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September 1, 2026

Sports Shorts

Maxwell sets 3,200 record

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The Mountain Gardener: Perennial gardens keep a yard vibrant all year long

When I visit my best friend's house, I park next to the perennial border that lines her driveway.

Sports Shorts

Siblings swim at western region event

Letter: Perpetual Felton “Stuff Sale” is an eyesore and needs to end

Enough "Stuff" I love a good yard sale, and I have to admit that when I first saw the Stuff Sale sign in the parking lot of the furniture store at 6185 Graham Hill Road, I thought "oh boy!" and immediately stopped to check it out.

Volleyball team finds success with seniors

A core group of seniors on the Scotts Valley High School volleyball team have started the season with a 4-5 overall record, despite a recent 3-1 loss to visiting Mount Madonna on Tuesday night.

Plain talk about food: My Easter hat and an orange marmalade-glazed ham

It was Easter Sunday. I was 17 years old. I had a new hat and I was about to go to hell, of that I was certain.

Your Health: E-cigarettes can be highly addictive and harmful, too

There’s been much in the news recently about e-cigarettes. The Santa Cruz City Council has just voted to update the city’s tobacco related ordinances which would ban the use of e-cigarettes where smoking is currently restricted and requiring the product to be sold only by vendors with tobacco retail licenses. Thus, Santa Cruz joins some 50 California state cities and counties in creating such restrictions.

Let’s go fishin’: Abalone seasons opens with new regulations

April 1 brought a new season to harvest abalone in California. This comes as no April fools joke; the season is serious for sport fishing. There is no commercial harvest allowed for any abalone in California.

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News Briefs | Published Aug. 28, 2026

North County Dems host endorsement forum The Democratic Club of North Santa Cruz County will hold an endorsement forum for local candidates and ballot measures...