Alderwood Mall reopens with safety measures and restrictions, some stores remain closed
Alderwood Mall reopens with safety measures and restrictions, some stores remain closedBy: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The Alderwood Mall reopened Tuesday, June 9, for the first time since the COVID pandemic required the shopping center to close over two months ago on March 24. While the mall was ready to open on Tuesday, […]
National Guard to assist ESD as tens of thousands still await unemployment payments
National Guard to assist ESD as tens of thousands still await unemployment paymentsby Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The National Guard has officially joined the Washington Employment Security Department (ESD), until further notice, to help the department work through an accumulation of unemployment claims. The ESD is backlog tens of thousands of claims following […]
Tia Lety Tamaleria y Taqueria Mexican Restaurant serves their community
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Ever since the coronavirus crisis was declared a pandemic back in mid-March, the Lynnwood Food Bank has been experiencing a surge of demand for food assistance, rising at an extraordinary rate, just as the food bank is being simultaneously struck by shortages of volunteer workers. Owners of Tia Lety Tamaleria y […]
County Council respond to calls to defund the sheriff’s office
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff EVERETT- Monday, June 8, the Snohomish County Public Defender Association (SCADA) joined the nationwide protests to defund law enforcement agencies in the wake of police brutality against George Floyd, a Minneapolis man killed by an officer during an arrest. The team of public defenders, private attorneys, legal professionals, […]
And action! ESD high schools produce virtual commencement ceremonies
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff In-person graduation ceremonies for Edmonds School District’s (ESD) class of 2020 have been canceled due to COVID-19, replaced with virtual ceremonies. “It is just not possible to hold any kind of in-person ceremony in June,” explained ESD Assistant Superintendent Greg Schwab in a letter to district families. […]
‘Because we all have talent’: Local food bank volunteers use talent to support Lynnwood community
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff It was a busy Wednesday on June 10 at the Lynnwood Food Bank, with cars lined up overflowing out of the lot and onto the road an hour before service even began. Tatiana Giraldo and Soledad Chavez rushed in and out of the food bank, preparing for another day […]
Snohomish County budget cuts to include sheriff’s department
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Wednesday, June 10, the Snohomish County Council unanimously passed ordinance 20-037, a budget revision intended to address the financial impacts of COVID-19, approving county action to balance out the forecasted $27 million in General Fund revenue shortfalls. All county General Fund departments will undergo a 3.5% budget cut, […]
Transformed emission station provides homeless with shower and restroom access
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The city of Lynnwood’s former Washington State Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection Station has temporarily transformed into a hygiene facility, providing access to showers and restrooms to the homeless population during the coronavirus pandemic. “The need was huge in response to COVID-19…we’ve been critical to people’s hygiene needs without […]
Everett’s Recovery Café, battling isolation during COVID pandemic
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff As cases of COVID-19 continue to spread throughout Washington State, local churches, educational institutions, and organizations that routinely host meetings to assist in people’s recovery from substance addiction and practice mental health care have closed their doors indefinitely. Everett’s Recovery Cafe, a community organization providing a place to […]
CARES Act funding and a Mayor’s veto dominate council meeting
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff At the May 26 business meeting, the Lynnwood city council voted and approved 4-3 on the elimination of the city of Lynnwood’s 6% utility tax elimination on water distribution in sewage utilities. The ordinance was originally proposed by councilmember Jim Smith during the May 11 business meeting, who […]
