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Well-seasoned cuisine – chili beans

A pot of chili makes for multiple warm meals

Gavilan’s new president says she will examine Hollister needs

The new president and superintendent of Gavilan College is no stranger to the tree-lined campus. For seven years Kathleen Rose has served as the school’s executive vice president and chief instruction officer. Named by the Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees at their meeting on June 14, following a nationwide search to replace outgoing president Steven M. Kinsella, Rose will lead the school as it expands to new campuses at Coyote Valley and in Hollister and gets ready to celebrate the school’s 100th year serving South Valley and San Benito County communities.

Classified employees honored during appreciation week

Without the hard work of classified employees in San Benito

Hollister police arrest 3 suspects in stabbing

The Hollister Police Department announced the arrests of three suspects linked to a stabbing that occurred July 21 on San Felipe Road, according to the Hollister Police Department.

Thirty years and more to come

The Hollister Downtown Association has been supporting businesses and putting on community events in the heart of downtown for thirty years. In this interview, the Hollister Free Lance asks the group what stands out over the last three decades and what their vision is...

Do you have serious concerns about patient safety at Saint Louise Hospital?

• I’ve had concerns for a very long time, rarely do you hear of a positive experience at St. Louise. • Yes, after reading all the news about it, I am concerned. This is something the hospital should have known was going on, should have addressed it for improvements and, definitely, should have been prepared to speak to the press and the residents of South County when the report came out.  The “unavailability of the CEO” on something so important is disappointing. • No more than any other hospital, as those are places just riddled with opportunities for people to contract something, unfortunately. The only thing I have a concern about is that it limits options for women due to the parent company’s beliefs. I don’t think medicine and religion should limit one another. • No. I have been a patient in the past and received great care. • No. Not serious concerns. I do have some concerns about the ability of this organization to meet the community’s needs. I also continually wonder why their services are so expensive relatively speaking. I had an MRI at Saint Louise and it ran around $3,000. The same MRI at another service provider was $1,800. It’s hard to “stay local” when there is a dramatic price difference. I also think they need to work harder at recruiting new doctors into the community. Many times we have to leave town to find common specialists. • No, I have received care at Saint Louise Hospital and have always found their care to be adequate. • No. I don’t have any experience with the ER or trauma functions at this hospital. • Not serious – yet.

Schools trying to save money by using energy efficiency program

As the state's budget gets grimmer and grimmer, school districts

Local on bicycle injured in wreck downtown

A young man on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle on San

Two drivers die in crash on Highway 25

Two people—one a Hollister resident and one from Gilroy—died in a collision on Highway 25 near the border between Santa Clara and San Benito counties, according to authorities.  About 12:33am Oct. 28, California Highway Patrol’s Monterey office received a report of a crash on State...

West side Starbucks among this month’s closures

Starbucks has announced its San Juan Road location is among 600 shops closing this month as the company reverses its expansion during tough economic times.

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