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Vet Caldier, upstart Mitchell vying for 26th District seat

Oct 10, 2024 | By:

Four Democrats have taken a crack at state Rep. Michelle Caldier since she edged Larry Seaquist in 2014 to capture the 26th Legislative District’s Position 2 seat. None have come close. Caldier, R-Gig Harbor, has won every general election race by double digits. Next up is Tiffiny Mitchell, who finished second to Caldier in the

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Young, Richards foresee another tight 26th District clash

Oct 10, 2024 | By:

Jesse Young and Adison Richards received more than 49% of the vote in separate legislative races during the 2022 election cycle. Both lost. Now they’re running against each other in what’s likely to be another tight competition for the 26th District’s Position 1 seat in the state House of Representatives. Which will get that little

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Work begins on Gig Harbor Fire’s training center as Fox Island, Crescent Valley projects near completion

Oct 09, 2024 | By:

Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One reached a milestone on Tuesday, Oct. 8, when it ceremonially broke ground on construction of a new live-fire training center. Another milestone is just around the corner. The department expects renovation work on two of its fire stations — Station 53 on Fox Island and Station 57 on Crescent

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2025 PenMet budgets show shift from building to operating rec center

Oct 03, 2024 | By:

PenMet Parks’ proposed 2025 operating and capital budgets illustrate a transition from building the Community Recreation Center to operating it. Contractors broke ground on the $31.6 million facility in August 2023 with completion expected 13 months thereafter. Supply chain issues pushed the opening date to spring 2025. However, progress on the 58,000-square-foot indoor center helped

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After failed acquisition, undeveloped Eagles Ridge parcel still on PenMet’s’s radar screen

Oct 02, 2024 | By:

The Eagles Ridge property is 114 acres of forested property with waterfront access. Only a fraction of it is developable.

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City council approves 0.1% sales tax increase for transportation

Sep 30, 2024 | By:

Gig Harbor’s sales tax will go up another penny on every $10 purchase starting Jan. 1, after the city council approved the increase and changes to how funds from the city’s Transportation Benefit District can be used. The new sales tax rate will be in effect for 10 years. The new tax is in addition

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Harbor History Museum working on repairs to Our Fisherman, Our Guardian

Sep 19, 2024 | By:

Sculpture repairs could be wrapped up soon, after which the city can reinstall the canoe onto the sculpture at Austin Park at txʷaalqəł Estuary.

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PenMet celebrates opening of revamped Rosedale Hall

Sep 18, 2024 | By:

An afternoon mist began to turn to light rain just as a ribbon cutting ceremony wrapped up Tuesday evening to officially celebrate the extensive renovation of the nearly 100-year-old Rosedale Hall. About 40 community members gathered in the parking lot to listen as Pen Met Parks commissioners and staff spoke on the importance of preserving

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Sixth District candidates talk health care, economy and bipartisanship

Sep 17, 2024 | By:

Democrat Emily Randall and Republican Drew MacEwen, the candidates to succeed Derek Kilmer in Congress, discussed issues Tuesday in Bremerton.

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Facing Fentanyl town halls set for Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula

Sep 17, 2024 | By:

Pierce County, Peninsula School District and Gig Harbor officials are hosting a town hall at the city’s civic center next month to discuss the local impacts of the fentanyl crisis. Fentanyl is having devastating impacts on our communities and affecting people across the economic spectrum, Pierce County Councilmember Robyn Denson said in a statement announcing

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