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By TRIBUNE STAFF
Backpacks, toiletries needed for Project Homeless Connect
EVERETT — Project Homeless Connect needs donations of backpacks and toiletries for 1,200 people who are expected to attend the one-day event on July 11.
Organizers say they need about 500 more backpacks and totes in addition to hotel-size soaps, toothpaste and other hygiene products.
Donations can be dropped off by Friday, July 6 at two locations:
• YWCA Pathways for Women, 6027 208th St. SW, Lynnwood
• Everett YWCA Regional Center, 3301 Broadway, Everett
Monetary donations by check should be made out to The Everett Gospel Mission c/o Project Homeless Connect, P.O. Box 423, Everett, Wash., 98206-0423.
Project Homeless Connect happens Wednesday, July 11 at Cascade High School, 801 E. Casino Road in Everett, and provides homeless people with free services and basic living items.
By MADELYN FAIRBANKS
Published July 4, 2012
Online map lets you track crime in your neighborhood
SNOHOMISH - The city’s crime force just got a face-lift.
Police Chief John Flood said it is past time the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office “freshen things up” and upgrade the 20-year-old software it had been using to track crime by creating an online crime map of the county, updated on a daily basis and accessible to anyone.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published July 4, 2012
City installs water meters this month
EVERETT - The city will start installing water meters in northeast Everett later this month.
The installation was delayed by a month as the city waits for a vacuum truck to arrive. The $400,000 truck is set to arrive next week, and work will begin shortly thereafter, city spokeswoman Kate Reardon said.
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By MADELYN FAIRBANKS
Published July 4, 2012
Providence expands into bigger facility in North Kelsey
MONROE - Providence Medical Group is moving into a brand-new building in North Kelsey, and along with it, a host of specialists that patients now have to travel to see.
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By TRIBUNE STAFF
Published July 4, 2012
Stabbing victims sue Snohomish School District
SNOHOMISH - The families of the victims of the two students stabbed at Snohomish High School last fall are suing Snohomish School District, Fairfax Hospital and the parents of the assailant claiming the attack was preventable.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published July 4, 2012
City to tear down Broadway Bridge next spring
EVERETT - The Broadway Bridge is long overdue for replacement.
The city plans to tear down the 100-year-old bridge over the railroad tracks next spring.
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By MADELYN FAIRBANKS
Published July 4, 2012
City celebrates Speed Week
MONROE - Most residents know the city has a long history of racing stock cars, but a proclamation from Mayor Robert Zimmerman last week made an official recognition: the last week of June before the annual Summer Showdown is now deemed “Speed Week.”
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published July 4, 2012
Summer soccer camp teaches kids positive skills
EVERETT - Sergeant Manny Garcia is watching his summer soccer camp grow each year.
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By MADELYN FAIRBANKS
Published July 4, 2012
New group will focus on public safety
SNOHOMISH - What was once lost to the city of Snohomish has again been found — and it’s new and improved.
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