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Hollister Police Animal Care and Services recently located and have taken custody of three dogs they think are responsible for a series of attacks on local cats, according to authorities.  On Aug. 13, police received a report of a dead cat in the area of...

As worrisome as those aspects of one-party rule may be, we have now entered still another political phase in California—one-man rule.

Children are hungry seven days a week. Recognizing this, San Benito High School’s food services and counseling departments and the Community FoodBank of San Benito have partnered to start a program for students in need called the “Backpack Snack Program.” The Hollister School District, serving pre-kindergarteners...

There has been a lot of talk recently about the John Smith Landfill and the fact that San Benito County accepts garbage from Santa Clara County. As the President of the San Benito County Business Council and a former County Supervisor who was involved...

San Benito Health Care Alliance seeks collaboration between the public and HHMH

The Board of the Coalition of Homeless Service Providers for Monterey and San Benito Counties (CHSP) announced that Genevieve Lucas-Conwell is the new incoming Executive Director of the Coalition. Joining CHSP from the Bay Area, Lucas-Conwell has served alongside the unhoused population in both San...

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...

There’s a sense of calm that washes over you while visiting Marci Huston’s Garden Shoppe n’ Bar. Maybe it’s the wicker rocking-chairs that rest on the front porch. Or the eye-popping arrangements of flowers and succulents as you walk throughout the house. Or maybe it’s even...

Kate Wilbur and Sommer Salinas of the Hollister Recreation Division were busy putting up Christmas decorations at the Veterans’ Memorial Building on Dec. 4, getting it ready for a special visit by Jolly Old St. Nicholas.  Santa Claus is scheduled to go to the veterans’...

Local comprehensive middle school students have opportunities to explore interests in such subjects as forensic science, drone flying, digital music and video production, fashion, environmental science, robotics and many more diverse options.  At Maze and Rancho San Justo Middle Schools in the Hollister School District,...