Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Assault charge follows interrupted attempt to steal a car
Dec 04, 2024 | By: Vince DiceAlso this week: A DUI driver with an attitude, theft of water and a vehicle fire.
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Parks projects off the ground but long way to go
Dec 04, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichPenMet Parks’ DeMolay Sandspit and Peninsula Gardens projects face months if not years of design and permitting before construction can begin.
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State report details allegations against Rainier Recovery
Dec 04, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonRainier Recovery, a Pierce County agency offering outpatient substance use treatment, has engaged in a flurry of unethical practices motivated by financial gain, according to a report released late last month by the Washington State Department of Health. Multiple current and former employees interviewed as part of the 25-page report describe a chaotic environment at
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Certification confirms local 2024 election results
Dec 03, 2024 | By: Vince DiceOfficial results didn’t show a rightward shift among voters in Pierce County.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Dec 03, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffChristmas decorations are beginning to appear around Gig Harbor. The city of Gig Harbor Christmas tree was installed and decorated at Skansie Brothers Park on Monday, Dec. 2. Meanwhile, at Donkey Creek Park, the Holiday Village began to take shape. Click on any image below to view photos by Julie Warrick Ammann and Vince Dice
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Harbor Happenings | City Christmas tree lighting is this week
Dec 03, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonHoliday activities shift into high gear this week, with the lighting of the city’s holiday tree in Skansie Park and the opening of the Holiday Village in Donkey Creek Park. The tree lighting starts at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and includes live music, complimentary cookies and cocoa and a visit from the jolly old
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | When spelling was a track and field event
Dec 02, 2024 | By: Greg SpadoniOur last column noted that in the early decades of the 20th century, athletic meets between Peninsula elementary schools often included non-athletic competitions. What non-athletic contests were frequently included at inter-school sports meets? A good variety of answers were posted to the Gig Harbor Now Facebook page — especially the Nerf War — but no
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New Harbor Winds conductor debuts this month
Nov 29, 2024 | By: Marsha HartMel Brazley will lead Harbor Winds in a performance of music from Cait Nishimura, Percey Grainger, Katahj Copley, Nubia Donjuan and others on Dec. 15.
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Barber sworn in as mayor of Gig Harbor
Nov 29, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Gig Harbor City Council unanimously appointed Mary Barber to be Gig Harbor’s mayor and directed city staff to solicit applications for her now-vacant council seat. The council also approved a budget of $190.7 million for the 2025-26 biennium at a meeting on Monday, Nov. 25. That’s a relatively barebones budget, as permit fees and
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Hearing examiner approves permits for proposed Burley Lagoon geoduck farm
Nov 27, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyThe conditional use permit for Taylor Shellfish’s proposed geoduck farm in Burley Lagoon now goes before the state Department of Ecology for review.
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