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Tai Chi, for body and mindClasses avert muscle stiffness and other aging effects

It starts with the feet, but circles around the flow.

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Monroe Schools plans to lease new HQ site

Plans are in motion to move the Monroe School District headquarters to a leased location along Hospital Road after a unanimous vote of the school board last week.

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Discussion on supportive housing in Everett,which is under temporary halt, continues Sept. 17

The city’s Planning Commission last month analyzed the City Council’s moratorium that halts new supportive housing projects in single-family zoned neighborhoods, and may be providing some recommendations back to council later this fall.

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Today’s safest football helmet unattainable for some youth

When 125 Everett Junior Wildcats players kicked off the youth football season recently, most wore the safest helmets money can buy. Literally.

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Park newly named for Pilchuck Julia blessed with honor

On a day where temperatures hit the mid-80s, Pilchuck Julia newly stood sentry over the event that served as the blessing for the park named for and dedicated to her.

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Fire District 4 station talks brew over at commission

Fire District 4 reiterated through a statement at the Aug. 19 fire commission meeting that the Maple Avenue station is not closing.

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Meet Everett schools superintendent at open houses Wednesday, Thursday

The Everett School District’s new superintendent would like to hear from families at two events this week.

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Stories pour at Everett Ideal Option opioid clinic’s big reveal

Stigma surrounding medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction took a backseat to life restoration for three hours.

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Detour at Blueberry/Kelsey begins Sept. 3

A remedy for traffic jams at Blueberry Lane and Kelsey Street means some temporary pain for drivers.

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ATVs approved for Snohomish roadways under pilot project

The City Council last week approved allowing wheeled all terrain vehicles (WATVs) on city roads with a limit of 35 miles per hour or less.

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Inside the Monroe Police unit dedicated to homeless people

The Police Department’s community outreach program that helps address homelessness in the city recently put a new officer on its team.

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NEWS BITES for Aug. 21, 2019

Algae makes Blackman Lake unsafe

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Snohomish Fire works to extinguish Maple Avenue fire station closure talks

The narrative on the future of Station 41 on Maple Avenue continues to morph.

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Petition to preserve Monroe’s Marshall Field has 700+ signatures

A Change.org petition is circulating with the goal of stopping the Monroe School District from eventually selling a piece of open space used by sports teams.

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Maple Avenue fire station not closing, officials insist

Fire District 4’s station on Maple Avenue is not closing — not in mid-September, anyway.

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Monroe churches can now host temporary homeless tent cities

Religious organizations can now host temporary spaces for homeless people to camp in Monroe, a change that aligns city law with state law.

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Area grocery workers protest over unfavorable union contract talks

More than 60 grocery workers from the Teamsters and UFCW unions marched the North Kelsey sidewalk near Fred Meyer midday Aug. 1 to protest contract negotiations that have come to a stall.

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Clark Park finds some caretakers: Social group convenes weekly to play after cleaning park

For the last eight weeks, Lindsey Weaver, Ryan Anderson, Christina Strand and George Newhall have spent one day a week cleaning up Clark Park, located in the 2400 block of Lombard Avenue.

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Echo Lake-Lost Lake community is reinforcing neighborhood bonds

In the far-flung region of Echo Lake and Lost Lake, pockets of neighbors are unifying to become a prepared and resilient group of people.

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DNA test helps fill in a Snohomish family’s tree

How two people met their fathers