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Monroe Council wants to re-assess parking downtown

The City Council wants to take a new comprehensive look on downtown parking.

Meet your communities at National Night Out Aug. 2

Come see demonstrations by your police and fire departments and get to know the community better at a National Night Out event in your town and neighborhood.

County Council weighing, waiting on shelter drug residue test rule

The County Council voted last week to postpone on deciding until May 1 on a proposal to require annual drug contamination testing at county-owned housing shelters and facilities, which also is being challenged and questioned by some County Council members.

State health workgroup's tight vote opposes requiring COVID vaccine to atttend school as part of immunization regimen

A state advisory group last week forwarded a mixed “no” recommendation to the state Board of Health

Everett plans to add 3,000 trees, which residents can receive for free

EVERETT -- A recently launched program in Everett aims to add 3,000 trees around parts of the city, and they’re free to anyone who wants one.

Annual homeless persons survey Jan. 24 seeks volunteers

The annual Point in Time Homelessness Count will be happening Tuesday, Jan. 24

Halloween this year will be a little different, but can still be fun

Gatherings of ghouls and goblins won’t be the same for 2020

Everett to adjust dangerous dog rules; council vote is Nov. 6

The city plans to edit its code about “dangerous” dogs and add more rules to owning one.

Snohomish rule change lets small shops open in more parts of city set up for residential density increases

Small neighborhood coffeeshops, restaurants, markets, gyms and other commerce can now open a space on the ground floor of all apartment and condominium buildings around town.

Mayor Redmon’s Snohomish budget invests in water, sewer lines

SNOHOMISH — Mayor Linda Redmon’s proposed $115.5 million biennial budget includes major replacements of the city’s water and sewer lines, as well as traffic-calming and pedestrian infrastructure.

Two badly hurt in head-on on Old Snohomish-Monroe Road

Two badly hurt in head-on on Old Snohomish-Monroe Road

Everett seals Waits Motel purchase

The city has bought the Waits Motel, 1301 Lombard Ave., as the City Council gave a 7-0 approval on it last week. A sale price of $1.85 million was agreed in December.

Snohomish wine festival a chance to taste local goods

The Snohomish Wine Festival March 5 lets people sample a diverse range of vino

New no-shooting zone buffer set around Monroe

After a close call with a stray bullet in the Eaglemont subdivision on the Fourth of July, residents clamored for a no-shooting zone north of their homes.

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.

Snohomish High School assault has students seeking truth

Students angered by the belief Snohomish High School is burying an on-campus sexual assault from Monday, Oct. 18 led a protest the morning of Friday, Oct. 22 seeking to put this incident, and past assaults, into the spotlight.

Gunfire: Late-night argument at Monroe's Lake Tye Park Tuesday escalated to several rounds being fired

Nobody hit by shots. Three Monroe High students arrested today.

MONROE -- An argument between teens Tuesday afterhours at the Lake Tye Park by the skate park parking lot escalated to someone firing several rounds, Monroe Police said.

Design ideas for new park to be revealed Wednesday

What do you want at Averill Field?

Monroe's swifts stayed away this year due to predator threat

Predatory merlins have frightened away the Vaux’s swifts from their popular roosting spot in Frank Wagner Elementary’s chimney.

Yes! The Evergreen State Fair is on for summer

Say it far and wide: The Evergreen State Fair is expected to happen this year. The county announced it is preparing to run an 11-day fair from Aug. 26 to Sept. 4, minus a break day Wednesday, Sept. 1.