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Like so many industries, the challenges arising from the coronavirus pandemic have caused those of us in real estate to be creative and innovative. The buyers who were in the market several weeks ago …
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Mike Kent |
4/1/20 06:18 PM
Blaine city councilmembers have temporarily suspended utility shut-offs and late fees for all of the city’s utility customers. Separately, the board of Birch Bay Water and Sewer District …
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Jami Makan |
4/1/20 06:16 PM
Initial claims applications for unemployment insurance soared in Whatcom County during the week of March 15 to 21, according to data released by Washington’s Employment Security Department …
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Jami Makan |
4/1/20 06:12 PM
Good Samaritan Society – Stafholt in Blaine has 13 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, including 11 residents and two healthcare workers, a spokesperson for the Good Samaritan Society said …
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Oliver Lazenby |
4/1/20 01:43 PM
With 19 new cases of the new coronavirus identified in the past 24 hours, Whatcom County is now up to 139 total cases of COVID 19.
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3/31/20 08:13 PM
Two residents and two medical professionals at Good Samaritan Society – Stafholt have tested positive for COVID-19, a Good Samaritan Society spokesperson said.
The Blaine skilled nursing and …
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3/30/20 06:12 PM
Restrictions on “non-essential” travel across the northern border went into effect on March 21, and will remain in place for at least 30 days, according to a joint statement from the U.S. …
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Jami Makan |
3/25/20 07:01 PM
By the time of which I write, there was no longer much reason for Pumpville, Texas to exist. The town had come into being in 1882, when the Southern Pacific railroad established a watering station …
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Kenneth Ely |
3/25/20 06:57 PM
At a special city council meeting on March 16, councilmembers voted unanimously to affirm a proclamation issued on March 13 by Blaine city manager Michael Jones declaring a local emergency related to …
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Jami Makan |
3/25/20 06:56 PM
Blaine residents John and Sharon Andes recently visited with their new grandson in the Peace Arch park, following new border restrictions that prevented them from crossing into Canada, where the baby …
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Jami Makan |
3/25/20 06:54 PM
Slamming salmon onto the fishing boat was part of the job. It was the 1970s in Bristol Bay, Alaska and Richard Sturgill, then 31 years old, had recently decided to make a career of commercial …
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Grace McCarthy |
3/25/20 06:52 PM
Some Blaine residents will be without running water for several hours this weekend, when a city contractor will perform emergency repairs to a broken water main near the intersection of Bell Road and …
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Jami Makan |
3/25/20 06:48 PM
Whatcom County residents can now complete the census after the U.S. Census Bureau opened the nationwide survey on March 12. The 2020 census marks the first time that people can respond to the …
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Grace McCarthy |
3/25/20 06:47 PM
To meet social distancing requirements and ensure safety for its customers and volunteers amid the new coronavirus pandemic, the Blaine Food Bank had to get creative.
The food bank bought three …
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Oliver Lazenby |
3/25/20 06:42 PM
For hundreds of kids and families in Blaine, Birch Bay and Point Roberts, the Blaine school district’s meal distribution program is a connection to life before the new coronavirus outbreak …
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Oliver Lazenby |
3/25/20 06:40 PM
With a food pick-up and distribution service up and running, the Blaine school district is now working toward providing other state-mandated services, including childcare for healthcare workers and …
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Oliver Lazenby |
3/25/20 04:48 PM
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Whatcom County has gone from five to 64 over the past week, and PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center is asking for donations of equipment, including …
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3/24/20 05:31 PM
On March 23, Washington governor Jay Inslee issued a stay-at-home order for the whole state for a minimum of two weeks.
The order is effective immediately and is enforceable by law, he said at a …
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3/23/20 09:12 PM
As of March 23, Whatcom County has 48 confirmed novel coronavirus cases and two people have passed away from COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus.
The Whatcom County Health …
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3/23/20 05:16 PM
The two new cases are both males, one in his 50s and the other a teenager.
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3/18/20 06:54 PM