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Snohomish brewery owner pleads not guilty

The brewer who’s been accused of molesting a pre-teen girl pleaded not guilty before Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Robert Okrent last week.

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Blackman Lake receiving more focus

The city is investing in Blackman Lake.

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School memorializes 9/11 with thousands of tiny U.S. flags

Some 2,977 American flags, one for each life lost in the 9/11 attacks, covered the grass alongside Union Avenue late last week.

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Project at corner of SR 9 – Cathcart Way got OK too quietly, appeal accuses

How county planning staff proceeded with a proposed development at a large vacant corner at Highway 9 and Cathcart Way has prompted an appeal from neighbors crying foul to the County Council.

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Large arts and music center nears its opening

A new graffiti museum and music venue is coming to Everett this fall at Everett and Wetmore avenues, within the former Club Broadway building.

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Proposed narcotics rehab rule may not preclude federal dollars for county's hotel buys, but it would have to be applied narrowly and County Council split on whether it is ethical

County Councilman Nate Nehring's effort to introduce a stipulation that illicit drug users must go through treatment

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Mental health pro selected for Snohomish school board

The school board’s newest member is Sarah Adams.

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NEWS BITES for Aug. 31, 2022

Countywide opioid overdose vigil Aug. 31

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A zebra finds a new home in Machias

At the Flying M Ranch, among the horses is an equine not many see outside of a zoo. His name is Norris, and he’s a zebra.

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Nurses stretched thin at Providence Everett, call for increased staffing

Nurses are feeling stretched thin by patient loads at Providence Everett

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Clearer picture of personal property tax impacts if city’s builder incentive idea is fruitful

If the City Council agrees to put in place a temporary tax waiver on new multimillion-dollar residential buildings in the city’s Midtown District along Avenue D

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County Council approves buying hotels to house homeless individuals short-term

A County Council majority last week approved proceeding to purchase two hotels to convert to short-term transition housing for people experiencing homelessness

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Trees around Avenue A gazebo felled

The trees around the Avenue A gazebo needed to come down after all.

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Man gifted car as next step toward rebuilding his life

It was a surprise that should mean a lot.

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Broadband internet gaps in county to be identified to increase services

Broadband internet may be plentiful in big cities, but rural areas still are running slower than modern standards

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Echo Lake residents bolster their emergency safety

The Big One is coming, and Wayne Connell, for one, wants to be ready.

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Suboxone clinic proposed for downtown Monroe

Facility would fill gap for recovery work with opioid-addicted patients

A proposed new site for an addiction clinic in downtown Monroe will also help East County residents with opioid dependence as far away as Index.

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Monroe’s Swifts Night Out event is this Saturday

Swifts Night Out event at Frank Wagner Elementary School

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Two historic Monroe houses at risk of demolition again

A plan to relocate two of Monroe’s homestead houses to make way for a new development faltered last fall.

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Lingering baby formula shortage has food banks left with few cans to give

The nation’s baby formula shortage has left at least some food banks sometimes going without.