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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
Question: When I started driving in the early ’60s, parking lights were only to be used when the vehicle was stopped. Today, with driving lights and LEDs around the headlights, the distinction …
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By Doug Dahl |
11/11/20 03:53 PM
After initial election returns were posted on election night, Blaine councilwoman Alicia Rule, a Democrat, led incumbent Luanne Van Werven for the 42nd Legislative District Position 1 seat. She was …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
11/4/20 08:10 PM
Four days following the eradication of the first Asian giant hornet nest on October 24, Washington State Department of Agriculture officials cut down the alder tree containing the nest and discovered …
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By Grace McCarthy |
11/4/20 08:05 PM
The Blaine Library and other Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) buildings opened to the public on November 2 with limited hours and 25 percent capacity. At the Blaine branch, that means 10 patrons …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
11/4/20 07:53 PM
Nothing says “autumn” like changing leaves, pumpkin spice and fall sports. This time of year, many enjoy game day traditions ranging from tailgating and TV-watching parties to huddling …
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Courtesy of Whatcom County Health Department |
11/4/20 07:47 PM
Question: Now that bike riders are allowed to treat stop signs as yield signs, what should a driver at a four-way stop do if they’ve stopped and are ready to go and see a cyclist coming? Do you …
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By Doug Dahl |
11/4/20 06:48 PM
