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Plan for bus rapid transit line from Everett to Marysville and Arlington kicks off
Community Transit is expanding its most popular service, the Swift bus rapid transit (BRT) network, to dramatically improve transit in Everett, Marysville, and Arlington. The community is invited to give input on the first phase of the scoping study for the Swift Gold Line. The public comment period runs through Aug. 7.
Broadway in Bellingham? Tickets on sale now for concerts, musicals and more live events
Bellingham’s historic Mount Baker Theatre announced a grand lineup of Broadway shows, live concerts, author events and other entertainers coming to its stage last month, and now tickets are on sale for the impressive shows. The lineup is the largest in the theater’s history and includes Broadway shows like...
Explosive find in Bellingham donation bin prompts police response
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Staff at a thrift store in Bellingham got an explosive surprise when they opened their donation bin Wednesday morning. Bellingham Police say staff at Value Village reported finding two guns, 18 flares, a load of ammunition and what appeared to be an explosive device at their donation center. They called BPD investigators, who determined that the explosive and guns were actually props.
Town hall on single-payer healthcare system to be held in Bellingham
The League of Women Voters Bellingham-Whatcom County and Whole Washington will host a town hall on a single-payer healthcare system at the Bellingham Public Library central branch on Saturday, July 13. The groups described in a press release their concerns with the current system that include inadequate staffing, hospital closures,...
Statewide burn ban takes effect
WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A statewide burn ban is now in effect following a record-breaking heat wave. The state Department of Natural Resources announced the burn ban on all forest lands under the state’s protection Wednesday. The order prohibits outdoor burning, campfires, the use of charcoal briquettes and prescribed burns through September 30.
Sampling and dredging in I & J Waterway begins this summer
Starting in July, you may see workers, vehicles, sampling equipment, dredging machinery, construction materials, cranes, boats and barges along the shoreline and in the water at the I & J Waterway contaminated sediment site on the Bellingham waterfront. One portion of the site is entering the cleanup phase, with construction crews dredging contaminated sediment. Another portion is in an earlier engineering design phase, with scientists sampling sediment as they assess the type and extent of contamination.
Tuesday Tunes returns to Barkley Village with free live music, food trucks and fun for the whole family
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Food trucks and free live music have officially returned for the summer on the Village Green in Barkley Village. Tuesday Tunes is a weekly family-friendly event hosted by Barkley Village that brings together local food trucks and free live music for people of all ages in one of Bellingham’s most active neighborhoods.
Six county grocery stores to be sold in proposed Kroger, Albertsons merger
Kroger and Albertsons have announced the store locations across the country it plans to sell if the two grocery giants merge, including six in Whatcom County. Kroger and Albertsons made public on July 9 a list of 579 stores in the U.S. that the companies intend to sell to New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers.
Man accused of holding girlfriend captive in Minnesota college dorm room reaches plea deal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A man who was accused of holding his girlfriend captive in her dorm room at a Minnesota college for three days while raping, beating and waterboarding her has reached a plea deal that calls for a sentence of up to 7 1/2 years. Keanu...
Arlington again signs on dotted line for Va. High School League
It would have been bigger news had the Arlington school system opted out, but in fact it has opted to remain a member of the Virginia High School League. School Board members on July 8 approved membership for the school system and individually for Yorktown, Wakefield and Washington-Liberty high schools.
‘Hard to see’: Police say driver in Burlington neighbourhood out to get coffee texting while behind the wheel with child in front seat, results in $1,175 in fines and people reacting online
Halton Regional Police say a Burlington driver has racked up a hefty fine with multiple tickets during a traffic stop. Police say the incident occurred in the area of New Street and Belvenia Road on July 6 around 9:30 a.m.
Optimist Club presents grants to various sports organizations
The Optimist Club of Arlington was busy in recent weeks presenting grant funding to a number of sports leagues in Arlington, using proceeds earned from the club’s annual and popular Christmas-tree fund-raiser sales. Teams and players from those leagues often volunteer each winter holiday season to help with the...
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