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July
• David Wilbrecht was sworn in as interim city manager following the resignation of former manager Michael Jones. Wilbrecht served as the city’s …
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By Grace McCarthy |
1/11/23 08:05 PM
The Blaine Marine Park playground will be closed until Wednesday, February 15, as the city of Blaine begins remediation work to clean the shoreline and reduce erosion. The construction ends the …
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By Grace McCarthy |
1/11/23 08:00 PM
The city of Blaine’s ad hoc downtown advisory committee held its first meeting in council chambers on January 5, bringing a world-renowned architect and longtime planning commissioner to the …
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By Grace McCarthy |
1/11/23 07:52 PM
Blaine boys basketball is hot right now.
With multiple returning starters from last year’s team, which took Blaine to the state tournament for the first time in over a decade, another …
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By Ian Haupt |
1/11/23 07:44 PM
It is always interesting as a school superintendent to reflect on a calendar year, because the world of education works on a school year that spans from the end of August to the beginning of June. …
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By Christopher Granger, superintendent |
1/11/23 07:40 PM
A Blaine man who was arrested in June 2022 for firing multiple gunshots in the 4600 block of Alderson Road will serve up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty last month in Whatcom County …
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By Ian Haupt |
1/11/23 07:37 PM
Question: Wasn’t it like ten years ago that Elon Musk promised we’d have fully autonomous cars in five years? When am I going to get a car that can drive me around?
Answer: It’s …
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By Doug Dahl |
1/11/23 07:33 PM
We began 2022 in flood recovery mode and ended the year with a flood watch on the Nooksack River and localized flooding along coastal areas throughout the county, as nature again reminded us of the …
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By Satpal Sidhu, county executive |
1/11/23 07:30 PM
2022 was a year of rebound from Covid-19 for the Pacific Arts Association. Our major event, the Blaine Harbor Music Festival and Jazz Camp, returned in July as a live session after a two years of …
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By Bryan Johnson, president |
1/11/23 07:22 PM
2022 was a productive and promising year for Alzheimer’s research, including discoveries related to the causes, risk factors and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Here …
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1/11/23 07:19 PM
Blaine Library will host Silverado Bellingham Memory Care Community’s dementia education series for Blaine residents who want to learn more about caring for a loved one with impaired memory. …
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1/11/23 07:13 PM
The Waterford crystal-laden ball in Times Square had barely touched the bottom, officially ringing in the first of 2022 celebrations across the country and filling everyone with hope and possibility …
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By Sally Church, operations manager |
1/11/23 07:11 PM
Blaine Library has been busy the past year. We are on pace to see a 50 percent increase in library visitors over 2021. One reason for this is the return of programs and events.
In the …
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By Jonathan Jakobitz, branch manager |
1/11/23 07:09 PM
Washington State Parks (WSP) has 12 free days in 2023 where visitors will not be required to have a Discover Pass to park at state parks. Discover Passes will still be required to access Washington …
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1/11/23 07:07 PM
The Friends of Birch Bay Library appreciate all our community support in 2022.
We had a bumpy start to the year with our failed Library Capital Facility Area (LCFA) campaign. With 59 percent …
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By Dianne Marrs-Smith, president |
1/11/23 07:06 PM
As we at Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 reflect on this past year, we are filled with gratitude for our community.
2022 was a year of transitions, as we wished Heidi Holmes, …
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By Raina Lenton, office assistant |
1/11/23 06:59 PM
Washington’s ‘tripledemic’ is far from over. As Covid-19, flu and RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) continue to surge, hospitals and health care providers are reaching capacity. In …
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By Dr. LuAnn Chen |
1/11/23 06:53 PM
The Editor:
I would like to congratulate Grace McCarthy for three years of excellent journalism at The Northern Light. She has now been there for three years, first as an intern for university …
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1/11/23 06:49 PM
