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Snohomish Schools proposes moving sixth graders to middle school starting in 2025-26 school year

The Snohomish School District is taking steps to shift sixth grade from elementary school to middle school beginning with the 2025-26 school year.

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Endeavour Elementary may reopen in January after Dec. 3 fire

It may take a few more weeks to repair Endeavour Elementary, the school off of Harbor Pointe Boulevard that was damaged in a Dec. 3 fire.

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Snohomish brewer sentenced to six months in jail

Brewer Frank Sandoval was sentenced to jail for six months, which started Dec. 13, on one count of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes by Snohomish County Superior Court Judge George Appel Dec. 13.

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Everett City Council limit on serving two seats withdrawn

An idea to preclude people serving in other elected offices from being on Everett City Council was withdrawn last week by its originator

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Snohomish proposed affordable housing incentives get go-ahead at Planning Commission

The Planning Commission Dec. 6 signed off on incentives to encourage the development of low-income housing.

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Pharm A Save Monroe exits pharmacy business

Pharm A Save Monroe, by how the public knows it, ceased this week when it transferred its prescription files to Rite Aid.

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Jury finds Snohomish brewer not guilty on molestation charges

A jury found Snohomish brewer Frank Sandoval not guilty on two charges of second-degree child molestation and found him guilty of one charge of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.

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Public sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinic opens

A new clinic dedicated to low-barrier testing, treatment and prevention services for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) officially opened Dec. 1

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New Snohomish Education Foundation leader eager to grow it

Seeing the school district map its future on doing the best for students inspired Erica Cenci to have a bigger role for children.

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NEWS BITES for December 6, 2023

Park Place school fields open for public play

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Snohomish restaurants told to modify outdoor spaces navigating what to do next

A majority of the restaurants told by the city in August to get official permits for their outdoor dining structures and canopies or otherwise take them down are each now trying to navigate a maze of regulations.

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Providence nurses reach tentative agreement

Providence nurses have reached a tentative agreement after negotiations finished Friday, Dec. 1, according to the union.

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VOAWW to create Pallet shelter for people in homelessness at Phil Johnson Ballfields

EVERETT — Neighbors of a proposed temporary tiny house shelter at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Sievers Duecy Boulevard on a small section of currently vacant city land came to Northshore Church's chapel for an information meeting in late November.

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Snohomish may offer more city incentives to encourageaffordable housing

At a Dec. 6 public hearing, the planning commission will consider forwarding a draft municipal code revision aimed at increasing affordable housing.

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Everett’s Wintertide festival features events to do all December

The city will be ringing with caroling, cocoa, holiday greetings and Santa throughout December.

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Christmas House's “shop” is so all kids get gifts

The doors opened this week to a "store" which has the goal to ensure no child goes without a toy.

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Jury finds Snohomish brewer not guilty on molestation charges

Opening motions for the trial of local brewer Frank Sandoval began Monday morning after press time in Snohomish County Superior Court Presiding Judge George Appel’s courtroom.

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State DCYF to pay $3M to Martinez’s victim

A jury determined the state Department of Children Youth and Families must pay $3 million to the woman who was groomed as a child by former Monroe police Sgt. Carlos Martinez.

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Monroe urban growth plans to be studied

MONROE — The City Council this week after press time reviewed two “what-if” map scenarios to fit 2,888 more housing units, or potentially 7,500 more residents, in the next 20 years.

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Monroe looking to buy downtown half-block for civic use

The city has made purchase offers to buy the long-gone former Union Bank branch and the chiropractor’s building behind it with an eye on creating a large public plaza at Blakeley and Main streets.