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Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) closed its buildings to the public on November 23, exactly three weeks after opening for in-person services since March.
Curbside pickup, drive-up WiFi and …
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11/24/20 06:50 PM
As of November 16, Whatcom County has had a total of 1,942 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic and 52 deaths, according to the Washington State Department of Health. Of those …
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11/18/20 05:46 PM
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been cracking down on unsubstantiated Covid-19 claims from companies nationwide, including a water bottle company in Blaine.
Copper H2O, an online retailer …
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By Grace McCarthy |
11/18/20 05:43 PM
Last week, Granite Construction graded a limestone path on the south end of the Birch Bay berm project. Whatcom County publishes an update on berm construction every Friday at bit.ly/3nA5S27.
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11/18/20 05:38 PM
A joint press release from the Council on American Islamic Relations Washington (CAIR) and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) released November 17 alleges that local CBP leadership not …
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By Pat Grubb |
11/18/20 05:34 PM
Birch Bay residents Russell and Marika Dawe opened M.D. Spa and Wellness Center in Bellingham in March. Eight months later, they have already opened a second location, and this time it’s closer …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
11/18/20 05:30 PM
Peace Portal Drive in downtown Blaine is already looking festive with new holiday lights, and more lighting is on the way. The lights are funded through a fundraising campaign orchestrated by the …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
11/18/20 05:14 PM
Blaine author and former journalist Rick Wood released his latest book November 9 that chronicles an around-the-world journey to answer one burning question: Why do humans poach animals?
The Human …
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By Grace McCarthy |
11/18/20 05:02 PM
Blaine’s indoor Holiday Market by the Sea runs every weekend from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and 12-4 p.m. on Sundays. The market is now located at the Old Wolten and Montfort grocery space …
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11/18/20 04:54 PM
New Covid-19 restrictions went into effect across Washington state on November 17, creating some of the tightest limitations for businesses since the pandemic began in March.
In efforts to prevent …
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11/18/20 03:55 PM
Over 500 Asian giant hornets were found in the east Blaine nest eradicated on October 24, state entomologists confirmed this week.
Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) entomologists …
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By Grace McCarthy |
11/11/20 07:18 PM
Veteran Steve Nelson of Custer-based VFW post 9474 plays taps as fellow veterans stand alongside him at attention on Veterans Day at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Blaine. Photo by Ian …
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11/11/20 07:13 PM
The Blaine school district has seen a decrease of 75 full-time students enrolled since October 2019.
This school year started with 2,076 full-time students in September and then dropped 12 …
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By Grace McCarthy |
11/11/20 07:11 PM
The city of Blaine updated its tourism marketing plan last year and just unveiled a key part of the updated strategy for attracting out of town visitors, blainebythesea.com.
The new tourism …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
11/11/20 07:07 PM
Washington scientists finished the first full season of European green crab trapping, leaving mid-October after trapping 253 of the invasive crab in Drayton Harbor.
“We knew there were quite …
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By Grace McCarthy |
11/11/20 06:52 PM
Young volunteers at the Bridge Community Hope Center started serving coffee to the Birch Bay community on November 4.
Bridge volunteers began a training program at the beginning of October to …
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By Grace McCarthy |
11/11/20 06:48 PM
As of November 9, Whatcom County has had a total of 1,737 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic and 52 deaths, according to the Washington State Department of Health. One …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
11/11/20 06:44 PM
With the rate of new Covid-19 infections increasing in Whatcom County and the holiday season approaching, the Whatcom County Health Department released some new guidance for holiday gatherings in a …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
11/11/20 06:37 PM
Whatcom County election data shows a growing Democratic majority in the county, but The Northern Light’s readership area of Blaine, Birch Bay and Custer continues to trend red, as it did …
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By Ian Haupt |
11/11/20 05:37 PM
Election results from local precincts show that Blaine, Birch Bay and Custer voters preferred Donald Trump to Joe Biden in the presidential race, 52.1 percent to 46.1 percent.
The data show a lot …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
11/11/20 05:33 PM