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Snohomish County looking for input on light rail planning area

Snohomish County is seeking public input in an online survey on how to plan ahead for the area around two future light rail stations in south Everett and Lynnwood.

Snohomish Library reopens to come in for a quick shelf browse and checkout

In related news: Everett Libraries have reopened for limited capacities

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.

Monroe hospital asking for levy bump in April to bring back birth services

EvergreenHealth Monroe, the lone full-service hospital between Snohomish and the Sky Valley

NEWS BITES for Feb. 3, 2021

GroundFrog predicts more yuck

Snohomish High’s theatre club presenting “Elf: The Musical” starting Dec. 6

SNOHOMISH — The Snohomish High School Theatre Club will proudly present “Elf: the Musical” in the Snohomish High School’s Performing Arts Center on Dec. 6, 7, 13 and 14.

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

Snohomish Schools’ fall re-opening plan forming

As multiple western Washington school districts adopt 100 percent online learning for the fall of 2020, the Snohomish School District has released three options for re-opening which were presented at last week’s school board meeting.

Snohomish City Council vacancy open for applications

Applications are being taken for the City Council seat throughout this month, with the council scheduled to decide who to appoint onto council next month.

Monroe school board candidate pauses run

Though he’s not officially dropped out of the race, Monroe School Board candidate Andrew Fegler has decided not to campaign due to schedule constraints.

$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.

Community Transit to standardize fares to $2.50

When light rail arrives to Lynnwood Aug. 30, Community Transit will discontinue its commuter buses down to Seattle soon after. The agency announced it will discard its commuter fare price, and go to a uniform $2.50 for local bus, Swift, Zip Alderwood Shuttle, and DART paratransit services. Comments sought.

New series of free fire safety classes in Monroe

As winter weather begins to assail the county, Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue is offering a free online disaster preparedness class.

Schools adjusting graduation ceremonies on the fly

Local graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020 will be shaped by health guidelines and social distancing amid ongoing efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

County offering new round of grants for small businesses

Small businesses can apply for coronavirus-assistance grants from Snohomish County now until Monday, June 22.

Be good for goodness sake ...

Christmas House gives for 38th year to families living well below poverty line

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.

Tour the trees of Monroe

The city has been officially named a “Tree City USA” by the Arbor Day Foundation because of the city’s commitment to effectively manage urban forest areas. The award came days before Arbor Day festivities began April 26.

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