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Under-$50 products on sale during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days
Popular products like the Amazon smart plug and Crest 3D Whitestrips are among the items listed here.
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Top 10 boys cross country rankings
Top 10 cross country rankings Boys 1. Scotts Valley: 2. Alisal: 3. Santa Cruz: 4. Monte Vista: 5. King City: 6. North County: 7. Carmel: 8. Greenfield: 9. Aptos: 10. Hollister: On the bubble: Soquel, Salinas, Watsonville, Soledad, Marina. Girls 1. Scotts Valley: 2. Hollister: 3. Carmel: 4. Alisal: 5. North County: 6. King City:…
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Barbara Rose Shuler, Intermezzo: Fast start to classical season
The 2023-2024 classical music season got off to a blazing start the first week of October. Conductor Jayce Ogren delivered an exciting Monterey Symphony opener, Carmel Music Society presented the sensational Delirium Musicum ensemble, and I Cantori’s delightful new chamber choir made its world promiere at The Sand Box. The energy and spirit in these…
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West Cliff Construction Faces Troubling Delays
Work repairing West Cliff Drive will start later than the city expected, as the construction company slated to make repairs struggles to approve aspects of the project. The Santa Cruz City Council voted on Sept. 12 to repair four portions of the cliff-face between Columbia and David Way and to restore traffic to two-way, estimated…
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Pajaro Flood Victims Still Rebuilding
After the devastation of the Pajaro floods in March, families in South County continue to rely on financial support from local organizations as they start to rebuild their lives. While the waters have receded and a sense of normalcy has been restored, some people are still struggling to make ends meet. Others are getting the…
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Onewheel Recalls 300,000 Skateboards
A Santa Cruz company that manufactures self-balancing, one-wheeled skateboards is recalling 300,000 of its products after dozens of people were injured and four were killed. Future Motion Inc., which makes the Onewheel skateboards, did not respond to a request for comment. But in a recall notice on its website, the company says that the skateboards…
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Beth Peerless, Where it’s at: Fall Festival at the Tor House
Monterey County has been and is home to some incredible artists, photographers, writers, poets and environmentalists. In Carmel, one stands out among many others, the poet Robinson Jeffers. An American icon, Jeffers left an indelible mark on the minds of those who knew him and for those who have gotten to know him through his…
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Couple hikes to top of mountain in wedding dresses to get married
“We figured since you only wear your wedding dress once, we might as well make the most of it and not worry if they got dirty.”
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ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low
High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades.
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Game of the week: Monterey hopes to recover early-season magic
MONTEREY – Identifying the problem starts from within. Solutions do not come without some soul searching, or perhaps just simplifying a system. An offense that ran so effortlessly earlier in the season appears complicated for Monterey High, which has looked out of rhythm in its past two games. “I think it’s me,” Monterey coach Alex…
