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The city of Blaine is offering a new loan program for local businesses to help them get through the economic challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Beginning Thursday, May 14, Blaine-area …
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Jami Makan |
5/13/20 08:50 PM
Mail Boxes International is one of over 20 mailbox stores in Blaine usually bustling with Canadian customers taking advantage of lower U.S. shipping prices. But the stores have been desolate in the …
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Grace McCarthy |
5/13/20 08:08 PM
Blood donations are needed as Washington hospitals prepare to re-start surgeries, organ transplants and cancer treatments that were suspended in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Hospitals and …
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5/13/20 07:45 PM
As Whatcom County continues to focus on social distancing, handwashing and face masks to flatten the curve, PeaceHealth is beginning to plan for the future with a focus on safely returning to care …
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5/13/20 07:25 PM
The city of Blaine plans to eventually remove the Armstrong maple trees that line Peace Portal Drive and are causing damage to sidewalk panels. The trees, which have sprawling root systems that some …
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Jami Makan |
5/13/20 07:22 PM
A Birch Bay resident is calling for a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) collection box to be installed locally in order to prevent mail theft and make life easier for Birch Bay’s sizeable …
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Jami Makan |
5/13/20 07:14 PM
Around the nation, older adults make their marks every day as volunteers, employees, employers, parents, grandparents, mentors and advocates. They offer their time, talents and experience to the …
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Kathy Sitker |
5/13/20 07:05 PM
Forgetting and losing who you areIs a feeling like no other.When nothing makes senseYou’re scared and you’re mad as hell.I am somewhere between nauseous and empty.I am crying and reaching …
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Julie Hanft |
5/13/20 06:53 PM
Technology is the future, and digital communication has opened many doors for people around the world. Although younger generations have grown up with technology at their fingers, Baby Boomers and …
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5/13/20 06:51 PM
In March, some chain truck stops across the U.S. temporarily closed, leaving truckers that haul freight across North America without a crucial resource for bathroom breaks, showers and other …
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Oliver Lazenby |
5/13/20 06:43 PM
Whatcom Unified Command's daily Covid-19 status report for May 12 is available here, and in the attachment to the left.
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5/13/20 12:39 PM
On May 12, the Whatcom County Health Department reported six new confirmed cases of Covid-19, and no new deaths. The department of health's website showed that 20 test results came back negative …
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5/12/20 08:12 PM
Washington state will have 1,371 contact tracers trained and ready to go by the end of the week, governor Jay Inslee said during a May 12 press conference. Each time someone tests positive for …
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5/12/20 07:29 PM
Whatcom Unified Command's daily Covid-19 status report for May 11 is available here, and in the attachment to the left.
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5/12/20 01:20 PM
Restaurants and food establishments whose health department permits expire before February 28, 2021, have an extra six months to pay for and renew operating permits under a new amendment to Whatcom …
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5/11/20 07:37 PM
Whatcom Unified Command's daily Covid-19 status report for May 8 is available here, and in the attachment to the left.
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5/11/20 12:45 PM
In a televised news conference on May 8, Washington governor Jay Inslee announced that he was issuing guidance for curbside retail and landscaping businesses to re-start.
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5/8/20 06:50 PM
For May 7, the Whatcom County Health Department reported four new deaths due to Covid-19 and two new confirmed cases out of 80 new test results. In total, 328 have tested positive for the virus …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
5/7/20 03:25 PM
When the first phase of Washington state’s four-phase re-opening plan began May 5, the number of new cases of Covid-19 in Whatcom County was already increasing.
In the week ending May 2, …
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Oliver Lazenby |
5/6/20 05:55 PM
In an April 13 memo to city councilmembers, Blaine police chief Donnell Tanksley provided an update on his department’s efforts to implement recommendations from an outside review of the …
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Jami Makan |
5/6/20 05:51 PM
