Morgan Hill camp counselor accused of sexually assaulting girl
Police arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl during a recent summer camp at the Morgan Hill Aquatics Center.
On June 30, Morgan Hill Police responded to a report that the young victim had been sexually assaulted by a YMCA summer camp...
Morgan Hill celebrates American independence
Thousands of residents and visitors lined Monterey Road July 4 to watch the 151st Morgan Hill Freedom Fest parade, as the city joined communities across the nation in celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence.
The parade featured 124 entries and 2,600 participants, making it...
Welcome home, Rabbi Israel
In 2006, Congregation Emeth in Morgan Hill welcomed Debbie Israel as a part-time student rabbi from the Academy for Jewish Religion in Southern California. When she was ordained, the Jewish temple’s Board of Directors enthusiastically invited her to become their permanent rabbi.
Over the next...
Morgan Hill police arrest suspect with 80 pounds of fireworks
During a patrol check, Morgan Hill Police found and seized about 80 pounds of illegal fireworks—or about $1,800 worth of products—from a vehicle and its occupants.
An officer pulled over a suspicious vehicle that was parked behind a business, MHPD said in a July 5...
Central Coast communities protest against detention center in Gilroy
People in six counties around the Bay Area and Watsonville came out July 3 to voice their disapproval of a federal plan to build immigration detention facilities in Gilroy and Dublin.
A crowd of around 20 people lined the Harkins Slough Road overcrossing to Highway...
Gilroy EV show promotes benefits of cleaner road travel
Dozens of residents got behind the wheel of electric vehicles for the first time June 27 at a free ride-and-drive event in Gilroy, the first of its kind held in the city.
Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Breathe California partnered to sponsor the event at...
Study underway for 376-home project on Andy’s Orchard property
A Southern California real estate investment firm is seeking approval to build a 376-home subdivision on the site of Andy’s Orchard, a beloved Morgan Hill fruit farm that has operated for nearly seven decades.
Mana Investments, operating through an entity called Mana Camden Fund LLC,...
Morgan Hill’s future will lead 250th anniversary Fourth of July parade
Nine local students who wrote about dreamers, believers and doers will lead this year’s Morgan Hill Freedom Fest parade as Grand Marshals, escorted on a hayride through downtown in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.
The designation marks a departure from the event’s traditional approach to...
Religion: Religious freedom and ‘love of liberty’
I’m grateful to be celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary and for the freedoms and liberties we enjoy. I’m grateful for the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the subsequent Bill of Rights and later amendments that outline the freedoms preserved for us.
I’m grateful...
Morgan Hill City Council declines to join brief opposing ICE facility in Gilroy
The Morgan Hill City Council voted during a special closed session June 24 on whether to join a multiagency amicus brief opposing construction of a proposed ICE detention facility near Gilroy, then declined to publicly disclose the result.
City Manager Christina Turner announced following the...
