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The local police department has a backlog of work due to short staffing on positions that process many of the agency's reports, so it is temporarily reducing office hours, according to a statement.

An enthusiastic crowd of children and adults attended the annual July 4 Kiddie Parade in Hollister on July 4.

Government officials have scheduled a ceremony to celebrate the San Juan Interchange project near the Red Barn, according to Caltrans.

The City of San Juan Bautista will hold a special meeting next week to discuss the local fire department’s response time to the Franklin Circle blaze that damaged a house.

Hollister Councilman Victor Gomez—who has experience with illegal fireworks issues in San Jose where he works full time in the political scene—is among officials wanting to address the matter from a policy standpoint and he doesn’t believe it’s relevant to the legal safe and sane fireworks.

Police reported a slight increase in law enforcement activity compared with prior years during the Hollister Freedom Rally weekend Friday through Sunday.

The Hollister Fire Department released response times from Monday's house fire in San Juan Bautista, where some residents questioned how long it took for responders to reach the scene.

The San Benito County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday released statistics from the Hollister Freedom Rally weekend. The Hollister Police Department expects to release statistics as well.

Pet Friends is hosting a “Pizza Party Fundraiser” set for 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Hacienda de Leal, 410 The Alameda in San Juan Bautista. It is $15 per person and includes all-you-can-eat wood-fired pizza and complimentary soft drinks with a percentage of proceeds going to the Pet Friends rescue organization.

The San Benito Stage Company is presenting its latest show, Mary Poppins, starting Friday.