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Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a jail work center corrections deputy February 8 for allegedly supplying a female inmate with a phone, headphones, charger, vape products and …
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By Ian Haupt |
2/10/21 07:58 PM
Whatcom County reached more than 6,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic this week, but case rates continue to drop.
“After a significant decline from a post-holiday …
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2/10/21 07:55 PM
Whatcom County Council, acting in their role as the health board, had harsh words for governor Jay Inslee regarding the pandemic recovery rules for small counties. Chair Barry Buchanan wrote, …
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By Pat Grubb |
2/4/21 04:37 PM
A post dated January 12 on the social network Nextdoor’s Point Roberts platform concerning “an influx of homeless [people] since the ferry started” unleashed a flood of comments, 57 …
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By Pat Grubb |
2/4/21 04:17 PM
The Point Roberts Library building is back open to the public after closing again January 23 to follow in accordance with governor Jay Inslee’s new re-opening plan. But the governor modified …
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2/4/21 03:13 PM
The gap between Covid-19 vaccine supply and demand still exist, Whatcom County health officials said during a January 27 press conference.
As of last Thursday, the number of vaccines delivered to …
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By Grace McCarthy |
2/3/21 07:56 PM
Relief for renters, schools, public health agencies and small businesses is rushing through the state legislature, with the hope relief can reach people by the end of February.
Two Covid-19 relief …
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By Patric Haerle, Washington State Journal |
2/3/21 06:26 PM
Washington drivers will pay an extra 18 cents per gallon in gas taxes if a new 16-year, $25.8 billion transportation package backed by House Democrats is approved.
The gas tax includes a 3-cent …
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By Joseph Claypoole, Washington State Journal |
2/3/21 06:25 PM
Traffic into Point Roberts for October 2020 with 2019 figures following: Vehicles – 13,772 (201,648); Pedestrians – 11 (1,853); Commercial – 254 (2,166).
Traffic into Point …
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1/28/21 09:08 PM
Thank you, Point Roberts!
As one of Scholarship America’s national network of locally-based, volunteer-driven Dollars for Scholars chapters, our mission is to mobilize our community to …
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By Fern Pelter |
1/28/21 08:59 PM
The Point Roberts Taxpayers Association (PRTA) provides a forum for public discussion of issues concerning the Point Roberts community, defined inclusively to include all residents and property …
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By Mark Robbins |
1/28/21 08:57 PM
With Covid restrictions on gathering sending local groups online to meet, the Point Roberts Park and Recreation District is offering a virtual community center through Zoom.
The district has …
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By Meg Olson |
1/28/21 08:55 PM
Community members are renewing calls for an off-leash dog park, bringing the matter to the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) at their January 21 meeting and earning the support of …
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By Meg Olson |
1/28/21 08:52 PM
2020 was a very full year for the Garden Club. That is to say, full of hope and plans. The hope is still as active as ever but, alas, many of the plans had to be postponed.
Two major plans …
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By Scott Hackleman |
1/28/21 08:46 PM
The Point Roberts Taxpayers Association has informed Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu that the group has appointed Annelle Norman as the group’s representative on the Point Roberts Community Advisory …
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1/28/21 08:44 PM
By the time 2020 rolled around, Circle of Care was running trips in the new wheelchair accessible bus to Bellingham several times each month, carrying residents to doctor and dentist appointments and …
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By Annelle Norman |
1/28/21 08:40 PM
Well, if it isn’t one thing, it is another. It has been one difficult year for many people, and their churches.
Our little church has had to close its doors; half of our beloved congregation …
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By Gina Gaudet |
1/28/21 08:34 PM
The Port of Bellingham has been offering emergency ferry service from Point Roberts to mainland Whatcom County since August to help address the unique transportation challenges in Point Roberts …
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By Michael Hogan |
1/28/21 08:30 PM
The PRCAC had more than usual change in membership in 2020 at the same time that meetings were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and then resumed as Zoom-hosted events.
Just before the …
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1/28/21 08:29 PM
After ten years operating without, the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee has adopted bylaws.
At their January 21 meeting, members voted unanimously to approve the bylaws, which cover …
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By Meg Olson |
1/28/21 08:26 PM