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January 16, 2025

Water Main Break Floods Hillbrook Drive

Water gushed onto the road in the 100 block of Hillbrook Drive when a pipe, made of asbestos cement broke, Thursday before noon, causing service disruptions to 34 homes, utility officials said. At the time, 23-year-old Connor Gibson was hanging out in his room, when...

Los Gatos’ Ukrainian community shaken by war overseas

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An older woman with blonde hair clutches grocery bags and scurries out of the Slavic Shop, the Saratoga Avenue store where South Bay residents come to buy Dworek Ukrainian borsch, potato and cheddar pierogis, and marinated herring filets. The woman, who identifies herself as Ukrainian...

Comeback ’Cats: Los Gatos girls basketball team’s furious rally earns CIF NorCal win

Three days after winning the program’s first Central Coast Section championship in 40 years, the Los Gatos High girls basketball team delivered an encore performance worthy of a standing ovation.  Which, incidentally, is what they received being they were on their home court Tuesday. As...

Los Gatos Chamber awards celebrate residents who reflect town’s character

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The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual awards ceremony at a March 25 luncheon that’s open to everyone in the community. The event honors individuals who reflect the “Character of Los Gatos.” The six local characters who are receiving awards include long-time...

Santa Clara County lifts indoor mask mandate

Santa Clara County lifted its indoor mask mandate March 2, the last county in the Bay Area to do so following the region's winter surge in Covid-19 cases. County officials said they expect to meet the third and final benchmark required to lift local masking...

Guest View: How to teach kids about fiery realities

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Parents want to shield their children from the dangers of the world—but fire is one thing they can’t sweep under the rug. Especially now, as our communities begin to realize fire season no longer has a beginning or end; it is a constant where...

Construction begins on Hwy. 17 wildlife undercrossing

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has begun nighttime work on a wildlife undercrossing near Laurel Curve on Highway 17, which is expected to reduce traffic to one lane in the north and southbound directions. The work was slated to begin March 1 on Highway...

Veloria Pannell caps impressive senior season by reaching CIF wrestling state title match

No one expected Los Gatos High senior Veloria Pannell to beat top seed Hailey Chapman—who entered their match ranked No. 8 in the nation—in the first round and opening day of the 131-pound division in the CIF State Wrestling Championships on Feb. 24. No one,...

Top ’Cats: Los Gatos girls basketball team wins first CCS title since 1982

For Los Gatos High girls basketball coach Sara Quilici Giles and freshman standout Nicole Steiner, the moment hit them as Ella Rabtiz was hoisted up by her teammates to put an index card on the south wall at Helm Gym, the area that lists...

Longtime Los Gatos editor Dick Sparrer dies at 72

Dick Sparrer
Longtime Los Gatos journalist Dick Sparrer died Saturday, according to family members, after a long illness. He was 72. He worked in newspapers for 45 years before retiring at the end of 2016 after 15 years as the Los Gatos Weekly-Times’ editor.  “It seems like only...

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