County and education leaders celebrate the expansion of new Youth Child Care Workforce Initiative
EVERETT—Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers joined local education leaders at Mukilteo School District’s Pathfinder Kindergarten Center on Wednesday, June 5, to announce that the successful new Youth Early Childhood Education Career Pathways program will be expanding to four additional school district this fall. The program is expanding to Arlington, Granite Falls, Monroe, and Sultan, with […]
Edmonds School District Board appoints new Director
LYNNWOOD—In a unanimous vote, Tuesday, June 4, Edmonds School District Board of Directors appointed Thom Garrard to fill the District 4 Director vacancy. The Board interviewed candidates Rebecca Anderson and Thom Garrard on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. A third candidate withdrew on Monday. The public was invited to attend in person or watch the live […]
Public invited to Grand Opening of Mukilteo Bike Park
MUKILTEO—The City of Mukilteo is excited to announce the grand opening and ribbon-cutting of the Mukilteo Bike Park, located off 76th Street Southwest and 44th Avenue West, on June 15th at noon. The celebration will gather city officials, volunteers, and community residents to unveil the 6,000 sq/ft pump track and three jump lines (green, blue, […]
High winds leave cruise ship stranded in Elliot Bay
SEATTLE—A massive cruise ship was stranded in Elliot Bay for hours on Monday, June 3, after its captain determined that extremely high winds in the area made for unsafe porting conditions. According to a report by the National Weather Service (NWS) winds around Elliot Bay reached up to 40 miles per hour Monday. The Royal […]
Older adults, Zip Alderwood Shuttle is your solution to transit gaps
Many people rely on public transit for flexible, affordable, and accessible trip options. In Lynnwood, where people aged 65 and older make up more than 17% of the population, public transit serves as a vital means of transportation for older adults. However, for some older adults, the biggest challenge in accessing transit is the first […]
Boeing airplanes just as safe as Airbus despite media hype
EVERETT—A Lynnwood Times study of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) incident records from 2014 to 2023 concludes that there is no statistically significant safety difference between US-related Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft. Boeing scrutiny and oversight After Alaska Airlines Flight 1282’s non-fatal incident involving a cabin door blowing off mid-flight on January 5, 2024, due to four […]
