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All Blaine schools will temporarily move to remote learning next week, according to a January 21 Blaine school district announcement.
On January 20, the district had 23 percent of students and …
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1/21/22 10:24 AM
With a knack for sweets and vision to create a more inclusive community, Blaine resident Tana Reneau opened a buttermint business that employs people with intellectual and developmental …
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By Georgia Costa |
1/20/22 01:44 PM
Many Blaine and Birch Bay residents received a newspaper called “The Flame” in the mail last week without a mailing label that left them with questions as to why they had received it and …
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By Ian Haupt |
1/19/22 05:11 PM
(Ed note: In the interest of transparency, Pat Grubb and Louise Mugar own The Northern Light building at 225 Marine Drive and are co-publishers of Point Roberts Press Inc.)
Port of Bellingham …
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By Grace McCarthy |
1/19/22 05:07 PM
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has confirmed all of the Asian giant hornet nests found in 2021 were connected to nest ‘zero,’ the first nest found and eradicated in …
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By Grace McCarthy |
1/19/22 05:05 PM
Whatcom County residents and business owners continue to address the November 2021 flooding impacts, as infrastructure still needs to be repaired and federal disaster assistance applications continue …
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1/19/22 05:00 PM
The Lady Borderites took down Mount Baker 44-31 Tuesday night in a game that began as a tight battle.
Throughout the first and second quarter Blaine and Mount Baker traded baskets and stops, …
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By Ian Haupt |
1/19/22 04:59 PM
(Ed note: The Whatcom County health department’s Covid-19 data dashboard was missing data and not fully complete by press time. A health department spokesperson told The Northern Light it was …
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By Grace McCarthy |
1/19/22 04:53 PM
The Blaine school district had 118 reported Covid-19 cases last week between all its schools, and with the influx of cases, some classes are temporarily being moved to remote learning.
Twenty-nine …
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By Ian Haupt |
1/19/22 04:38 PM
Households can now order up to four free at-home Covid-19 tests through covidtests.gov.
The Biden administration announced January 14 it was buying one billion at-home, rapid Covid-19 tests …
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1/19/22 04:30 PM
Have you always wanted to learn the ins and outs of your local sheriff’s office? Now’s the chance – the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) has opened enrollment for its …
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1/19/22 04:27 PM
Bike donations that were dropped off last April at the Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club have made it to Rwanda where they will be given to locals, donation coordinators said.
Over 500 bikes from …
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By Ian Haupt |
1/19/22 04:25 PM
Question: As a driver coming from a different state, one of the first things I noticed here is that the cars seem so spread out at stop lights. I was taught to pull up fairly close to the vehicle in …
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By Doug Dahl |
1/19/22 04:21 PM
For the first time in eight years, the economy tops the list of issues Washington voters want the Legislature to address in 2022, eclipsing homelessness and Covid-19 as the leading concerns …
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By Melissa Santos / Crosscut.com |
1/19/22 04:20 PM
Rein Neem
December 31, 1937 – January 13, 2022
Rein Neem of Blaine, died of congestive heart failure January 13, 2022, in Bellingham, with his wife and daughter by his side. He was 84 …
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1/19/22 04:18 PM
The Editor:
Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “The time is always right, to do what is right.” On this, nearly all of us agree. Where we tend to drift apart, is what we think …
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1/19/22 04:15 PM
Jan. 8, 1:24 a.m.: Narcotics violation on Peace Portal Drive.
Jan. 8, 2:32 a.m.: Welfare check on Alder Street.
Jan. 8, 7 a.m.: Malicious mischief on 3rd Street.
Jan. 8, 11:38 a.m.: …
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1/19/22 04:14 PM
Jan. 7, 12:56 a.m.: Suspicious vehicle on Birch Bay-Lynden Road, Custer.
Jan. 7, 9:35 a.m.: Behavioral health issue on Birch Bay-Lynden Road.
Jan. 7, 9:36 a.m.: Traffic hazard on Drayton Harbor …
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1/19/22 04:12 PM
