Hollister native one of three veterans to be recognized
It’s been 50 years since Adam Mendolla returned home to Hollister from the Vietnam War. Sept. 30, 1969 was when the then-21-year-old entered back into society.
“I got married about three weeks later,” said the Hollister native.
While he celebrated 50 years of marriage to his...
Covid-19: By the numbers
As of Aug. 11, there have been 767 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in San Benito County. The local death count remains at four, according to county officials.
Confirmed cases include patients who have since recovered and those who are deceased.
The data from the Public Health...
Gun buyback is ‘one tool’ to prevent deaths, injuries by firearm
Gun violence is a public health crisis in the United States, and an upcoming firearms buyback event in Morgan Hill aims to address the problem by keeping unwanted weapons out of the wrong hands, according to county law enforcement and government officials.
Some of that...
PHOTOS: Hollister Certified Farmers’ Market
The Hollister Certified Farmers’ Market is now open every Wednesday from 3-7:30pm. It will run until September 29.
The weekly downtown event takes place on Sixth Street between San Benito and East streets. It features vendors selling fresh produce and flowers along with local...
Firefighters make headway on Crews Fire
Firefighters made significant progress on the Crews Fire that is burning north of Gilroy, CalFire officials reported July 8.
The Crews Fire in Gilroy had burned about 5,400 acres of vegetation—as well as one home—and was 60 percent contained as of July 8, according to...
County prepares to enter Phase 1B of Covid vaccinations
San Benito County is preparing to enter Phase 1B of the Covid-19 vaccination phase system as they continue to move swiftly through the first stages of administered shots of the vaccine.
Public Information Officer David Westrick issued a press release on Jan. 13 stating that...
SBHS to enact new bell schedule in ’18-19
San Benito High School’s class bell schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 school year has been modified to add a 35-minute homeroom/academic focus period four days per week “to embed a dedicated opportunity for teachers to provide intervention and enrichment for all students,” according to...
Teacher’s grandfather enlightens students for Veterans Day
When sixth-grade students asked Rancho San Justo Middle School teacher Stacia Andrieu if an actual veteran could visit the classroom for Veterans Day, her first thought was her own grandfather who served in Vietnam.
Her grandfather Frank Biafore, 84, accepted her offer to visit the...
Judge rules murder suspect Hoffmeister is competent for trial
A judge Thursday ruled the man accused in the 2007 killing of a 20-year-old Hollister woman is mentally competent to stand trial, set to start Monday morning.
