Local Scene: Academic honors, Memorial Day ceremony
Locals named to president’s list
Morgan Hill residents Cody Croul and Alvaro Alvarado were named to the winter 2024 president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are...
MHPD receives $60K traffic safety grant from state
The Morgan Hill Police Department will use a $60,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to help make local roads safer.
The grant, which was announced by MHPD on Nov. 14, will support the department’s ongoing enforcement and education efforts “to help reduce...
Religion: Gratitude in difficult times
These are difficult times. The world has seen worse, but there is no denying the fear, the sadness and the general feeling of desperation that has become so prevalent these days.
In a recent article in The Atlantic, David Brooks writes that the “percentage of...
Holiday magic comes to Morgan Hill
Kids and families from Morgan Hill and beyond partook in an afternoon of playing, singing, dancing, learning and gifting at the Dec. 16 Magical Holiday festivities at the Magical Bridge Playground.
A central feature of the event, of course, was the presence of Santa and...
‘Kinky Boots’ opens June 21 in Morgan Hill
The South Valley Civic Theater this summer will perform “Kinky Boots,” a pop rock musical that tells the story of acceptance, individuality and community in a small town.
Based on the book by Harvey Firestein, with music by Cyndi Lauper, “Kinky Boots” the musical was...
Higher temps and more precipitation in long-term forecast
The San Francisco Bay Area is likely to be warmer and wetter than normal for the next three months, forecasters said Nov. 18.
A winter season outlook update shows a higher probability of above-normal temperature and precipitation for December, January and February, the National Weather...
Morgan Hill teen gives back
Morgan Hill resident Andrew Burbank, a 17-year-old graduate of Sobrato High School’s Class of 2024, recently donated nearly $600 to a local foundation using proceeds from this past spring’s “senior assassin” fundraising game.
Burbank donated the funds to the Morgan Hill-based Edward Boss Prado Foundation....
Local Scene: Academic honors, coffee with the mayor
Briones makes dean’s list
Jason Briones, of Morgan Hill, was one of 264 students named to the spring 2023 dean's list at Presbyterian College. This honor recognizes students who have achieved between a 3.3 and a 3.9-grade point average for a semester, and is a...
Health plan set to open new South County resource center
Santa Clara Family Health Plan this week announced the purchase of a building for its future Community Resource Center in South Santa Clara County.
The health plan recently closed escrow on the property located at 150 Leavesley Road in Gilroy, says a press release from...
Meet the candidates: Morgan Hill City Council District C
Running to represent District C on the Morgan Hill City Council are Soraida Iwanaga and Michael Orosco.
District C, which includes the northwest portion of the city limits of Morgan Hill, has been represented by Council member Rene Spring since he was first elected in...
