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At two years old, Shane Tarkington was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at Good Sam Hospital. By then, a child is usually capable of speaking words and communicating in other ways. But Tarkington's parents recall how their son wasn't able to do so...

It had been a year since Janelle James got in hot water for interrupting a co-star during last year’s Golden Globes, and she wanted to make sure her look was on-point for this year’s edition. And thanks to the insights of one of her stylists,...

Academy provides public with inside look at police department The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department is presenting its first Community Police Academy. This is an opportunity for the public to participate in a 10-week program designed to provide an inside look at local law enforcement.   During academy...

As a reporter, Lee Quarnstrom worked for numerous publications around the U.S., including the Associated Press, the Register-Pajaronian and The Mercury News. He was also editor of Hustler magazine and a bookseller in Greenwich Village, and traveled with Ken Kesey’s peripatetic Merry Pranksters on...

About 300-400 Monte Sereno residents headed down to Vasona Lake County Park on Sunday around noon for the annual city picnic—a record turnout. Ismael Candelas was there representing the Santa Clara County Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency’s Weed Abatement Program. “We’re just educating the community on...

The Santa Clara County Department of Planning and Development has been preventing a homeowner in the Lexington Hills area of Los Gatos from accessing public documents needed to fix damage caused by the storm that sparked the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire. A Department of...

Friends of the Heritage Theatre welcomes new board members Friends of the Heritage Theatre (FOHT), a nonprofit organization dedicated to community awareness, community access and fundraising on behalf of the historic performing arts venue in Campbell, welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors:...

NUMU presents (Un)Familiar exhibit New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) announced (Un)Familiar, a group exhibition featuring three Bay Area artists, Jezrael Gandara, Kiana Honarmand and Chelsea Stewart, and guest-curated by Alyssarhaye Graciano, on view June 2-Nov. 5.  (Un)Familiar focuses on biases and assumptions around various stigmas including...

Barnes & Noble has finalized plans for its big grand opening next week. The company says the location along Grays Lane downtown will be "a cozy addition to the Old Town area, offering about 7,000 square feet of books, toys, games, gift items and more." The...

The Beach Boys came on the scene in 1961, straight outta Hawthorne, California. The group’s songs embodied the myth of a youthful and carefree Southern California existence, one filled with surfboards, cars and pretty girls. The core group—bassist and primary songwriter Brian Wilson, his brothers...