I am writing to specifically thank the dozen or so members of the Poulsbo community who came out for the Port of Poulsbo’s Town Hall meeting at City Hall on a wet Friday night to discuss the port’s “enlargement initiative” on the November ballot. I, along with commissioners Rutledge and DeSalvo, fielded questions and explained our perspectives.
Loretta Byrnes is precisely the fresh perspective that Olympia needs to address the many pressing issues facing our state.
According to remarks made at an earlier Public Safety/Legal Committee meeting, the ordinance is intended to offer help to those who are homeless by circumstance, while sending those who are homeless by choice “down the road.”
The North Kitsap School District will hold off on hiring 6.5 FTEs and will cut expenses in 14 areas to make up a $1.3 million revenue shortfall caused by an unanticipated decline in enrollment.
Several news services are fact-checking statements by the presidential candidates. And no matter who you’re voting for, there’s plenty to interest you about both candidates.
“I’ve always wanted a job that actually mattered if I showed up for work,” Poulsbo firefighter/EMT Tevia Friedman said during a layover in Miami on Oct. 17. Friedman, along with EMPACT Northwest Operations Director Jake Gillanders, and Poulsbo Fire Department paramedic, were waiting for the rest of their team to arrive. They would depart for Beaulieu, Haiti less than 48 hours later.
How should you vote on the sales tax measure for Kitsap Transit’s proposed passenger-only fast ferry? It depends on what kind of community you want to live in.
Martha & Mary’s At HOME Program helps older residents stay independent
Kitsap’s shorelines and waterways host an amazing diversity of wintering birds
Documentary and movement are challenging the way people view their bodies, and others’
April Ferguson, who finished third of four candidates in the August primary for 23rd District state representative, position 1, is running as a write-in candidate for 23rd District state representative, position 2. And she’s literally “running.”
PolitiFact, a project of the Tampa Bay Times and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, will live fact-check the debates.
Owner of a bluff-top property thought he was following the rules. But that doesn’t ease the anxiety of homeowner at the toe of the slope
The North Kitsap Herald won nine awards, including Community Service, in the 2016 Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.
Brain injury not only changes the life of the survivor but also the lives of family members. Understanding how to live with those changes is crucial for moving forward.
An alleged threat to North Kitsap High School on Oct. 13 resulted in the arrest of a student later that evening.
When Neil Lockwood was called to the principal’s office recently, he got nervous. “It was right in the middle of jazz class,” said Neil, a senior at North Kitsap High School. “I was really wondering what was up.” When he reached the principal’s office, he saw Principal Megan Sawicki standing there, holding a letter.
If you think it impossible that development might threaten sacred areas and environmentally-critical areas close to our home, think again.
What’s the wind speed in Bremerton? What’s the rainfall in Poulsbo? Where’s the center of the latest storm? You can track all of that and more in real time with Ventusky’s real-time weather data map.
Get the latest information about road closures at http://www.kitsapgov.com/press/inclement_weather.asp. You can also sign up for automatic text message or email updates during inclement weather at the site.
