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September 10, 2025

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BL resident makes dean’s list

Home and Garden: As fresh as it gets

The sweet smell of damp, rich earth combined with ripening vegetables drifts lazily over terraced rows of plants on a warm spring afternoon at Love Apple Farms in Scotts Valley.

Scotts Valley man headed to trial

A 23-year-old recidivist from Scotts Valley will head to trial on charges of robbery next week, pending the outcome of a confirmation hearing set for Friday, March 18.

SLV chamber launches ‘shop local’ app

The San Lorenzo Valley Chamber of Commerce has launched a free smartphone application as part of its Shop Local, Shop SLV First program.

Alternative high school to close at year’s end

In the face of declining enrollment and ever-increasing budgetary strains, the 2010-11 school year will be the final hurrah for White Oak High School in Ben Lomond.

Home and Garden: Maintenance crucial to avoid septic problems

Proper septic maintenance is a must in the Santa Cruz Mountains to ensure a long life for both septic tanks and leach fields.

Japan earthquake, tsunami causes damage in county

Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in California, following swells that hit the state’s coastline on Friday, March 11. The currents, dubbed a tsunami by many, were caused by the 8.9-scale earthquake that struck Japan on Thursday, March 10.

Home and Garden: Beauty in miniature

In Santa Cruz County, the arboreal spotlight is so focused on some of the world’s tallest trees — the coastal redwoods, the Douglas-firs — that it might not occur to people outside the know to look here for some of the world’s smallest.

Robert M. Brumbaugh June 2, 1929 — March 2, 2011

An open house to honor the life of longtime San Lorenzo Valley resident Robert M. Brumbaugh will be in April in Ben Lomond.

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Felton Fire Protection District

Felton Fire District to review parcel tax proposal at meeting Thursday

Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposed...