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Celebrate National Friends of The Library Week Oct. 19 Join the Friends of the Morgan Hill Library 4-5pm Oct. 19 for a Zoom presentation with Dorothy Lazard, former Oakland librarian and public historian. The presentation will take place in the program of the Morgan Hill...

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck southern Santa Clara County Monday morning at 5:58 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.  The quake struck at a depth of 5.9 kilometers, about 9 kilometers east/northeast of San Martin.  Cal Fire spokesperson Josh Shifren said there had been no...

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is moving to eliminate the county’s death row, looking to sentence the 15 local men still sitting on it to serve life in prison without the chance of parole instead, according to an April 5 press release.  “Judges...

Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) named Kathy Zanger Ruiz the 2021 Woman of the Year for Assembly District 30 on March 15. Ruiz was honored as part of the Women’s History Month celebration hosted by the Legislative Women’s Caucus. “I am proud to recognize Kathy Ruiz...

Ann Sobrato High School’s theater program is presenting “26 Pebbles,” a documentary-style play about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, now in its closing weekend with the final two showings to take place Nov. 14-15 at 7pm in the Sobrato Performing Arts Center. The docu-drama...

Two Los Gatos-based establishments—a wine shop and a restaurant/bar—will soon open new locations in downtown Morgan Hill.  The Silos restaurant, owned by Oak & Rye of Los Gatos, will open at a newly constructed 1,464-square-foot restaurant space at 17500 Depot Street, within the Granary District...

Morgan Hill’s Cecelia Ponzini—who has helped more than 10,000 families gain access to food, clothing and other necessities—is the Woman of the Year for California Assembly District 30.

The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce added three new members to its board of directors to close out 2020.

Hundreds of costumed kids, parents and grownups trick-or-treated and enjoyed a variety of activities and vendors in downtown Morgan Hill on Oct. 28 for the city’s Kidz Fest & Safe Trick-or-Treat event. It was not just a celebration of Halloween; it was the last of...

Congregation Emeth in Morgan Hill will host Dr. Jeffrey Blutinger, a professor at California State University, Long Beach, to give a presentation on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The presentation will take place 2:30-4:30pm. Congregation Emeth is located at 17835 Monterey Road.  The presentation...