Secretary of State issues Washington’s first digital apostille
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OLYMPIA—The Office of the Secretary of State has issued its first digital apostille to authenticate a document as part of a pilot program with the City University of Seattle and @Gov, Inc., a Virginia-based company. An apostille is an authentication, similar to notarization, issued to documents for use in countries participating in the 1961 Hague […]
Sno-Isle Libraries acquires property for the new Mariner Library
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EVERETT—Sno-Isle Libraries has acquired property for the joint development of the future Mariner Community Campus (MCC) project, bringing together a public library and mixed income housing. Sno-Isle Libraries purchased the property located at the northeast corner of 4th Ave W and 128th St SW for the future state-of-the-art library building. This marks a significant milestone […]
80th anniversary of D-Day: The largest seaborne invasion in history
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Codename Operation Neptune, Tuesday, June 6, 1944, commenced the largest known seaborne invasion in world history that took place at the beaches of Normandy to liberate Nazi-occupied France in World War II — D-Day. The seaborne operation followed a 1,200-plane airborne assault, codenamed Operation Overlord, that ended on August 30, 1944, and involved the countries of […]
Snohomish County recognizes Pride month with flag raising ceremony
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EVERETT—County leadership on June 5 joined by approximately 100 residents at the eastside of the Snohomish County Campus rang in Pride Month with a flag-raising ceremony and resource fair. “Paula and I are again bringing out commitment and dedication to our LGBTQI+ community and support inclusion and diversity here in our county,” Councilwoman Megan Dunn […]
County and education leaders celebrate the expansion of new Youth Child Care Workforce Initiative
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]