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Remember When antiques store closing as 1st Street building to be renovated

Remember When Antiques Mall, one of Snohomish’s five oldest antique shops, is closing in the coming weeks due to circumstances beyond its control.

VFW of Monroe's new art gallery opens with celebration Feb. 3

Veterans, community leaders and members of the community gathered on Saturday to welcome and celebrate the opening of a downtown art gallery.

Historic Clark Park gazebo to be removed

The 103-year-old gazebo at Clark Park will be removed because of safety concerns at the park, Mayor Cassie Franklin made public late last month.

At River’s Edge Apartments in Monroe, flood-displaced families wait

Residents displaced from a freak flood in the River’s Edge Apartments are taking it day by day after having their belongings ruined, their food spoiled and their sense of home interrupted.

More comment on proposal to place Snohomish sixth graders in middle schools

Superintendent Kent Kultgen restated last week the school district is listening to viewpoints on its proposal to shift sixth graders from elementary school to middle school starting in 2025, which continues to get mixed views.

Who is new Snohomish food bank director?

Ashleigh Cruze is new to the Snohomish Community Food Bank, but not to Snohomish.

PUD may buy Monroe air field to be its campus for east county

The PUD intends to purchase First Air Field to eventually turn it into a central campus for quicker storm outage responses up the Sky Valley and to be the area’s sole customer service office.

Monroe considers ways to slow traffic, weighing its options

Monroe officials have been examining roads prone to speeding in neighborhoods and looking at ways to slow vehicles.

VFW of Monroe to open new art gallery

A new art gallery opening downtown on Feb. 3 will feature a collection of pieces representative of Monroe from local artists and military veterans.

Blood donations severely needed

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Monroe intends to use debt financing for recent $1.6M downtown land purchase

A rough outline of the combined properties the city bought for a future public space are marked in black.

Snohomish public safety concerns for city residents outlined

Crime prevention emerges as a prominent concern for over 80% of city residents, a survey by the city’s Public Safety Board (PSB) revealed.

Time to comment on Everett's stadium plans

The city has two options for the future stadium of the AquaSox

G.A.R. brings 21st-century tech to 19th-century cemetery

People can now visit the graves of loved ones at Snohomish’s Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery from anywhere there is internet access.

Snohomish chamber refocusing with future plans

Changes are happening at the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce. Its membership is growing, and it has ideas for adding more workshops and eventually creating a permanent business development hub.

Local water systems opting out of DuPont, 3M PFAS class action settlements

Local water systems have been opting out of taking settlements in two national class action lawsuits over PFAS “forever” chemicals for a variety of reasons.

Everett’s city library system, fire department may eventually cease being independent

To rein in the city’s persistent annual budget deficit, city leaders may ask voters for a property tax lid lift greater than 1% in the near future.

Proposal to place Snohomish sixth graders in middle schools gets mixed views

The school district’s proposal to move sixth graders from elementary school to middle school in 2025 is creating vigorous conversation among parents of elementary-age children.

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.

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A letter advocating for the Letter Exchange (LEX).