🌱 Candy Crawl + New Hospital Owners + Designing Ramsay Park

Happy Saturday, Watsonville. Before you get too far into your Halloween weekend, let's get you caught up on what's happening around town in easy-to-digest, breakfast-sized bites to go along with your morning coffee.

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First, today's weather:

Cooler temperatures with a blend of clouds and peeks of the sun. High: 67 Low: 53.

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Here are the top stories in Watsonville today:

1. Halloween is now at Watsonville's downtown merchants are making sure that local trick-or-treaters and costumed kids have a safe place to load up on candy (Watsonville Patch)
2. Watsonville Community Hospital could be under new owners soon, including Santa Cruz County (KSBW Monterey)
3. Watsonville Residents Can Provide Design Ideas For Ramsay Park (Watsonville Patch)
4. Looking for a last-second pumpkin for carving or decoration in time for Halloween? There are plenty of places around town to find one. (Patch)
5. Local animal rights company hopes to help purebred feline victims of Monterey cat breeding facility (Patch)

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Today in Watsonville:

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Watsonville Patch Notebook

• Watsonville Police Department: "We'd like to thank Good Shepherd Catholic School and its student leadership council for donating more than $300 to our Pink Patch Project campaign! The students put in a lot of effort and sold otter pops to raise funds for local familie..." (Instagram)
• City of Watsonville - City Gov't: "ENG] Halloween is just around the corner! Candy wrappers and other garbage left on the street can wash down storm drains and into our sloughs. Help us keep our streets clean and our wetlands and wildlife healthy and safe. Remember to put..." (Facebook)
• Watsonville Family YMCA: "The day has arrived! Today is SPOOKTACULAR! Join our Y, where the community gathers for a Spooktacular night! 🎃👻🕸🕷 ¡Ha llegado el día! ¡Hoy es ESPECTACULAR! Únase a nuestra Y, donde la comunidad se reúne para una noche espeluznante! ..." (Facebook)
• Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: "Now that cooler temperatures are around the corner; here are some water conservation tips for coastal cool-season vegetables: ✅ Use high flow rates to get water down the field and then cut back to finish the irrigation (avoid doing the o..." (Facebook)

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About me: I am an award-winning journalist who has worked in sports and as an investigative reporter before starting with Patch as a roving editor in April, 2020. Prior to Patch, my work appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes SportsMoney, ESPN.com and other outlets. I finished the 2012 Chicago Marathon and am currently studying improv at the renowned Second City, where many a Saturday Night Live alums got their start. I can be reached at jeff.arnold@patch.com.

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