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Kindergarten info nights this week

If your child will turn 5 by Aug. 31, kindergarten is in their immediate future. Information events for Snohomish and Monroe schools are happening this week.

Benefit concert aims to help Historic Everett Theatre stay open

Curt Shriner sits at his computer checking voicemails in his office at the Historic Everett Theatre surrounded by pictures of past concerts and playbills.

Everett Schools bond asks to replace elementaries, upgrade high schools

Everett School District officials hope the third time will prove a charm in their attempt to pass a capital bond.

One man’s journey into recovery

Sitting in the back of a police cruiser, 33-year-old Joshua Johnson is open to talking about the life he sees ahead and why he just graduated from the Snohomish County Jail’s Diversion Center.

Snohomish Chalet to close

Center caring for people with brain injuries is only one in this state

Incidents leave Chain Lake parents wanting answers

Student safety concerns at Chain Lake Elementary prompted an all-parent meeting last week where people aired grievances about classtime disruptions, bullying and other conflicts.

Method to select Avenue D committee members debated

Executive control and privacy issues related to public exposure of task force applicants was the theme

New face at Animal Shelter looks to excite, inspire people

Though you may not be familiar with Lindsay Roe quite yet, you may remember her window-washing friend Bo.

Snohomish school bond failure puts district back to drawing board

The $470 million bond that would have paid to replace six elementary schools, and make improvements to transportation and safety for schools, is failing to gain the supermajority needed to pass.

Erosion at Pilchuck Park in Snohomish being monitored

The erosion of the bank at Pilchuck Park has the attention of city staff, but it is not getting resolved anytime soon.

Residents may see recycling surcharge in bills

In Snohomish and Monroe, recycling pickup in the city will cost more if rate adjustment requests from Republic Services are granted.

Man cuffed for Glacier Peak High School bomb threat, child porn

A 22-year-old Everett man is in custody for child pornography crimes that were revealed after an investigation of an anonymous bomb threat at Glacier Peak High School that occurred in mid-November.

Aspiring youth meet, and practice with, visiting tennis stars

Local kids got the opportunity to meet and play tennis with professional players and members of the University of Washington team

Snohomish to plot Avenue D corridor’s future

Action has started toward a year of visionary activity toward a Midtown Planning District, for an area along Avenue D from Sixth Street north to Highway 9 to accommodate new development.

Everett sets climate plan, pledging carbon neutrality by 2050

The City Council voted unanimously Jan. 29 to adopt the city’s first-ever Climate Action Plan, with the stated goal that Everett city operations become carbon-neutral by 2050.

Staeheli faces murder charges in King County

Jeremy Tod Staeheli, suspected in the fatal shooting of a Snohomish homeless man, was extradited to Washington State and is in King County jail awaiting arraignment for second degree murder.

Council selects Emma Yule for honorary park name

A leading woman of the city’s past will be recognized at last, city leaders said when naming Everett’s newest park.

Limit made on homeless housing sites in Everett

The Everett City Council voted Jan. 29 to ban multi-family homeless housing in some neighborhoods.

Thumbnail Theater gets new paint, carpeting, seats

That memory of wiggling and shifting positions on hard, cold wood is a thing of the past, but new memories will form from their cozy replacements.

Swedish workers await word on resumed talks

Negotiations following the end to a three-day walkout are not yet scheduled between Swedish and its union workers, after both sides reached a halt in marathon talks during the holiday season.