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NEWS BITES for March 20, 2019

Local student wins character contest

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Plaque for Supt. Mester placed at Aquatic Center

The new small rock arrangement and plaque honoring former Superintendent Bill Mester at the Snohomish Aquatic Center is something even he may have been too bashful to allow

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Everett Schools gears up to build as levies pass

Voters said yes to the Everett School District’s levy requests for preserving its educational budget and for capital improvements that include replacing two entire schools.

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Petition to preserve Monroe’s Marshall Field has 700+ signatures

A Change.org petition is circulating with the goal of stopping the Monroe School District from eventually selling a piece of open space used by sports teams.

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Monroe’s budget stable as city is growing

The city’s $106 million proposed budget keeps a steady hand on municipal finances while Monroe continues to grow.

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Council pauses Midtown development tax exemption topic

The City Council on July 5 voted 5-1 to pause taking a vote on whether to give a short-term tax exemption to multi-family residential developers in the Midtown District

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Snohomish Boys & Girls Club assembling funds to create a teen hangout space that slaps

With a flourishing child care program taking up more space at the Snohomish Boys and Girls Club, teens have been squeezed out of a room they use.

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Transition at Craven Farm preserves traditions.

Craven Farm grew into a household name for the area. Understanding the impact Craven Farm has made in the community has been eye-opening to new owners Brian and Kimi Chadwick.

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Masks to be mandatory statewide starting Friday, June 26

Statewide, wearing a face covering will be mandatory starting Friday, June 26 for both indoor and outdoor settings, government officials announced Tuesday.

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Compass Health adds beds for vets and homeless people in Everett

Eighty-one homeless people will move off the streets into new studio apartments this summer, courtesy of behavioral health-care nonprofit Compass Health.

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Redeveloping Baker Heights area starts, WSU college expansion drops out of plan

The Baker Heights public housing site in the Delta Neighborhood has begun to be demolished to make way for 105 new apartment units for low income individuals and families.

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Nancy Keith selected as new chamber leader

Nancy Keith will be the next administrator of the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce

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Snohomish farms highlighted in new book

Snohomish farms highlighted in new book

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Providence Everett nurses prepared to strike

Providence nurses “getting closer” to new contract

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Keeping Parks Beautiful

From front to back volunteer, neighborhood association member Tammie Gere, Annie Allred of the Everett City Parks Department, volunteer Lou Rector and city arborist Stuart Chadwick all plant new shrubs, trees and flowers in Lions Park in Everett on a picture-perfect Saturday morning Oct. 12. The volunteers planted the greenery into prepared beds.

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Meetings about Floodplain Management along the Lower Skykomish River

Snohomish County and its partners are working to develop mutually beneficial projects that will reduce flood risk, improve fish habitat and strengthen agriculture within the Snohomish Watershed.

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Monroe Schools chief leaving in June

School superintendent Fredrika Smith announced in late December that she would be moving on to a new role July 1.

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Snohomish to see new food bank director

SNOHOMISH — The Snohomish Community Food Bank will see a new director come August. Current director Ashleigh Cruze will be moving out of state with her family.

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Java Haus changes hands but to keep its proven formula

The new owner of Java Haus is no stranger to its menu