Whooping cough cases spiked sharply in 2024
Jun 19, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe state recorded 25 times more cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in 2024 than in 2023.
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Buses crossing Narrows Bridge will pay tolls again starting this fall
Jun 19, 2025 | By: Jerry Cornfield/Washington State StandardLegislators removed an exemption on tolls for buses during the 2025 session. The change will cost Pierce Transit about $61,000 a year.
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Remains found at Purdy Park and Ride a year ago identified
Jun 19, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe skeletal remains were those of a man who previously had been reported missing in the same area.
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Public gets first look at PenMet’s new recreation center
Jun 18, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichPeople are invited to experience the new facility for free during a grand-opening celebration on Saturday.
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Lt. Tray Federici to serve as interim police chief after Busey retires
Jun 17, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffLongtime Chief Kelly Busey retires on Monday, June 23. Lt. Tray Federici will be the interim chief, the city announced.
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Kids dig new playground as city opens Doris Heritage Park
Jun 17, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichThe pickleball courts also filled up quickly after a ribbon-cutting ceremony honoring Peninsula High alum and running great Doris Heritage.
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Harbor Happenings | Pride in the Park celebration is Saturday at Skansie
Jun 17, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonAlso on Saturday: Make Music Day at Uptown Gig Harbor.
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Peninsula School District getting first new food service provider in decades
Jun 16, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryAramark takes over the contract from Sodexo starting next fall. Here’s what will be on the menu.
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | A glimpse of Gig Harbor in the 1970s
Jun 16, 2025 | By: Greg SpadoniGreg Spadoni compares scenes from “Hit,” the movie filmed in Gig Harbor, with current-day photos of the same locations.
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Demonstrators flood Gig Harbor streets for ‘No Kings’ protest
Jun 14, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe No Kings demonstrators protested against Donald Trump’s administration on the president’s birthday.
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