Local Scene: Summer Art Camp; Oriana Chorale spring concerts
Registration now open for Summer Art Camp
The San Benito County Arts Council is now enrolling students in Summer Art Camp.
Art Camps take place at The Art Depot, 35 Fifth St., Suite D, located in the historic train depot in downtown Hollister.
The cost is $65...
Letter: Act of kindness toward a visitor to Hollister
On Sunday, April 16, we decided to drive Hwy. 25 to observe wildflowers. Stopping at Safeway for a few items, I was at the checkout when I dropped my wallet and all the coins landed on the floor.
I started to pick them up when...
Sippin’ and strolling through downtown Hollister
Taking an afternoon stroll in downtown Hollister took on a whole new meaning last weekend as hundreds of beer and wine enthusiasts tuned in for the 11th Beer and Wine Stroll event on May 6.
Hollister Downtown Association Event Manager Teri Escamilla said they had...
Bill’s Bullpen draws big crowd for Free Comic Book Day
It was another busy afternoon for Bill’s Bullpen Baseball Cards and Comics owner Bill Mifsud, who handed out a little more than 2,400 comic books at this year’s Free Comic Book Day on May 6.
Mifsud said he thought they were up against the wall...
More than 400 students compete in Gifted Games
Hollister High School's Andy Hardin Stadium was transformed into an Olympic-style venue on May 5, as more than 400 students with disabilities from 20 schools in San Benito and southern Santa Clara counties competed in the annual Gifted Games.
After a six-year hiatus, this year's...
Letter: Youth support robotics and the environment
Enlightening how certain events, photos or occurrences can influence our thinking.
The Free Lance (April21) front page demonstrated how Hollister High students engage with the robotics program to learn the mechanics of robots. This reminded me how much the same happened to my son who...
Sheriff’s office launches new engagement platform
The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office has launched Axon’s engagement platform, My90, as part of an ongoing commitment to serving the public with “modern and compassionate policing,” says a press release from the sheriff’s office.
My90 is a tool used to engage the public, collect...
Local Scene: Highway 156, Free Comic Book Day
Work resumes on Highway 156
Construction on the Highway 156 Corridor Improvement Project continues with a focus on earth removal over the next several weeks, according to a press release from Caltrans.
Crews will accelerate efforts to excavate the Union Road Hill and plan to move...
Hospital approved for line of credit
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital officials last week obtained approval to seek a line of credit to potentially extend the struggling Hollister hospital’s financial survival while its efforts to find a viable partner are ongoing.
On April 27, the San Benito Health Care District board of...
One dead in single-vehicle crash near Gilroy
A solo-car crash killed the passenger of a vehicle traveling on Highway 152 near Gilroy early Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A CHP incident report showed that a 23-year-old Los Banos woman was driving east on the highway just west of Bloomfield...
