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How many people can say they positively affected thousands of children in their lives? Gene Cotter was among the very few in that prestigious club.

Revisit downtown street configuration I am very excited that the current Hollister City Council has decided to support the motorcycle rally. If my parents were still here, they would be thrilled.   As the proprietors of the Dabo Hotel, Bar, Restaurant and liquor store that once occupied...

About a dozen young girls are spending the month of July practicing a wide range of ballet movements and positions at the San Benito Dance Connection, the result of a merger between Flying Colors Dance and San Benito Dance Academy. Under the tutelage of Artistic...

After hearing a report from staff on the impact of the 2025 Hollister Independence Rally, members of the city council agreed Sept. 2 to repeat the two-day celebration of motorcycle culture next July.  Councilmembers also agreed to pursue another contract with Roadshows Inc. to promote...

Doña Esther’s will shutter after 42 years in business

Do you hear what I hear? Is this the last song of the past season or is this the first song of the new season, the new year.  “ A sigh, a sigh…..way up in the sky,” written by a Jewish peace loving woman...

Six Grinches sit on the Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Board; one leads as HHMH CEO. These grinches have sad faces because they are worried, upset and frankly grouchy.  A hospital board member does not have an easy job. That person must read and think a...

With the addition of two donated communication boards on playgrounds at Ladd Lane Elementary School, students with special needs will have an easier time expressing their thoughts to staff members and peers.  One of the boards—for TK through first-grade students—arrived in early November with the...

Re: Hundreds protest on No Kings Day, Free Lance, June 20, 2025 Never before have I seen such enthusiasm before carrying out a protest or rally. People arrived with a mission to accomplish. Many arrived before noon and remained well into the late afternoon celebrating...

South Valley Civic Theatre will present the Tony-nominated musical “The Prom” beginning June 20 at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, bringing a story of acceptance and inclusion to local audiences through song, dance and comedy. Directed by Tressa Bender, the production follows a group of...