Archive | December 17th, 2012

Medical Marijuana Patients to March on Everett City Hall Tuesday Afternoon

December 17, 2012

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Got word late this evening that a group of people who use medical cannabis plan to march on Everett City Hall at 4:15pm Tuesday afternoon. Two weeks ago the Everett City Council received a briefing on an ordinance declaring medical marijuana a nuisance. Here’s the notice I received about the planned march… In advance of […]

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Hail and Ice Turn 41st Street Between Forest Park and I-5 Into Parking Lot

December 17, 2012

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Dozens of spin-outs, accidents, a jackknifed bus and white knuckles as first lightning, then thunder and finally hail swept through Everett Monday evening. Traffic thru Everett on all of the north-south arterials including I-5, Broadway, Colby and Evergreen Way came to a crawl between 47th to the south and 33rd to the north. Mukilteo Boulevard […]

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Everett City Council Vacancy List Trimmed to Three

December 17, 2012

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The City of Everett has released the names of the three people who will be interviewed next week for an upcoming opening on the Everett City Council. Six people initially applied and now the list of candidates is down to three. Everett’s director of public information, Kate Reardon, sets out what happens next… City Council […]

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Train Derailment at Port of Everett Shuts Down Burlington Northern Tracks

December 17, 2012

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Around 1:30pm Monday, a slide caused a derailment on the Burlington Northern rail line along the south end of the Port of Everett shipping terminal. Burlington Northern crews will work thru the night to get the tracks re-open for freight traffic but passenger trains won’t run between Everett and Seattle until at least Wednesday. There […]

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Navy to Practice Oil Spill Response on Everett Waterfront Friday

December 17, 2012

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Got word from the Navy that a drill will be held Friday that will simulate an oil spill on the northern Everett Waterfront along with the Navy’s response. Here’s the official word direct from Navy Region Northwest… The Navy will be conducting two on-water oil spill response exercises this week – one on Hood Canal […]

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