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Rite Aid, which also owns Bartell Drugs, in bankruptcy again, selling off almost all stores

Hobbled pharmacy Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy a second time May 5. This time, everything’s up for grabs.

Snohomish considers strategies for more housing

Six strategies to add a wider housing variety were vetted by the City Council last week, plus a few gave a request to look into one more.

Inslee not itching to restart mask mandate

The return of an indoor mask mandate isn’t under consideration today

USPS working to reopen drive-up mailboxes

Drive-up mailboxes at multiple post offices in the county such as Monroe were broken into or vandalized in recent weeks, creating interruptions for drive-thru drop-offs.

Local NAACP youth group learning to get involved

The next generation of leaders are learning their skills today through a new youth offshoot of the NAACP Snohomish County.

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.

Snohomish Chamber doing “The Big Give” public holiday event

SNOHOMISH — The chamber is doing a new initiative this weekend called The Big Give, a free-entry event meant to show off some Christmas spirit.

Edgewater Bridge replacement slipping to spring 2026 due to complications

EVERETT — Replacing the Edgewater Bridge between Everett and Mukilteo will slip into early next year, the city recently announced. The delays were due to unexpected complications earlier this year while setting up the platform where equipment could be positioned to deconstruct the old bridge and build the new one, city engineer Tom Hood explained to the City Council last week.

Comments wanted on Snohomish's elementary schools

Cathcart Elementary badly needs to be replaced. So do five other elementary schools in the Snohomish School District, says a citizen’s advisory group.

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.

Time to comment on AquaSox stadium options

Time to comment on AquaSox stadium options for the environmental impact study.

Former Eastside Tire site on Avenue D changing hands

People still phone up Dan Poteet for service at Eastside Tire

“Snohomish Delivers” helps virus-wary shop local

The town now has a delivery service for local merchandise. It’s called “Snohomish Delivers,” and here’s how it works

Second vaccine booster shots for COVID-19suggested for certain groups of individuals

A newly available second booster dose against COVID-19 is now being suggested for people 50 and older

Pine Ave. buildings to burn in April for fire training

In early April, Fire District 4 plans to set alight some of the buildings of the block of Pine Avenue that formerly housed Steuber’s Distributing Co. for fire training purposes.

Snohomish outlines its future road plans

Two future road projects voters recently approved funding for through renewing a city sales tax measure will arrive by 2025, according to a city outline.

Snohomish Kiwanis fundraising for new park

A service group wants to fill what it sees as a gap in city parks: A place for teens and tweens.

M-pox was in Snohomish County

A case of Monkeypox was logged in a Snohomish County man

Mukilteo eyes revamping its waterfront

Mukilteo’s waterfront could be much more developed by the end of the decade.

Clarity for police reform laws is coming; local leaders hope ASAP

Come January, state legislators will begin cleaning up ambiguities within the slew of police reform bills passed this year to make them clearer to follow, according to Snohomish County Council members who have spoken with key state Legislators.