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Vying for one of four Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustees’ seats that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot are former educator Nancy Altman-Palm and incumbent Wendy Sullivan.  Altman-Palm’s experience in education spans more than 25 years with MHUSD as a parent and educator,...

Voting has begun in the Nov. 8 general election, as voters throughout California will receive ballots in the coming days—and can drop them off, completed and signed, at authorized locations now through Election Day. Elections officials in Santa Clara County began sending ballots in the...

Running for Morgan Hill City Council District B in the Nov. 8 election are incumbent Yvonne Martinez Beltran and Bryan Sutherland.  As part of the Times’ ongoing election coverage, we presented candidates with a series of questions to give them a chance to make their...

Climate change is a problem that will take global action to solve, but its effects are already being felt here in Morgan Hill. Wildfires forced some residents to evacuate in 2020. Drought and water security continue to be hot topics for the town and...

Rituals are a series of actions or types of behavior regularly and invariably followed by someone. Rituals are a part of every person’s everyday life. Everyday rituals are about things like setting or not setting your alarm clock, always having that first cup of...

Two candidates are running for Morgan Hill City Council District D, which includes the southeastern portion of the city. Marilyn Librers, who served on the council from 2012-2018, is running against incumbent John McKay, who is running for his second four-year term in 2022.  Librers...

In celebration of the Halloween spirit, Morgan Hill resident Matthew Stein and his family are once again inviting the public to enjoy their Disney-themed haunted mansion display at their home on Llagas Vista Drive. The family-friendly walk-through display features animatronic characters, coffins, eerie lighting, ominous...

Construction crews and Valley Water officials recently reached a “milestone” on the $576-million Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project in east Morgan Hill, with the completion of a massive concrete and “soil nail” wall next to the existing dam, according to water district staff. The wall...

Locals attend Biola University Morgan Hill residents Caleb Hernandez (Business Administration major) and Caden Leedy (Engineering Physics major) began attending the fall session of Biola University. Also an incoming freshman at Biola is San Martin resident Jordan Mendoza, who is majoring in Biological Sciences, according...

After struggling through a one-win season last year, the Gavilan College women’s volleyball team is back on track.  Entering the week, the Rams were 5-3, having won four of their last five matches. They’re doing it with a similar formula and a familiar face in...