 20 years, announced he is running for Mayor of Morgan Hill in the Nov. 8 election.
Carr said as a Morgan Hill native who has been actively involved in the community...
Update: Three families displaced by Dougherty fire
Two fires in Morgan Hill in the past week burned numerous structures—including two homes—and displaced three families and torched a couple acres of vegetation, according to authorities.
About 9pm June 21, CalFire, Santa Clara County and San Jose Fire personnel responded to a structure fire...
Letter: Time to expand the Supreme Court
When Donald Trump was in office, he and Mitch McConnell made three lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court. McConnell went so far as to defy Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish—that the next president appoint her replacement—by packing the Court with Amy Coney Barrett just...
Hudson Ledwith excels in the box, lacrosse style
As a rising youth lacrosse player, Hudson Ledwith does a lot of traveling. An incoming fifth-grader at Nordstrom Elementary School, Ledwith was in Canada and Colorado in June competing in tournaments.
Ledwith, 10, was the lone South Valley player to compete for the U.S. Box...
Firefighters faced busy week in Morgan Hill
Two fires in Morgan Hill in the past week burned a number of structures and a couple acres of vegetation, according to authorities.
Firefighters from CalFire and the Morgan Hill Fire Department responded to a vegetation blaze about 3pm June 24 in the area of...
Gilroy High, South Valley Makos swimmer Zoey Zeller commits to Auburn
Division I college programs pursued Zoey Zeller in much the same manner she swims in a race: all-out.
The incoming Gilroy High senior recently made a verbal commitment to Auburn University, whose women’s team finished seventh out of 12 teams in the Southeastern Conference (SEC)...
















