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The lingering summer heat and social distancing rules haven’t kept Morgan Hill locals and out-of-town visitors from enjoying the city’s parks and recreation facilities.

Herman Garcia and his crew of volunteers’ mission to clean up the watershed and save steelhead is well-chronicled in the local region. But now, the story of Gilroy-based Coastal Habitat Education and Environmental Restoration (CHEER) is going national. A crew from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Though she operates an office instead of a classroom, Bonnie Tognazzini has had her finger on the pulse of Morgan Hill education for more than two decades – and she’ll being recognized for her commitment when Tognazzini is named “Educator of the Year” at the Jan. 26 Celebrate Morgan Hill Awards.

As the only school board candidate in her trustee area for the November election, San Martin resident Teresa Murillo has already locked up a seat on Morgan Hill Unified School District’s governing body for the next four years.

Last year was tough for Gilroy Garlic Festival President Tom Cline after the board and festival association decided that the annual festivities had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “All I could come up with was a yard sale sign, ‘We miss you...

Trailing by 12 points entering the fourth quarter, the Sobrato High football team looked like it was headed to its fourth loss in as many games. This time, the Bulldogs produced a different ending, scoring 13 unanswered points to squeak out a 21-20 win...

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hed: Student of the Week: Ann Marie Zocchidek: Zocchi, 17, is a senior at Ann Sobrato High [email protected] HillWhat Inspires you?What inspires me is a person working as hard as possible to help others or better lives, even when they don’t receive anything in return.What’s your favorite subject in school, and why?My favorite subject in school is history. I love to learn about the past and the stories of people before me.If you had the power to change one thing in the world, what would it be?It would be for everyone to be more empathetic towards one another and looking at other’s perspective before making decisions.If you could go anywhere, where would you go?I would go to the cabin in Tahoe I went to when I was young. I only went there once, but the time I did is one of my favorite childhood memories.Name one big challenge in your life right now.A large challenge in my life right now is looking towards the future and college while still keeping up with what’s happening in the present.What is your dream job?My dream job is to be a physical therapist. It combines my love of helping others and using the biological and physiological sciences.What are your three favorite things?My three favorite things are good music, family, and rainy Thursdays.What is your favorite book?“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.What do you want to do after high school?I hope to go to college in the northwest as a human physiology major or physical therapy major.Something that makes you smile:Something that makes me smile is helping someone with a task or problem, and having them succeed or feel better afterwards.Top three most played songs on your iPod:1. “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John2. “King for a Day” by Pierce the Veil3. “Human” by Christina Perri

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...