Amazon purchases South County farmland
Online retail and web services giant Amazon purchased 60 acres of farmland in Gilroy, documents filed Dec. 22 with the county show.
According to the documents recorded by the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder’s Office, Amazon.com LLC purchased the land at the corner of Highway 152...
San Martin animal shelter moves from converted house into expansive campus
Since 1978, the Santa Clara County Animal Services Center operated out of a donated, 1930s-era converted home in San Martin that was woefully undersized for the 4,000 animals that passed through it annually.
From the outside, no passersby would look at the hodgepodge of modular...
Morgan Hill man, dog win top ‘Love Story’
A Morgan Hill veteran and his service dog have earned national recognition as part of a campaign to promote pet adoption.
And Chau Pham’s story of how his service dog, Apollo, changed his life shortly after they met helped San Martin-based Operation Freedom Paws win...
Constantine cruises against write-in campaign
While Morgan Hill Mayor Rich Constantine—the only candidate who qualified to have his name on the Nov. 3 ballot in the mayoral election—has taken an overwhelming percentage of the vote, a late write-in candidate has received 777 votes, according to the registrar’s office.
New auto dealership has high hopes for Morgan Hill
The new Morgan Hill Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram store on Condit Road opened earlier this year under unusual circumstances for an automotive dealership—with temporary facilities on a gravel lot and an off-site service center.
A cluster of double wide trailers serving as sales offices and...
Police arrest San Jose man in connection to Morgan Hill homicide
A 31-year-old San Jose man has been arrested on suspicion of the killing of a 24-year-old woman in Morgan Hill in March, according to police.
Officers doing a welfare check at a home in the 16000 block of Monterey Road on March 6 found the...
Chamber board members ousted over social media comments
The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors removed two of its members Aug. 31 because they had made “inappropriate and disrespectful” comments on social media, according to the chamber’s CEO and chair of the board.
CineLux to continue take-home events
CineLux Theatres has temporarily shut down its movie theaters due to Covid-19 restrictions, but will continue to host take-home concession events.
Retired police officer convicted of fraud, money laundering
A retired San Jose Police officer—a Morgan Hill resident with a side security business—was convicted Jan. 14 of $1.13 million in insurance fraud, $18 million in money laundering to cover it up, tax evasion and worker exploitation, according to authorities.
Robert Foster, 48, pleaded no...
Gary Guglielmo dies at Idaho home
Gary John Guglielmo, a third-generation member of Santa Clara County’s oldest continuously operated family winery, died unexpectedly July 15 at his home in Post Falls, Idaho, according to Gena Guglielmo.
