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The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce ambassadors welcome the new Morgan Hill Athletic Club into the Chamber. The MHAC is located in the Walmart Center at 126 Cochrane Plaza. They are a very modern gym with all of the latest equipment.

Artist Gianni Martino, a resident of Italy who first painted the Fifth Street mural 20 years ago, returned to Gilroy in October to restore his original work of art. Gianni and his assistant, Mauro, completed the work Oct. 18. The Gilroy Downtown Business Association invited the community to join in celebrating the refurbishment of this downtown icon and to give thanks to the artists for their efforts.

Mayor Ignacio Velazquez confirmed he would run for reelection in 2014 in an interview with the Free Lance last week.

The heavy smell of burnt rubber permeated the air and a thick haze wafted over South County after a large fire broke out at a metal recycling facility Monday morning in Redwood City, according to forecaster Steve Anderson with the National Weather Service in Monterey.

Hollister’s water department has closed off a portion of Sixth Street downtown this week as crews fix a water service leak.

Law enforcement officials in San Benito and Monterey counties arrested 25 suspects over the first three days of the “Avoid the 20” campaign, according to a statement from authorities.

The board of supervisors is set to take up a measure Tuesday addressing the “inadequate level of security” at the new courthouse on Fourth and Monterey streets, according to the meeting agenda.

The city council Monday is set to weigh making the code enforcement officer a full-time job.

Health department and school officials are continuing to address a case of tuberculosis in the aftermath of the revelation going public this week.

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