Archive | December, 2012

Everett City Council Votes to Put Cannabis Gardens Near Boeing Plant – Define Nuisance

December 20, 2012

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After hearing from more than a dozen supporters of Medical Marijuana urging them to avoid passage of an ordinance declaring certain uses of medical cannabis as nuisances, the Everett City Council Wednesday night went ahead and approved the ordinance. The ordinance suggests the impacts of medical marijuana are likely to present issues of public safety, […]

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Jerry Springer and America’s Got Talent Coming to Everett

December 19, 2012

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Got word today that America’s Got Talent Live will be coming to Comcast Arena at Everett next spring. The America’s Got Talent Live – All Stars Tour features performances by the past two season’s finalists and viewer favorites, with Jerry Springer hosting the event. Performers include this season’s champion $1 million winner Olate Dogs, last […]

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Everett Police School Resource Officers Promise “Not To Retreat, To Take Fight To The Bad Guy”

December 19, 2012

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Received this letter today from the Everett Police School Resource Officers who sent it to Everett’s Educational Community… A letter to the educational community from the Everett Police Department’s School Resource Officers We are heartbroken about the tragedy that occurred in Connecticut last week. There really are no words that can express the sorrow we […]

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Wednesday 6:30AM Everett Snow Update

December 19, 2012

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Everett Snow update #1 6:30am: Snow is coming down in the Everett area but no major problems to report yet. Everett Schools are on snow routes but there are no delays and Mukilteo Schools have limited bus transportation. Aces High on Holly Drive is closed today due to a fire set outside the building last […]

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PUD Offers Tips For Keeping Everett Homes Warm This Winter

December 18, 2012

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The PUD Media Team sent out the following tips today on keeping your home warm while saving money… You’ll use less energy and will still keep your home warm if you set your thermostat no higher than 68 degrees during the day and no lower than 55 degrees at night. Elderly customers or those with […]

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Sound Transit Bus and SUV Tangle at Start of Everett Commute

December 18, 2012

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No injuries but some delays this morning for commuters to Seattle as Sound Transit bus 510 and an SUV got tangled up at 33rd and Broadway. There are extra busses out of Everett today as the Sounder train has been postponed to Wednesday due to a mudslide on the tracks at Everett yesterday.

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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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