Bridge talk attracts crowd to Fox Island county council meeting
Jun 04, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichOther topics were discussed, but it was discussion of a new bridge that drew 200 people to Fox Island’s Heart Church.
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Police department earns accreditation from state group
May 30, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonIt is the first time Gig Harbor Police Department sought accreditation, a process that took some two years.
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Summer bus service arrives in time for Maritime Gig Festival
May 29, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichThe buses, not dressed as trolleys this year, will run Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between Uptown and the base of Peacock Hill.
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Kopachuck State Park reopening in early August
May 21, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe reopening date was pushed back a few weeks because the contractor added four work items.
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Pierce County libraries could lose access to some services due to federal funding cuts
May 15, 2025 | By: Marsha HartHarbor History Museum and other local institutions also face the potential loss of grant funds and other revenue sources.
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City council approves new rules for ADUs
May 15, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe ordinance brought the city into compliance with a 2024 state law expanding access to accessory dwelling units.
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Library confirms ‘cybersecurity event’ caused outage
May 13, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe Pierce County Library system confirmed Tuesday that a “cybersecurity event” caused a multiweek outage affecting services at its branches around the county. The library system sent a letter to patrons acknowledging that “an outside entity gained unauthorized access” to its network. The library discovered the problem on April 21 and took its computer network
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Crowded 2025 ballot awaits Gig Harbor-area voters
May 09, 2025 | By: Vince DiceIncumbent Mary Barber faces Chris Haywood in the Gig Harbor mayor race; Councilmember Jeni Woock, who said she wouldn’t run again, changed her mind.
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Trade school, Fox Island park reap capital budget funds
May 06, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichWest Sound Tech received $42 million to complete building renovations and PenMet’s Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Park got four grants worth $2.4 million for improvements.
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YMCA, city break ground on playing fields at new sports complex
May 05, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichConstruction should begin within two weeks on two synthetic-turfed, lighted fields and be completed by December.
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