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Everett to bolster traffic safety over next decades with Vision Zero plan

EVERETT — City Hall has plans to develop and adopta comprehensive plan designed to create safer roads for vehicles and pedestrians called Vision Zero.

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Traveling without boundaries: Rural van service restarts with grant money

SNOHOMISH COUNTY -- New funding has expanded transportation services in rural areas for seniors and people with disabilities.

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Monroe installing safety flashers at six pedestrian crosswalks

MONROE -- Monroe installing safety flashers at six pedestrian crosswalks

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NEWS BITES for Sept. 11, 2024

Boeing strike may not happen, Monte Cristo Awards nominations open, new Sno-Isle Libraries head announced, and more in the Sept. 11 Tribune.

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Everett council may restart 12:30 p.m. monthly meeting - decision on Wednesday

EVERETT — The City Council may adjust its schedule to hold its fourth meeting of the month at 12:30 p.m., as well as the fifth when a month has five Wednesdays. The council will decide by a vote this week on Sept. 11 without a public hearing.

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Snohomish city councilmembers lean toward future fireworks ban

SNOHOMISH — A majority of City Council members voiced that fireworks use should be banned within city limits, giving burn risks and jarring noise among reasons why during a workshop last week. The council anticipates returning to the topic in 2025 after finishing off its budget deliberations and comprehensive plan decisions this fall and winter.

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Monroe might grow taller in development plan

MONROE — On July 30, the City Council discussed the need for more affordable commercial and residential housing.

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Countywide wildfire survey will be backbone of ideas to reduce life, safety risks

As wildfire risks in Western Washington increase, Snohomish County officials are developing a county-wide protection plan. and holding a survey through November.

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Recommendations from Everett Mayor’s Drug Task Force, to address opioid crisis, are robust but will take time, money

EVERETT — The Mayor’s Drug Crisis Task Force, initiated to address the fentanyl crisis in Everett, gave a set of recommended actions presented to officials at a recent meeting.

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Imagine Children’s Museum sees 4 millionth visitor

Imagine Children’s Museum sees 4 millionth visitor

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Blood banks experiencing urgent need for donors

Blood banks are experiencing an urgent need for donors

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Firefighter treads water 24 hours to fundraise for MS

SNOHOMISH — After press time, firefighter Brett Bergeron was expected to get in the water at the Snohomish Aquatic Center and get treading.

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Swifts Night Out celebration returns Sept. 7

MONROE — The Pilchuck Audubon Society is hosting its 16th annual Swifts Night Out event on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 4:30 p.m. to dusk at Frank Wagner Elementary School in Monroe, 639 W. Main St.

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The end of summer has one remember

REMINISCENE

A letter to the editor in the Aug. 28 Tribune about the end of summer.

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Two more arrests in complex gift-card fraud scheme

MONROE — Lynnwood Police last week made two arrests of associates with the Monroe woman accused of masterminding a gift card fraud scheme.

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How fish checks are part of bigger salmon picture

Fish inspectors will ask about your catch. Why is that, and what do they do with this information?

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Feds arrest, accuse two Snohomish-area men of participating in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

SNOHOMISH — Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges accusing two Snohomish-area men of allegedly throwing objects at police and other acts during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and breach at the U.S. Capitol 43 months ago.

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Everett's levy lid lift failure imperils its fire service

EVERETT FIRE DEPARTMENT

A letter to the editor in the Aug. 28 Tribune discussing the ramifications upon the Everett Fire Department of the levy lid lift Proposition 1's failure.

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Closed fishing dock at Blackman Lake will need some repairs, consultants’ report indicates

SNOHOMISH — Several piles holding up the Robert S. Keaton Memorial fishing dock at Hill Park on Blackman Lake have deterioration damage, a consulting dive team’s report says.

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Snohomish fixed-income senior renters in affordable housing find themselves in a bind

SNOHOMISH -- Fixed-income seniors who thought they had permanent affordable housing aren't sure what to do now with rent increases from an affordable housing organization. Social Security hasn't kept up with need. Details on what the costs are to live today, and how fixed-income seniors are finding themselves struggling.