Metro schedule to change mid-September in valley
San Lorenzo Valley Middle and High schools will begin the 2011-12 school year Tuesday, Aug. 23, and students who rely on the Santa Cruz Metro bus system to get to class will need to keep an eye on schedules that will change beginning Sept. 15.
Scotts Valley native picked as elementary principal
It takes several minutes for Shar Santos to make her way through the students’ lunch area at Brook Knoll Elementary School. Every few steps, children run up their former teacher and newly minted principal — “Ms. Santos, Ms. Santos!” — for a quick hug or a friendly hello.
Scotts Valley teacher injured in snowboarding accident
Scotts Valley High School science teacher Naomi Lyall was severely injured in a snowboarding accident in Lake Tahoe on Saturday, Jan. 25.
Josephine Spitzer Nov. 30, 1921 — Sept. 12, 2010
A celebration of life will be Oct. 9 for Josephine Spitzer, who died Sept. 12 at her home in Boulder Creek. She was 88 years old.
Police academy fires up local youth
The Scotts Valley Police Department took a group of about 20 middle school-aged children for the ride of their lives during a five-day Junior Police Academy training experience last week.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...
