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Snohomish student working to fight childhood hunger

Hasini is one of 100 young leaders across the country awarded Sodexo grants to organize projects to help end childhood hunger.

Walsh Hills public hearing before hearing examiner done

A public hearing on the merits of a proposed 111--house subdivision

Requirement that children get COVID-19 vaccine being evaluated

A state advisory group is currently exploring whether to recommend requiring children be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter any school or licensed child care.

Public meeting about Baker Heights is March 23

The Everett Housing Authority will provide updates on the Baker Heights project at a meeting Tuesday, March 23 starting at 6 p.m. online.

Food banks seeing shift in clients and overall drop recently

Area food bank directors are not sure if right now they are in the calm before the next wave.

Site of future Snohomish fire station on Pine Avenue identified

Fire District 4's future fire station will be on Pine Avenue between Third and Fourth streets

Snohomish Fire District 4 to look at join-up with bigger Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue

Snohomish Fire District 4’s three board members have directed the chief to approach Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue

Everett historians seek to save Clark Park gazebo, Historical Commission balks at blessing removal

EVERETT — The city Historical Commission held off granting a certificate authorizing the alteration of Clark Park to remove its historic gazebo.

Crews conduct fire training burns before curious audience

Coverage of the Snohomish fire training burns

Everett council starting to see two camps with differing philosophies

Two emerging camps among City Council members again had a split vote, this time on who would lead as council president for 2023.

Two badly hurt in head-on on Old Snohomish-Monroe Road

Two badly hurt in head-on on Old Snohomish-Monroe Road

To help growth, Everett plan suggests to allow duplexes in today’s single-home areas

What kinds of future housing should sprout, and where, are key pieces to the city’s Housing Action Plan.

Future Everett commuter rail line at risk of timeline delays

Get your voice heard on Sound Transit’s plans to adjust which Light Link Rail projects it builds next.

Nurses stretched thin at Providence Everett, call for increased staffing

Nurses are feeling stretched thin by patient loads at Providence Everett

Up for a challenge, a stunt flying duo emerged

These two guys are putting on quite a show while doing something they love.

Hippity, hoppity! The Snohomish Easter Parade’s on its way

Come one, come all to the annual Easter Parade Saturday, March 30. The free parade down Snohomish's First Street starts at 10 a.m.

County Council has mixed views on County Executive’s property tax increase

County Executive Dave Somers’ proposal to raise the county property tax rate by 8%, which would pencil to about a $15 increase to a $600,000 home according to the county finance office, has generated two separate countermeasures from the County Council ratcheting the rate down. Council Vice President Nate Nehring proposes taking no increase, and making multiple budget cuts to offset not having as much revenue come in. Nehring said the public doesn’t have an appetite for more taxes. Council President Jared Mead proposed a middle ground of 4%.

City Council declines East Monroe 2021 docket request

The City Council last week declined a homebuilder’s request to get a foot in the door for its proposal to build a housing development on the East Monroe site off of U.S. 2.

Input sought on Everett Transit’s future

The city’s bus system wants your input on how well it runs and what path it should take

Monroe Schools to select new superintendentin coming months, public meeting Nov. 16

A new permanent superintendent will take the reins at Monroe Schools come fall 2023.