POULSBO — A public hearing on new pot rules is scheduled for Sept. 11. A new member of the Indianola Port Commission is expected to be appointed soon. A group of buddies have restored a piece of local maritime history. Volunteers restore vandalized “Welcome to Kingston” sign.

Those are the top stories in the Aug. 30 North Kitsap Herald, available now at newsstands and in stores.

The Aug. 30 North Kitsap Herald has 32 pages in three sections, with USA Weekend magazine; Gateway magazine, a publication of Gateway Fellowship; and local and regional advertising circulars. The Kitsap Week cover story is about Blackberry Festival in Bremerton.

Inside the Herald, you’ll find local news, Editorial, Letters to the Editor, Editor’s Notebook by Richard Walker, Public Meetings, Neighbors Helping Neighbors by Mary Nader, Sports & Outdoors, a story and photos about the Sept. 7 Poulsbo Music Festival, North Kitsap Business, Health & Wellness Directory, North Kitsap Calendar, At Your Service Directory, Obituaries, Newsmakers, Worship Directory, Legal Notices, Sheriff’s Log, Police Calls, 6th Avenue Update, Kitsap Week Life and Culture, Kitsap Calendar, Sound Classifieds and Real Estate Now, Weekend Open Houses, Gluten Free Foodies.

The Herald has been the Voice of North Kitsap since 1901 and has a circulation of 12,500. Kitsap Week is included in five Sound Publishing newspapers in Kitsap County and has a circulation of 65,000. For convenient home delivery of the Herald, call (360) 779-4464 or email cdano@northkitsapherald.com.

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Regionwide news is available at your fingertips:

— BainbridgeReview.com
— BremertonPatriot.com
— CentralKitsapReporter.com
— KingstonCommunityNews.com
— NorthKitsapHerald.com
— PortOrchardIndependent.com
— VeteransLife.com