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March 14, 12:01 a.m.: Blaine police were dispatched to a single-vehicle, possible injury, roll-over collision. Officers arrived and found the driver had left the scene of the collision. Fire crews …
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3/25/20 06:45 PM
To meet social distancing requirements and ensure safety for its customers and volunteers amid the new coronavirus pandemic, the Blaine Food Bank had to get creative.
The food bank bought three …
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Oliver Lazenby |
3/25/20 06:42 PM
For hundreds of kids and families in Blaine, Birch Bay and Point Roberts, the Blaine school district’s meal distribution program is a connection to life before the new coronavirus outbreak …
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Oliver Lazenby |
3/25/20 06:40 PM
After the school closures that went into effect on March 16, students are home. Team sports and after-school classes have ceased. Camps and some daycares are not available. Many parents and guardians …
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Kristin Siemion |
3/25/20 06:38 PM
With a food pick-up and distribution service up and running, the Blaine school district is now working toward providing other state-mandated services, including childcare for healthcare workers and …
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Oliver Lazenby |
3/25/20 04:48 PM
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Whatcom County has gone from five to 64 over the past week, and PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center is asking for donations of equipment, including …
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3/24/20 05:31 PM
On March 23, Washington governor Jay Inslee issued a stay-at-home order for the whole state for a minimum of two weeks.
The order is effective immediately and is enforceable by law, he said at a …
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3/23/20 09:12 PM
As of March 23, Whatcom County has 48 confirmed novel coronavirus cases and two people have passed away from COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus.
The Whatcom County Health …
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3/23/20 05:16 PM
The 18th annual Wings Over Water birding festival, which was supposed to take place from Friday, March 20 through Sunday, March 22, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The decision was …
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Jami Makan |
3/19/20 06:26 PM
The recent stiffening of anti-COVID-19 precautions by Western governments came about following the publication of a dire report by the Imperial College London on March 16. The report warned that the …
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Patrick Grubb |
3/19/20 05:28 PM
This June will mark the 25th anniversary of publishing The Northern Light newspaper. A lot of water has gone under the bridge since that first issue shown above. We have been proud to bring news and …
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3/19/20 04:41 PM
I write about both prudence and restraint with regard to emergency preparedness. About the potential risk of man-made, technological or natural threats to our safety. Not about panic buttons that too …
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Richard Martin |
3/19/20 12:39 PM
The two new cases are both males, one in his 50s and the other a teenager.
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3/18/20 06:54 PM
July 17, 1927 - March 6, 2020
Philip Bruce Mosher “Bruce” passed away peacefully on Friday, March 6, 2020 at the age of 92.
Bruce was born in Greene, New York on July 17, 1927 to …
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3/18/20 06:35 PM
June 6, 1946 – March 10, 2020
Jim Mustappa, age 73, passed away at home in Bellingham on March 10, 2020. He was born June 6, 1946, in Bellingham to Dominic and Hazel Mustappa. Jim grew up in …
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3/18/20 06:35 PM
President Donald Trump announced on March 18 that the U.S.-Canada border will close to “non-essential traffic” in an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. “We will be, …
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Northern Light Staff |
3/18/20 06:35 PM
A Blaine father and son extended their family’s legacy of military service during a swearing-in ceremony for the Washington Army National Guard on February 18.
Close family and friends …
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Grace McCarthy |
3/18/20 06:30 PM
Governor Jay Inslee has been forceful in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic; rightfully so, our state is the nation’s hotbed of CV-19 infections. Whether he has been forceful enough is open to …
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Patrick Grubb |
3/18/20 06:28 PM
The city of Blaine recently updated some of its safety procedures following a citation from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
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Jami Makan |
3/18/20 06:27 PM
