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On sunny afternoons at the Morgan Hill Community Garden, Charlie Beecroft tends to his plot of vegetables and herbs. After downsizing to a home in Morgan Hill with virtually no yard, the community garden has become his outdoor sanctuary. “For us, it was a great...

THE HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER, 737 First St., in Gilroy, opened its doors to students struggling with basic skills in mathematics, reading, study skills, test anxiety and other factors Feb. 28.

As Gavilan College prepares for its 100th birthday in 2019, historian Leah Halper is looking for interested parties who attended the college to contribute their memories to a Gavilan College Centennial archive and oral history project.

Thousands of residents and visitors came to Morgan Hill over the Fourth of July holiday weekend to enjoy the festivities organized by the Freedom Fest organization. Photographer Jonathan Natividad was on the scene at the July 3 Patriotic Sing and Family Street Dance, as well...

The 5th Annual Morgan Hill Children’s Business Fair is getting ready to transform the Morgan Hill Community & Cultural Center Amphitheater area into a bustling, vibrant youth marketplace. This highly anticipated event—coming up on Aug. 2—showcases young entrepreneurial talent and community spirit. The fair began...

After more than three years of dedicated planning, listening and partnership, Santa Clara Family Health Plan has opened the South County Community Resource Center at 150 Leavesley Road in Gilroy.  This marks the second CRC opened by the local health plan, as it also operates...

Hundreds of South County residents celebrated the beginning of Hanukkah Nov. 28 at an event organized by the Chabad South County Jewish Center. Attendees enjoyed live music and traditional Hanukkah foods while children created menorah crafts. The crowd was also treated to an LED light...

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Local synagogue Congregation Emeth is launching an educational initiative in response to an incident where a Nazi flag was displayed on a highway overpass in Morgan Hill in March. Congregation Emeth is partnering with the Jewish Community Relations Council Bay Area (JCRC) and Advent Lutheran...

The Rotary Club of Morgan Hill hosted and sponsored a community tree planting project on Jan. 31. Rotary members, joined by volunteers and South County officials, planted young trees on the West Little Llagas Creek Trail between Watsonville Road and Middle Avenue. Pictured below,...