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Point Roberts Press is pleased to announce the appointment of Oliver Lazenby as editor of The Northern Light and Grace McCarthy as reporter.
Lazenby started at The Northern Light as a …
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5/27/20 07:00 PM
Washington state’s secretary of health has approved 24 of Washington’s 39 counties to move on to phase 2 of governor Jay Inslee’s four-phase “Safe Start” re-opening …
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5/27/20 06:54 PM
After a deadline extension, property tax payments in Whatcom County are finally coming due on Monday, June 1.
Whatcom County Treasurer Steve Oliver signed an order on March 30 extending the …
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5/27/20 06:48 PM
Hidden off Valley View Road in Ferndale is the Sardis Raptor Center, a rehabilitation center where birds of prey are treated for everything from a few missing feathers to life-threatening …
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Grace McCarthy |
5/27/20 06:44 PM
In the May 14 issue of The Northern Light, we offered local kids the following newsroom assignment: How have our pets’ lives changed since the stay at home order?
This is a tough …
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5/27/20 06:32 PM
A group is setting up four “Little Free Pantries,” around Blaine, stocked with food and personal hygiene items for those in need.
The first community pantry is at the 7th Street …
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Oliver Lazenby |
5/27/20 05:30 PM
According to the Whatcom County Health Department, there have been 381 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the county as of 11:44 a.m., March 26. A total of 7,762 people have tested negative while 33 …
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5/26/20 04:10 PM
The Silver Reef Casino Resort partially re-opened on May 22. The casino, at 4876 Haxton Way near Ferndale, is operating with new safety measures in place, including operating the building at 50 …
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5/22/20 10:41 PM
According to the Whatcom County Health Department, there have been 364 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the county as of 11 a.m., March 22. A total of 4,712 people have tested negative while 32 people …
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5/22/20 05:47 PM
While the Whatcom Museum’s campus is empty, the museum is pumping out virtual content including educational programs, virtual galleries, at-home science experiments and craft projects. Here's a …
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5/21/20 09:08 PM
The economic impact from the U.S./Canada border closure has been swift, but the severity and length of that impact is unknown, said Laurie Trautman, director of Western Washington University’s …
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Grace McCarthy |
5/21/20 07:32 PM
May 9, 8:18 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to a hit and run the 5600 block of Bayvue Road. Dispatch advised a female driving a white Chevrolet pickup drove through a fence and left the scene. …
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5/21/20 02:08 PM
Whatcom Unified Command's daily Covid-19 status report for May 19 is available here, and in the attachment to the left.
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5/21/20 02:00 PM
U.S. border agents arrested a 41-year-old man at the Pacific Highway Truck Crossing on May 9 as he headed to Canada with $3 million in cocaine. The arrest occurred after an anonymous tip was given to …
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Grace McCarthy |
5/20/20 08:06 PM
Heather Campbell, owner of Bow Wow and Woofs pet supply shop in Birch Bay Square, started a mini pet food bank outside her shop to help pet owners in need. “At this time of Covid-19, the last …
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5/20/20 08:01 PM
Can kids make a difference in their communities and neighborhoods during the governor’s stay-at-home order? This is a tough question. Young reporters …
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5/20/20 07:57 PM
In response to the impact of Covid-19, the Washington State Department of Commerce partnered with organizations throughout the state to open new drive-in wireless internet sites to make it easier for …
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5/20/20 07:54 PM
