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Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.

From Our Board Chair | Your gift today shapes local news in 2026

Dec 19, 2025 | By: Candace Savage

Your donation in the last weeks of our NewsMatch campaign will go three times as far thanks to a match from our Board of Directors.

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Officers arrest man found smoking drugs with baby in back seat

Dec 18, 2025 | By:

Also in this blotter, federal charges for post office burglars, a shoplifter with bad timing and more.

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Senior center construction could begin in 2028

Dec 18, 2025 | By:

The Greater Gig Harbor Foundation announced plans for a new, $14 million senior center at the corner of Point Fosdick Drive and 36th Street NW.

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Donate in style to Fashion Pop-Up at Henderson Bay High School

Dec 17, 2025 | By:

The Fashion Pop-Up provides free threads to Peninsula School District students. It’s looking for donations of teen-friendly attire.

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Peninsula High receives national honor from Special Olympics, ESPN for inclusive sports Unified

Dec 17, 2025 | By:

Peninsula High has earned national recognition as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, one of just two schools to win the award this year in Washington state.

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Van der Veen Jewelers in Uptown closing on Dec. 23

Dec 16, 2025 | By:

Owner Jann van der Veen died in April, and his family decided to close the store by the end of the year.

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Harbor Happenings | Lighted Car Parade, Holiday Village and Santa everywhere

Dec 16, 2025 | By:

The last weekend before Christmas is near! Plenty of holiday activities are on tap in Gig Harbor and Olalla.

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Trial of former teacher accused of child molestation begins 

Dec 15, 2025 | By:

The trial of Jordan Roy Henderson, who is accused of sexually assaulting four girls in his classes at Evergreen Elementary, began this month.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Little House in the Hayfield

Dec 15, 2025 | By: Greg Spadoni

Fighting through multiple misspelled names and inaccurate dates, Greg Spadoni tracked the history of this distinctive house off Point Fosdick Drive.

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74-bed tower now open at Silverdale hospital

Dec 12, 2025 | By:

The new tower will ease pressure in the emergency room and expand access to specialty care at St. Michael Medical Center.

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