September 4, 2024 11:20 pm

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EASC and business leaders to advocate priorities in DC

federal priorities

EVERETT—Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC) is holding its annual D.C. Fly-In May 7-10, bringing business and community leaders together to discuss the region’s federal priorities over a three-day itinerary. Delegation members will meet with congressional members, Senators and federal agencies as they take Economic Alliance Snohomish County’s federal agenda to key policy makers. The trip […]

Nathan Caferro honored as the Rising Star of the Year by Sports ETA

Caferro

PORTLAND—Nathan Caferro, a Sports Events Coordinator at Snohomish County Sports Commission, was honored by Sports ETA as the Rising Star of the Year. He was one of 10 awardees honored today among the 800 Sports ETA member organizations. Caferro accepted the award at the annual Sports ETA Symposium held this week in Portland, Oregon. The […]

Mini Einstein Learning Center holds ribbon cutting for new childcare facility

Mini Einstein

LYNNWOOD—Mini Einstein early childcare learning center held a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house Friday, April 26, commemorating its brand-new building at 21020 67th Avenue West in Lynnwood. The building will officially open on May 1, after a long, five years in-the-making. “Mini Einsteins is very welcoming, and they’ve been so great with our kids, […]

Snohomish County Public Works wins National Project of the Year

snohomish county Public Works

EVERETT—Snohomish County Public Works is being recognized nationally for an innovative project that changes the way the County handles wetland mitigation and saves millions of dollars in future taxpayer funds. The creation of Little Bear Creek Advance Mitigation Site (LBCAMS) has been named a national 2024 Public Works Project of the Year from the American […]

New study reveals you are more likely to be a victim of porch pirates in Evergreen State

porch pirates

Research conducted by leading digital mailbox provider iPostal1 has Washington state rounding up the top ten worst states for porch pirates in 2024. iPostal1 examined nationwide online search data for relevant key terms related to stolen mail, including ‘Amazon delivery stolen’, ‘DHL lost my package’, and more from Google Keyword Planner. The states with the […]

Candidate filing week for more than 400 offices begins May 6

candidate filing week

OLYMPIA—Interested in running for public office in Washington? The opportunity to formally declare candidacy for the 2024 elections opens May 6 at 8 a.m. online and at elections offices across the state. Mailed declarations are being accepted now and must be received with payment no later than 5 p.m. on May 10, when candidate filing […]

FTC new rule bans noncompetes nationwide, US Chamber files lawsuit

FTC noncompetes

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the federal agency responsible for policing and preventing unfair competitive practices in commerce, announced a new rule, on April 23, banning the use and enforcement of noncompetes nationwide. The FTC Commissioners determined that noncompetes are an unfair method of competition, and therefore violated Section 5 of the FTC Act. […]

Gangs in control of Haitian capital, civil war imminent

Haitian

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Violent gangs have taken hold of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, overpowering the nation’s police and plummeting the city into chaos. More than 360,000 Haitians have already fled the city seeking refuge in traditionally safer, southern regions, according to a new report by the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration. Meanwhile gunmen have open fired at government […]

Letter-to-Editor: Edmonds Schools, commit to saving the arts!

edmonds arts

To Edmonds School District officials and members of the School Board, As members of the broad and diverse community served by the Edmonds School District, we wish to register our distress at the pending cuts to arts and music programs. You, as educators, know as well as we do that art, music, drama and other […]

Public invited to celebrate Strawberry Fields improvements

Strawberry Fields

MARYSVILLE—Thanks to donations from the Snohomish County Council and Amazon, soccer players and families from throughout the region now enjoy an extended playing season and new amenities at Marysville’s Strawberry Fields Athletic Center. The public is invited to help celebrate the regional park’s new playground at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, […]

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