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Question: Okay, here’s a hypothetical scenario: I’m driving down a road with a double-yellow center line, when a kid chasing a ball runs into the street and my only way to avoid him is by …
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By Doug Dahl |
11/24/20 06:52 PM
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
