Great Peninsula Conservancy buys Butterfield Forest, adjacent to Sehmel Park
Nov 24, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe conservancy will transfer ownership of the 21-acre Butterfield Forest, located south of the park, to PenMet Parks.
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor water polo finishes third in first year in top division
Nov 21, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne‘We’re coming for the state title’ next year, Gig Harbor water polo coach Ponce said after the third-place game.
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Gig Harbor-area community resource guide
Nov 21, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandFrom parent support and youth programs to housing help, mental health resources, crisis lines, and community nonprofits doing all they can: we’ve gathered the essentials in one easy place.
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Being Neighborly | Keeping a neighborhood safe, one slippery leaf at a time
Nov 21, 2025 | By: Marsha HartMike Jewell volunteers to clear the driveways in this Rosedale neighborhood.
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Health district laying off 22 employees
Nov 20, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe Tacoma-Pierce County Health District notified employees late last month that their positions would end Dec. 19
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Passer-by makes off with dropped cash
Nov 20, 2025 | By: Vince DiceThe man was carrying $300 in cash in a money clip in his back pocket.
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Ken Malich named Croatian of the Year at annual CroatiaFest
Nov 20, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonMalich, a former city council member and commercial fisherman, was presented with the honor by the Croatian ambassador to the U.S.
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Discovery principal Delonna Halliday honored for promoting arts education
Nov 20, 2025 | By: Marsha HartDelonna Halliday incorporates art into learning at the Gig Harbor elementary school. The Washington Art Education Association recently recognized her work.
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Fox Island Bridge neighbors worry they’re in replacement span’s path
Nov 19, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyAn unknown number of properties will be “impacted” if the county replaces the Fox Island Bridge. People who live near it say they feel whiplashed.
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Key Peninsula food pantry, swamped by demand, eyes an expansion
Nov 19, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonKey Peninsula Community Services operates a food pantry in a tiny building near Home. It’s holding a fundraiser Friday in Gig Harbor.
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