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Schools gearing up to hold classes online

Whether by paper or by computer, schools will be restarting classes to continue educating thousands of children at home.

Snohomish Town Hall works to reconcile issues

People looking for solutions convened online last week in a city-organized town hall about racism and how to move forward from the events from May 31.

News Bites for April 14, 2021

Midtown to be Council topic April 20

$1.5M bail for alleged stabber of boy in Everett

Police arrested the man Jan. 29 when someone called in a tip saying he was riding on their bus in South Everett. The next day, a judge set his bail at $2 million, but Freeman was absent. He’d refused to attend his first appearance. He showed up Feb. 3. A district court judge pro-tem modified his bail to $1.5 million.

Monroe suspends remote public comments at council andcity board meetings after recent hate speech disruption

Abusive hate speech by anonymous people online during the public comments period of the Dec. 5 City Council meeting has prompted the city to temporarily halt taking remote public testimony at all of its council, board and commission meetings.

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.

Online petition to remove Monroe Schools Superintendent has 950+ signatures

An online petition seeking to remove Monroe School District Superintendent Justin Blasko erupted last week

Mayor Kartak’s protestors joke online backfires

Mayor John Kartak posted a picture making fun of protestors being hit by cars on his personal social media page, but says he didn’t initially understand it and doesn’t support its message.

Monroe yard floods when fiber crew hits water main

MONROE — Online pictures of a yard filled with water at a house in the Fryelands Neighborhood during Ziply Fiber’s underground installation work caught neighbors’ attention last week.

Everett adding bike boulevards to enlarge its all-city network

More bicycle corridors are coming to central Everett soon

Everett council District 2 represents midtown, downtown

The council district system being introduced this year has two candidates running for District No. 2: Greg Lineberry and Paula Rhyne.

County Executive’s proposed budget adds SCSO body cameras, avoids layoffs and braces for 2021

County Executive Dave Somers’ 2021 budget aims to be resourceful since 2020 left little to work from.

Mayor Kartak wants speeds cut on streets

Speed limits could drop to 20 mph for all residential streets in the city’s core, Mayor John Kartak announced online last week.

Proposed statewide change to ban new gas cars from sale in 2035 taking comments

A formal proposal would ban the sale of new gas-powered and gas-electric hybrid vehicles by 2035 statewide.

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.

Opioid recovery sessions find new success being online

Every weekday morning, the camera goes live, and Geoff Godfrey is ready to greet a crowd of people.

Monroe mayor’s no-frills 2021 budget has no property tax increase

Mayor Geoffrey Thomas’s budget largely sticks with what’s working to enter 2021 on stable footing.

Outrage in Snohomish over situation, leadership response to May 31 events

As the evening progressed Sunday, May 31, the crowd shifted on First Street. A few bore Confederate flags.

Cash for U.S. 2 trestle in state Transportation budget

There are local winners in the overall transportation package approved by the Legislature last week.

A pregnancy center in Everett had an arson attempt, FBI thinks it’s deliberate

In late June, three days after Roe vs. Wade was overturned, law enforcement believes someone tried to burn down a pregnancy health center in Everett

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