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There has been a steep drop in the number of speeding tickets issued by Hollister police in the past two years, while more drivers are cited for stop-sign violations than any other traffic infraction, according to data provided by the department.

Although Measure J is about fracking and other enhanced recovery methods at its core, much of the local debate to this point has focused on conventional oil drilling and what the initiative might or might not do beyond banning those specified practices.

Limelight Actors Theater’s latest offering lives up to the company’s tagline: “Theater with a twist.” The new production, “Art,” is chock full of comedy, intellect and drama. Characters Marc, Serge and Yvan—friends for years—hit a bump that puts their friendship to the test. The test comes after one of them purchases an all-white painting at an exorbitant price. With laughter and poignancy, they square off over the canvas. Lines are drawn and the bonds that tie each man to the others are stretched to the breaking point.

Five teachers have joined the ranks at Mount Madonna School (MMS) this year. Brendan Dilloughery, Haley Campbell, Salvatore Talamo, Stewart Diaz-Mogollon, and Tiffany Wayne will be educating our students in the areas of middle and high school mathematics, science, outdoor adventure, English, Spanish, creative writing and history.

Is Africa on your “bucket list?” It certainly wasn’t on my or my wife’s list, but our children and their lives have provided us the causes and inspiration to go beyond our comfort zone. Our son, Sean, spent his tour in the Peace Corps in Gambia in 2002, and we traveled there with our daughter and her fiance—something she described as “... an adventure, NOT a vacation.” Sean’s job with UNICEF prompted us to travel more than 95,000 miles by air from Gilroy to Kenya, Uganda and Cape Town for marriages, births and medical care in the past three-plus years.

Read the latest Calendar & Briefs for events and news in San Benito County.

District counsel asked the Gavilan College board of trustees to disclose what occurred in closed session at the July 8 meeting as a way of resolving a threatened suit.

Local chapters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion are hosting a Sept. 11 ceremony this year.

This month, the San Benito County Free Library is celebrating 30 years of providing adult literary services to the community.

Hollister Police Chief David Westrick reported a mountain lion sighting Tuesday morning at Brigantino Park.