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Students head back to school as district seeks drivers, paraeducators, subs

Aug 30, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

When classes started last year, Peninsula School District scrambled to cover classrooms and bus routes due to social distancing measures to stem Covid-19. The outlook is more favorable this year, with pandemic restrictions easing. Meanwhile, a new teachers’ contract brings Peninsula classified educators’ pay more in line with surrounding districts. Some staffing gaps remain, however.

Natural gas line project to create traffic delays, noise

Aug 29, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

PSE will begin installing a gas main as early as Sept. 1, much of it following Burnham Drive.

Carpool lane project completed after 22 years

Aug 26, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Travelers on Sunday will be able to take a high-occupancy vehicle lane all the way from Gig Harbor to Seattle.

Gig Harbor Police blotter: There is no ‘legal amount’ of alcohol

Aug 25, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Editor’s note: The Police Blotter is written based on information in Gig Harbor Police reports. An officer who pulled over a suspected drunk driver on Highway 16 asked the driver if he had been drinking. The driver responded that he had consumed “the legal amount” of alcohol, which turned out to be not true. The officer noticed two vehicles

Batana, a traditional Croatian fishing skiff, nearly ready to set sail

Aug 25, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

History is being brought to life at the BoatShop. Volunteers under the direction of master shipwright Mike Vlahovich have been building a traditional Croatian fishing skiff called a batana since early July. Vlahovich hopes the project will spark an on-going cultural exchange between Gig Harbor and Sumartin on the island of Brač, Croatia. Both have

Catching kings with the Krilich Killer

Aug 24, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

Gig Harbor resident Jason Krilich picks me up at the Gig Harbor dock with a smile and a friendly “welcome aboard.” We have planned our trip for a beautiful, 78-degree Sunday afternoon. We’re fishing the outgoing tide, trying to catch the coveted king salmon. Krilich, 52, has fished these waters since he was a boy.

State approves 75-cent bridge toll reduction; more for big rigs

Aug 23, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

After the state Legislature provided $13 million per year to reduce Tacoma Narrows Bridge tolls, the Transportation Commission decided the spread the savings around to vehicles big and small.

Olalla homicide suspect was attempting to burglarize home, documents indicate

Aug 23, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Documents filed in Kitsap County Superior Court on Tuesday indicate that the man suspected of killing two people at their Olalla home last week was attempting to burglarize their home. Shaun D. Rose, 40, was charged with two counts of aggravated first-degree murder in the deaths of Mina and Steven P. Shulz at an address

Eddon Boatyard house will soon be open to public again

Aug 22, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The brick house at Eddon Boatyard is one step closer to being open to the public. The Gig Harbor City Council unanimously approved an agreement with Gig Harbor BoatShop for management of the site at a special meeting on Aug. 18. The city bought the house and boatyard on Harborview Drive in 2004. They are

Suspect arrested in Olalla killings

Aug 22, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Tacoma Police Department officers arrested a suspect in the killing of two people in Olalla following a long chase and a struggle. The arrest of 40-year-old Shaun D. Rose occurred around 8 p.m. Sunday at a gas station in Tacoma, according to a Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. Kitsap detectives identified Rose as

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