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Hey, Watsonville! Let's get you all caught up to start this Thursday, March 17 off on an informed note. Here's what's going on around Watsonville today.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to sun. High: 66 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories in Watsonville today:

  1. 2 Teens Stabbed Near Watsonville Target: Reports (Watsonville Patch)
  2. 2 homes, parked car struck by driver in Watsonville (KSBW Monterey)
  3. Central Fire Protection District: Request For Proposals - Fixed Site Fuel System (Press Release Desk)
  4. SCPL: Fighting For Housing In America: Conor Dougherty, Author Of Golden Gates, In Conversation With Jonathan Franzen (Press Release Desk)
  5. Watsonville Area Pets Who Need A Home: Meet Muffins, Licorice, Blossom & More (Watsonville Patch)


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Today in Watsonville:

  • St. Paddy's Village Crawl (11:00 AM)
  • School Site Council Meeting - Pajaro Valley High (5:00 PM)
  • Personnel Commission Meeting - Pajaro Valley Unified School District (5:30 PM)
  • Open House - Aptos Jr. High - Pajaro Valley Unified School District (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Diamond Estates: "Has anyone lost 2 spice finches lately? - I saw 2 at our feeder this evening. Little, cinnamon on top, barred gray underside, small black masks. Diamond Estates area, off off Green Valley near College Lake." (Nextdoor)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Corralitos: "Lifting gas taxes. - I really want to know why our State democrats voted against lifting gas taxes? For people who need to fill up their tanks to drive to or for work? We don't have to wait for rebate! How they going to determine who an..." (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— Michael Wittner

About me: I am excited to be returning to Patch as a Roving Editor, a job that will allow me to find out what's going on in communities all over the country. I worked as a Patch Field Editor from April 2020 to June 2021, covering Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, and Northridge-Chatsworth. Before then I was the Associate Editor of the Jewish Journal, a biweekly paper covering the Jewish community north of Boston. I grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts, a small, seaside town north of Boston, and graduated from Bard College in New York, and then got my masters in teaching from New York University. Feel free to send any story ideas to michael.wittner@patch.com.

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