City’s Christmas tree needed emergency surgery, stat
Nov 28, 2025 | By: Chapin DayThe patient’s prognosis is bright after two city employees, who don’t even play doctors on TV, performed emergency surgery.
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Election certification confirms results in Nov. 5 balloting
Nov 26, 2025 | By: Vince DiceThe closest race in the Gig Harbor area was a school board contest between Matthew Bruhn and Emily DuCharme. That was decided by just 190 votes.
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City staff recommends pausing Masonic Lodge plans
Nov 25, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe Gig Harbor Parks Department recommends setting aside the Masonic Lodge question for now but continuing with other aspects of a Crescent Creek Park redesign.
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Washington Way program aims to make corrections centers healthier for everyone
Nov 25, 2025 | By: Marsha HartThe old way resulted in chronic health problems for staff and worse outcomes for inmates. The Washington Corrections Center for Women is trying a new way.
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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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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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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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City Council approves water, sewer and stormwater rate increases to begin on March 1
Nov 13, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickGig Harborites can expect to see changes in their utility bills starting next year after the Gig Harbor City Council approved a rate increase at its Nov. 10 meeting. Councilmember Emily Stone cast the sole “no” vote. The city has deliberated increasing rates for all three utilities — water, sewer, and stormwater — since July. The
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Family Promise uses AI to help combat homelessness in Pierce County
Nov 13, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonFamily Promise, a national organization whose local chapter is a central player in fighting homelessness in Pierce County, plans to expand to other Western Washington communities.
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Historic Preservation Commission wants city to tap the brakes on Masonic Lodge
Nov 12, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe Gig Harbor Historic Preservation Commission unanimously voted on Nov. 10 to recommend that the city hold off on demolishing the former Masonic Lodge. The commission also suggested contracting with a surveyor for an historic structures report before the city makes any decisions. The commission voted to support preserving the lodge in some form as
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