Archive | January, 2016

Housing First Forum Monday in Downtown Everett

January 31, 2016

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Following up on the Housing First Forum on November 16th, featuring Lloyd Pendleton from Utah, the City of Everett has invited the public to participate in another Housing First Forum. It will Happen Monday night, February 1st at the Historic Everett Theatre in downtown Everett. Admission is free and the forum will start at 6:30 […]

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Everett Man Wins $170,000.00 Lottery Prize

January 30, 2016

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Well it wasn’t in the billions or millions but word this week that an Everett man has won a nice chunk of change at a south Everett convenience store with the “Hit 5” Lottery game. Here are the details as provided by the folks at the Lottery office… A man from Everett had the surprise […]

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PUD Offers Billing Options After Complaints

January 30, 2016

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Recently you may have seen your PUD bill increase. Back in May Snohomish PUD announced it was going to monthly billing starting this fall. Now that we are into that process there’s been a lot of sticker shock. Even KIRO TV’s Jesse Jones this week did a segment on it. In response to questions and […]

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Everett’s Mountain Pacific Bank Adds Two VPs

January 29, 2016

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Mark Duffy from Everett’s home-grown Mountain Pacific Bank sent along news today about two new hires as things continue to look up in the Everett banking arena… Mountain Pacific Bank announced today that April Hogan has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Retail Banking Manager. Ms. Hogan will be responsible for all aspects of […]

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Thieves Targeting Boeing Parking Lots in Everett

January 28, 2016

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Recently there have been a growing number of car prowls and thefts from the Everett Boeing Plant parking lots. Everett Police Spokesman Aaron Snell tells MyEverettNews.com that over the past several weeks they have taken reports of 50 car prowls and 8 vehicle thefts. Snell says the majority of the thefts have come from outer […]

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House Fire Displaces Family In North Everett

January 27, 2016

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The Red Cross was called out to help a family after a house fire in the 2000 block of Highland Street in north Everett Wednesday night. The fire was reported around 8:40 PM and did some damage but was quickly put out by Everett Fire Crews including one of the newest members of the Everett […]

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Pedestrian Hit Near 21st and Broadway

January 27, 2016

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It appears a pedestrian hit near 21st and Broadway Wednesday night was standing in the lane of travel and not in a crosswalk. That’s just a preliminary indication as Everett traffic investigators look into the crash that shut down southbound Broadway between 18th and 22nd streets for an hour and a half. The crash was […]

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More Than 2 Dozen Everett Apartment Buildings May Need Fire Alarms

January 27, 2016

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Bluffs Apartments Should Have Had Manual Fire Alarms As a result of an inspection of the Bluffs Apartments after a fatal three-alarm fire New Year’s Eve, the City of Everett may send letters to more than two dozen apartment owners ordering the installation of manual fire alarms. Last week Everett Fire Marshal Rick Robinson sent […]

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After $352,410.00 Paid Over 4 Years, Billing Battle Rages Over Experience Everett

January 26, 2016

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In 2012 the City of Everett entered into a contract with Sean Straub and his company Videri,LLC to work on tourism strategy for the City of Everett. The first contract was for an amount not to exceed $95,000.00 with an expiration date of February 28, 2013. In February of 2013 the contract was extended to […]

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Boeing Grants $50K To ChildStrive in Everett

January 26, 2016

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Nice bit of news this morning from Kathleen Lefcourt at ChildStrive in south Everett… The Boeing Company has awarded ChildStrive a grant of $50,000 in support of the agency’s Parents as Teachers program. This two-year grant enables ChildStrive to continue to provide services to families who are homeless or faced with unstable housing, poverty, mental […]

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