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April 8, 2026

Calendar & Briefs: ‘Twice is Nice’ sale at Methodist Church

'Twice is Nice' sale at Methodist Church

Grand jury examines county, water district, school safety

The current San Benito County Civil Grand Jury examined such issues as the recruitment for a county administrative officer, a Sunnyslope Water District project, lockdown procedures at local schools, lacking sheriff's deputies and outdated sheriff's vehicles.

City hones focus on buckled sidewalks, unsafe roads near schools

Hollister officials last week took two steps in what Mayor Ignacio Velazquez referred to as part of efforts to address “infrastructure needs” in the city.

Bilingual preschool at St. Luke’s is a first for Hollister

When school restarts in the fall, Hollister will have a preschool where students learn colors, shapes, numbers and letters in two languages instead of one.

Updated: Judge puts nozzle on oil project

A Monterey County Superior Court judge has halted the Project Indian oil development site near Coalinga while citing a lacking environmental review from local officials.

Part-time teachers at Gavilan point to pay disparity

Some part-time teachers at Gavilan College are outraged that their hourly pay—and often their courses—are being cut while top administrators receive bonuses and increasing salaries.

Gavilan Trustee Tony Ruiz says he won’t seek second term

Two of the three Gavilan College trustee positions that represent the San Benito County area are up for re-election this November and one of the incumbents has decided not to seek a second term.

Highway 152 re-opens after tomato spill

California Highway Patrol closed a section of Highway 152 for six-and-a-half hours Wednesday night after a speeding tomato hauler’s rear trailer overturned and spilled a load around midnight.

Scrapbook July 27-Aug. 2: Locals get engaged

Stephanie Rose Oerman and Joseph Hibbert Snyder are engaged to be married.

Financial Planning at 40-Something

If your 20s were for throwing caution to the wind and your 30s were for settling down and starting a family, you may now find yourself in your 40s wondering what the next big chapter has in store. It may not sound as alluring as the previous two decades, but one thing that people in their 40s really should be doing is planning for the financial future of themselves and their families.

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