Peninsula School Board Position 2 | Two first-time candidates seek seat
Oct 14, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryPSD’s Position 2 race matches Matthew Bruhn and Emily DuCharme.
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Harbor Happenings | Witches hit the water on Saturday
Oct 14, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe annual Witches Brew paddle through the harbor takes place on Saturday, Oct. 18. Paddlers in stand-up paddle boards and kayaks will meet at the public boat launch on Randal Street at 2 p.m. (You can also launch from anywhere in the harbor and meet up at the Randal Street launch). A cauldron at the
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Health insurance may get a lot more expensive soon for thousands of Washingtonians
Oct 13, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThousands of Washington residents who get insurance through an online marketplace known as the Washington Healthplanfinder are weeks away from the start of open enrollment. How much they’ll pay for health and dental coverage next year– and whether some will be able to afford it – remains an open question. An enhanced premium tax credit
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Rawley challenging incumbent Kingsbury for PenMet board seat
Oct 13, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichThe same quintet will govern PenMet Parks for the next two years unless Jesse Rawley supplants incumbent Laurel Kingsbury. Kurt Grimmer, who was also up for election, drew no challengers and will slide into his third six-year term. No other commissioner’s tenure expires until the end of 2027. The park district comprises Pierce County from
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor sweeps Peninsula in match that was closer than the final score
Oct 10, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneAlso in this week’s sports column, updates on the Peninsula and Gig Harbor football teams.
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Gig Harbor is going Places, as this week’s conference shows
Oct 10, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Places conference brought preservationists, planners and city officials to Gig Harbor this week.
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City Planning Department proposes development code overhaul to comply with new state laws
Oct 09, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe state-mandated changes will encourage developers to create affordable housing options, including elder housing and mixed-use structures.
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Safe parking spaces available soon for families living in their vehicles
Oct 09, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonA local church will offer three safe parking spaces to families with children experiencing homelessness.
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Gig Harbor draws with Central Kitsap in clash of state’s top-ranked Class 3A soccer teams
Oct 08, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneGig Harbor remains in the driver’s seat in the Puget Sound League Narrows Division after the 1-1 tie against Central Kitsap.
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Film Festival packs ’em in again
Oct 08, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffTop awards at the 2025 Gig Harbor Film Festival went to Best Director John Gray for “A Guest in My Country” and Best Actor Bella Zoe Martinez for “Once More, Like Rain Man.”
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