Archive | June, 2019

Cranes Arrive At Port Of Everett

June 11, 2019

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Right on schedule the tug Michele Foss arrived at the Port of Everett with two new 100 foot cranes this morning. The bright green cranes were docked in a temporary spot and their orange bracing will be taken away. Later they will be moved upland for final adjustments and by the end of the year […]

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New Cranes To Arrive At Port Of Everett Tuesday Morning At 6 AM

June 10, 2019

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A couple of weeks ago we told you about two huge cranes coming to the Port of Everett. They will be used at the South Terminal which is undergoing modernization to handle larger cargo. If you’d like to get a photo of the big cranes in Port Gardner Bay, word in today they are expected […]

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Shooting South Of Everett Keeps Deputies Busy Sunday Night

June 9, 2019

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Initial Post 9:00 PM: Shortly after seven o’clock Sunday night Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the area of the 700 block of 124th street southwest for a shooting. Reports were two cars crashed, shots were fired and people were running. Officers with Everett Police, Mill Creek and Lynnwood Police came to assist. One […]

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Multiple Power Lines Down In North Everett

June 9, 2019

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Editor’s Update 9:30 PM: Snohomish PUD says they hope to have power back around 11:30 PM. Initial Post 7:50 PM: Everett Police and Fire are blocking off streets in the area of Pacific and Lombard and 32nd and Broadway as well as Oakes and Pacific due to live power lines down. Their task has been […]

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Made In America Flag Exchange Returns For 11th Year At McClain Insurance In Everett

June 9, 2019

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So when you got your flag out for Memorial Day did you find it a bit tattered? Here’s an opportunity for you to replace that flag (with a new flag made in America) and know that your old flag will be respectfully retired. Over the past decade Claudia McClain and her staff at McClain Insurance […]

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Everett PD Adding Americorps Vista Staffer To Help With Opioid Epidemic, Applications Open

June 9, 2019

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The Everett Police Department has been selected to receive a grant to add another member to their COET (Community Outreach and Enforcement Team), to assist in helping people on the streets in Everett, Washington who are affected by the opioid epidemic. In this case the new person assigned to the team will be an Americorps […]

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Everett Rotary Help Provide Kids With College Supplies

June 8, 2019

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This in from the Rotary Club of Everett as they help High School graduates from Everett, Cascade and Sequoia get supplies to head off to college in the fall. Thanks to Walt Greenwood for the update. Every successful transition from high school to college requires focus, hard work and some actual stuff. Essential things that […]

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Everett Back To Five Pot Stores Within City Limits

June 8, 2019

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We have followed the evolution of legal marijuana stores in Everett, Washington since they City Council first agreed to allow five locations within the city limits. Back in April of this year one of those stores, Mari J’s Highway Pot Shop, in the Eastmont neighborhood closed. Now a new store has opened to bring the […]

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Westbound Trestle Closures Returning Later This Month To Complete Paving Project

June 7, 2019

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A heads up from the Washington State Department of Transportation for full closures of the Hewitt Avenue Trestle into Everett later this month. One year ago, on a highway not far away, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation began a repaving project of the westbound lanes of the US 2 trestle. Following a […]

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Sharing Wheels Bike Swap Sunday

June 6, 2019

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Last month we passed along a plea for folks to donate some time to restore bikes by the non-profit group Sharing Wheels. Now it is time for that hard work to pay off as the annual Kids Bike Swap happens Sunday from 11 AM – 2 PM in the back parking lot of Sharing Wheels […]

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