Legislation protects more hospital employees from mandatory overtime
Dec 18, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonSeparate legislation taking effect next year expands when workers in all industries can take sick leave.
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From our Board of Directors | Much depends on the next two weeks
Dec 17, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now Board of DirectorsWe need to hit our NewsMatch goal by the end of 2024. If you value our coverage, please help.
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Harbor Happenings | Lighted Car Parade, Make Music Day at Uptown
Dec 17, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Lighted Car Parade leaves Uptown at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21. Earlier in the day, hear musicians celebrate the Winter Solstice.
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Peninsula School District apologizes for ‘racially charged reference’ at basketball game
Dec 16, 2024 | By: Christina T HenryPeninsula School District on Monday issued a statement acknowledging that a Gig Harbor High School student in the stands at a Dec. 13 boys varsity basketball game against Lincoln High School was removed from the game after making a “racially charged reference” to a Lincoln player on the court. “This behavior is unacceptable, does not
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | How Leonard Bolton ended up on the naughty list
Dec 16, 2024 | By: Greg SpadoniThe Key Peninsula resident and labor organizer murdered his mistress near Horseshoe Lake on Christmas Eve 1941.
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Lighted Boats Parade dazzles in the darkness
Dec 15, 2024 | By: Carolyn BickThe Lighted Boat Parade delighted the hundreds who crowded the Gig Harbor waterfront on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.
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Sports Beat | Peninsula girls wrestling looking for back-to-back state titles
Dec 13, 2024 | By: Dennis BrowneMeanwhile, the Peninsula boys win via tiebreaker thanks to coach Garry Griffin’s knowledge of the rule book.
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Reid Ekberg appointed to Gig Harbor City Council
Dec 13, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonReid Ekberg follows in the footsteps of his father, Steve, a longtime Gig Harbor City Council member.
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Peninsula football coach Filkins steps down after 30 years
Dec 13, 2024 | By: Vince DiceFilkins, who coached the Seahawks to more than 180 wins, will remain Peninsula’s athletic director and a teacher at the school.
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Two westbound lanes of Narrows Bridge to close this weekend
Dec 13, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffWSDOT needs to repair another expansion joint, forcing lane closures on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15.
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