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Kevin Heath, co-founder of Limelight Actors Theater in Gilroy, had an interesting experience when he requested scripts of Terrence McNally’s “It’s Only a Play” from publisher Samuel French. There are two versions of the play, McNally’s original 1982 script and an updated and revised script...

Holy smokes! It’s already September! I don’t need to inform you that it’s wildfire season; I can inform you, however, that there are a number of cycling masks that can help filter the air if you must go out on a Spare the Air Day....

As he rode across the finish line, Dustin Renteria pumped his fists in a moment of euphoria. The San Benito High junior had just won the most prestigious race of his career, in the 250C first category of the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC Amateur National...

New landowners possess a particular kind of rose-colored glasses. Sign your name to a deed for acreage and suddenly, while touring that new piece of property, you see not necessarily what’s there but what might one day be. You see possibilities. You see potential. Take,...

Would you like to be a City Council member, but avoid the time and expense of an election? The Hollister City Council has rejected an option of scheduling a special council election next spring, and instead is accepting applications for an appointment to the District...

The Ridgemark Golf Club community and golf course continue to change, and along with a new 20,000-square-foot commercial development to begin construction this year, up to 190 new homes on 10,000-square-foot lots may soon be added. Members of the Ridgemark Homes Association will soon be...

From local bands and classic cars to yard sales and antiques, Aromas Day is a small-town celebration offering a connected community feel that is distinctly American. This year’s Aromas Day celebration on Sunday, Aug. 26 was no different. Neighbors came out to celebrate their town and...

Police arrested a Gilroy man who stabbed a juvenile for his cell phone in a Hollister neighborhood, authorities said. About 10pm Aug. 19, Hollister police officers were dispatched to Hazel Hawkins Hospital, where staff reported they were treating a juvenile for a stab wound, according...

Hollister Police are seeking information about a shooting that left a man critically injured the afternoon of Aug. 22. Authorities think the unknown suspect, who is still at large, was trying to kill the victim. On Aug. 22 officers were dispatched to the 200 block...

The Hollister City Council election season may only be a couple weeks old, but in at least one district, the gloves are off and one candidate said he is the victim of some low blows. The District 2 City Council race took an unlikely turn...