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Homelessness expert tells what approaches work at Everett forum

There are techniques that work for homelessness and others that don’t, a national expert on homelessness told key stakeholders in a chat hosted by Mayor Cassie Franklin last week.

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Local teen sings his way onto TV’s “American Idol”

A Monroe High School alum, Benson Boone, will be featured on the new season of “American Idol” that premieres Feb. 14 on ABC

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Everett hopes to erect Pallet Shelters to aid homeless people by June

EVERETT — The city wants to have 20 personal shelters to house homeless individuals up and ready by this summer. It has now revealed the location for the cluster: Behind the Everett Gospel Mission at 3711 Smith Ave. on a city-owned vacant lot.

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Constant park vandalism in Snohomish has city taking measures, including considering cameras

SNOHOMISH — Unknown vandals have done more than $200,000 in damage to parks in the past few months

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Everett Transit to bring back Sunday bus service in March

Everett Transit will be running buses on Sunday again starting in March, the city confirmed last week.

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Red-light cameras at crash hotspots has Everett council’s interest

A few City Council members said last week they would be favorable toward red light enforcement cameras in the interest of significantly reducing serious crashes.

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Snohomish Police contract up for renewal soon

The city will soon begin negotiations to extend its contract with the sheriff’s office to run the Snohomish Police Department for five more years.

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Snohomish residents to be asked to renew city sales tax for roads

Voters will be asked this August to continue the city’s 0.2 percent sales tax for roads under what’s called the Transportation Benefit District

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NEWS BITES for Jan. 27, 2021

Rep. Berg visits Snohomish council

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Everett Fire finds internal fraud by ex-employee

A former city fire inspector defrauded the city of $12,700 by falsifying time card reports, but was allowed to hand the money back and resign at the advice of legal counsel.

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Vaccine supplies may be coming in waves: How to get one

Anxious demand is far outstripping available vaccine supplies, and appointment times at drive-thru vaccine sites are getting snapped up quickly.

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Some students may be back in classrooms next month

More than a year after the discovery of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Washington state

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Snohomish gal is the Tooth Fairy who teaches kids dental health

Molli Corcoran of Snohomish may seem like all your other neighbors. But, she has a secret. By day, Molli is the Tooth Fairy.

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Hearing examiner hears aversion to Walsh Hills housing development proposed for Chalet site

Residents in northeast Snohomish can support reasonable growth, but many are uneasy with adding twice as many people to their neighborhood.

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Lawsuit against Snohomish Fire District 4 settled

How trauma from first responder calls is handled by administration can help or hurt frontline workers

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Wesco lays out plan to hold short seasons

Wesco’s plan for high school sports

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Midtown planning effort to have variety of open houses for public input

The Midtown Task Force is looking to hear what the public thinks on its recommendations for reshaping the Avenue D—Bickford Avenue commercial corridor, and it will hold open houses next week.

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All people age 65+ are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Next in line for COVID-19 vaccines are all people age 65 and older and all people 50 and older who live in the same house as people from other generations, state health officials outlined last week.

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Snohomish Fire might join Everett Fire to create regional fire system

Snohomish’s Fire District 4 has decided to study the possibility of forming a Regional Fire Authority (RFA) with the Everett Fire Department.