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Longtime Morgan Hill resident and Past Commander of the Gilroy Veterans of Foreign Wars post, Alfred Alciati, has been appointed to a prominent position in the national VFW organization.  Alciati, 73, is now the Aide-de-Camp to VFW National Commander-in Chief Tim Borland, says a press...

Four San Jose non-citizen permanent residents received Santa Clara County 2022 election ballots even though they are not U.S. citizens, according to a concerned family friend and copies of documents reviewed by this newspaper. The four were sponsored by their brother to live in the...

Mystery and adventure continued for hundreds of guests who attended the Northern California Renaissance Faire this past weekend. The Venetian Carnevale and Masquerade took place Oct. 15 and 16 at the village of Willingtown, a makeshift town built at Casa de Fruta on the outskirts...

Safe Trick or Treat The Morgan Hill Downtown Association is bringing back the annual Safe Trick or Treat event. The Halloween trick-or-treating festivities will take place 5-7pm Oct. 31 on Monterey Road between Dunne and Main avenues.  The free tradition gives children and their families a...

Santa Clara County’s top health official urged residents Monday to get an updated Covid-19 booster vaccine if they are eligible to do so as the holiday season approaches. According to Health Officer and Public Health Director Dr. Sara Cody, just 11% of Santa Clara County...

For most of the game, the Live Oak High football team felt the frustration of not being able to finish drives on offense.  But when plays had to be made from both the offense and defense, the Acorns got it done. Bo Rizzi’s pass breakup...

Running in the Nov. 8 election for Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee for Area 4 are businesswoman Pamela Gardiner and incumbent Carol Gittens.  Gittens was elected to her first term on the MHUSD Board of Education in 2018. Her background includes more than 30...

There is no incumbent in the Nov. 8 election for the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3 representative.  The Trustee Area’s current trustee, Heather Orosco, is not running for re-election after serving one term. She was elected to the board...

A talk with the author Author Bill Briggs will speak about his new book, Badass Lawman, at an Oct. 22 event at the Villa Mira Monte Hiram Morgan Hill House, 17860 Monterey Road. The event is scheduled for 10am-12:30pm.  Badass Lawman is the true story of...

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,...