Fireworks sales fund Lights On in December
The TNT fireworks stand on near the Safeway on Tres Pinos Road was staffed over the long holiday weekend entirely by employees of the Hollister Downtown Association, along with other volunteers. Like all the other fireworks stands in Hollister, fireworks sales are a vital...
Hollister man wins $750k in lottery
Miguel Alvarez of Hollister bought some California Lottery Scratchers a few months ago and didn’t win any money. He did win a free ticket, which was nice. But that’s not what he was after.
On his way home from work the following day, he stopped...
HSD approves $42M for new school
Hollister School District’s Board of Trustees approved four contracts totaling nearly $42 million for the development of a 12-acre site for a new primary school.
At the June 26 meeting, the board voted unanimously on all four items, the largest being a $41.5 million design-build...
Hollister teachers get pay increase
Hollister elementary and middle school teachers will get a 1 percent pay bump retroactive to July 2017 and another 2 percent increase effective January 2018.
The Hollister School District’s Board of Trustees approved the negotiated contract terms on a 4-1 vote at a June 26...
Arizona water was source of lettuce E.coli
The recent deadly outbreak of E. coli in romaine lettuce is officially over. Federal authorities say the romaine lettuce for sale in grocery stores and restaurants is safe to eat.
According to a June 28 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
Keep pets safe during the holiday
Most animals have a keen sense of hearing so the on going pop, boom and whizzing sounds of the Fourth of July celebration can bring on stress and anxiety causing a pet to panic and freak-out.
Keep your pet indoors
It may seem obvious, but even...
Rodeo celebrates 85th year
The dust flew and the crowds cheered at the 85th annual San Benito County Saddle Horse and Rodeo Show at Bolado Park in Tres Pinos June 22-24. Life on the ranch was on display for both country folks and city slickers, with arts and...
Board OKs $5M to buy land for new school
The Hollister School District’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $5 million deal to purchase a 12-acre parcel of land at Sunnyslope and Fairview roads in the Santana Ranch development.
The move is a major step in the district’s desire to build a new school...
‘Safe, sane’ fireworks on sale in two cities
“Safe and sane” fireworks are legal in San Benito County, but only in the cities of San Juan Bautista and Hollister.
The Hollister Police Department last year for the first time patrolled Hollister neighborhoods to enforce illegal fireworks rules, issuing a number of citations.
They will...
Police on patrol for illegal fireworks July 4
Hollister Police will dedicate extra police to patrol for illegal fireworks on the evening of July 4, and promise that anyone caught igniting illegal fireworks will be cited for the violation.
“Illegal fireworks are extremely dangerous and cause serious injuries every year across the U.S.,”...
