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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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor stars win division pitching honors
Jun 13, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneGig Harbor and Peninsula athletes earned all-conference honors following the spring sports season.
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Two in Tow & On the Go | Tacoma’s Mountaineer Tree is a giant of the forest
Jun 13, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandThe Mountaineer Tree is an approximately 218-foot-tall living legend that’s called Tacoma home since the 1500s.
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Drought declaration covers much of Western Washington — but not Gig Harbor
Jun 12, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe state declared a drought emergency for much of Western Washington, but not for Gig Harbor or the Kitsap Peninsula. Here’s why.
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Herons Key awards nearly $40,000 in scholarships to 16 local graduating seniors
Jun 12, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonSixteen local graduating seniors received scholarships ranging from $1,250 to $2,500 from residents at the senior housing community.
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Large propane fire leaves two in critical condition
Jun 11, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffTwo employees who shut off the gas to prevent further damage were badly burned and flown to the hospital.
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Legislature cut key public health fund by $24 million over next two years
Jun 11, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonWashington public health departments will see a slight reduction in state funding for basic services over the next two years, but the severity and local impacts of that loss on the Kitsap Peninsula remains unclear. State legislators reduced spending on Foundational Public Health Services by $24 million over the 2025-2027 budget. Those funds sustain essential
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Doris Heritage Park to open June 16
Jun 10, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe park next door to the Tom Taylor YMCA includes a new playground, pickleball courts and more.
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