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Everett council says to keep going on Everett-Snohomish fire agency pairing

City Council members support continuing to have Everett Fire look into joining forces with Snohomish Fire under a regional fire authority (RFA).

City wants part of Avenue D land as way to help bring housing

No-go for city’s Avenue D land plan as first contemplated

Tribune NEWS BITES for June 9, 2021

Carnegie restoration wins state award

Walsh Hills development taken to court

Attorneys rebut that planners followed code in Snohomish Walsh Hills land-use lawsuit

State to pay $3.25 million over Monroe inmate’s death

The state will pay a $3.25 million wrongful death settlement to the family of a Monroe Corrections Complex prisoner who died from an uncared-for abdominal wound.

Hosts sought to give homeless teens lodging for Cocoon House Connections program

The Connections Host Home Program is an effort launched by Cocoon House to keep teens in their communities through volunteer hosting families in their area.

Everett school to host two-dose vaccination clinics for ages 12 and up

Everett Public Schools will host an onsite COVID-19 vaccination clinic

Everett's Imagine Children’s Museum open again June 2

Volunteers last month were putting the finishing touches on shining up the Imagine Children’s Museum at Wall Street and Hoyt Avenue.

First Street improvements, such as new dining fixtures, are coming

For downtown, the city plans to use federal funding for sidewalk repairs, semi-permanent outdoor dining fixtures, better trash management and replacing troublesome trees.

Monroe seeks to hush train horns through these steps

City Hall’s interest in silencing train horns while passing through will require some diligence.

Everett settles with fired ex-cop for $89,000

The city recently settled a disability discrimination lawsuit with a former police lieutenant who alleged that after his off-duty drunken driving charge

Monroe Farmers Market opens its season

Janelle Drews thinks it will be a banner year for the Monroe Farmers Market.

Who has filed for election in the local area

It's Kartak, Redmon, King, Franklin, Oss, Wittock and more

Snohomish mayor’s salary re-opened for discussion

Mayor John Kartak’s printed commentary where he opined on the mayor’s salary being $18,000 a year sparked City Council interest last week on how to approach altering it

Snohomish intends to lower speeds to 20 mph, including on arterials

Most City Council members have said they support a proposal to reduce speed limits to 20 mph across the main core of the city, including some arterial roads.