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Central Kitsap School Board race — Schulze challenges incumbent Cathcart

This election cycle there is one race for a seat on the Central Kitsap School Board. Jeanie Schulze…

Repower Bremerton is a free program that offers to find cold air entering units and overall energy efficiency for city homeowners.

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Repowering Bremerton one unit at a time

More than 50 percent of Bremerton homes were built before 1960 — before energy efficiency housing codes were…

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Gun club trial continues — Former neighbors give non-expert testimony on safety concerns and issues

Former neighbors of the Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club last week gave non-expert testimony during a nuisance trial…

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Largest cuts ever for Central Kitsap School District

An estimated $6.8 million will need to be cut from the 2012-2013 school year budget for the Central…

Catherine Kamp looks at the window display for the 'Oly Boutique' at Olympic High School. Kamp is one of the volunteers that helps gather dresses for girls to wear at school dances. Because dresses can be costly

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In search of dresses — Olympic High School program provides dresses for school dances

“Isn’t it $100 for a dress?” a student casually asked as she walked into Olympic High School with…

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Kitsap 9/11 Memorial Committee moves forward

A month after the 10-year anniversary event of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at Evergreen Rotary Park in Bremerton,…

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Fines on the way for fire code violations in Bremerton

The Bremerton City Council approved an ordinance to update the Bremerton Municipal Code Wednesday that defines monetary fines…

Annalise Rubida 'boulders' the climbing wall at Vertical World Bremerton last Thursday. The 15-year-old is part of Vertical World's youth climbing team.

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Ain’t no mountain high enough — Kitsap youths climb for the challenge

When Annalise Rubida and her friend visited the Bremerton area from Port Townsend because they had some free…

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Treasurer resigns from Kitsap 9/11 Memorial Committee, says spending a problem

Cheryl Stauff is not opposed to having a 9/11 memorial at Evergreen Park in Bremerton, but she does…

Students leave Bremerton High School for the day Tuesday.

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Bridging the achievement gap in Bremerton

The surveys that secondary students and their parents took last spring in the Bremerton School District were not…

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Central Kitsap special education is about connecting with one another

“What letter is this?” two elementary students were asked in their classroom Monday at Woodlands Elementary School.

Road closure and “businesses open” signs are pictured on Harkins Street in Manette. Since the Manette Bridge closure in July

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Some Manette businesses down 40 percent since Manette Bridge closure

Their numbers are down, yet Manette business owners aren’t blaming the economy — it’s the bridge.

George Purkett lifts a frame of a bee hive to search for the colony’s queen bee Tuesday

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Keeper of the bees — Silverdale family business grows out of hobby

They didn’t expect a father and son making bee boxes would stop traffic. But people saw them and…

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Bremerton City Council approves new district boundaries

The Bremerton City Council passed updated City Council district boundaries Wednesday. The nine district boundaries were redrawn to…

A puppet from Japan is pictured at the Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum. Bremerton’s sister city

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The puppet master — The work of Aurora Valentinetti will be celebrated at Bremerton museum

Aurora Valentinetti’s first puppet was a “self portrait” created in 1941 called “Melode” that was designed as a…

Bea Ranum

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Diver down — When Sound Dive Center says its business is underwater, that’s a good thing

Bea Ranum had always been curious of what was down under. So last year the East Bremerton woman…

Jennifer Pino and Laura Priddis

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America at work — Kitsap citizens of all ages ask what they can do for their county, and country

Lela Fishe had previous experience working in government agencies and nonprofits and when she lost her job due…

Brownsville Appreciation Day will be held at the Port of Brownsville

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Bluest skies you’ve ever seen, in Brownsville

When Susan Charrier and her family outgrew their Bremerton home, they moved to Brownsville. Now she’s lived there…

Chris DeBlois

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Eating right — Educators try to put healthier fare on the school lunch menu

Although some grade school children are notorious for being picky eaters, 8-year-old Bryce Jensen said he likes to…

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Kelsey Rico’s eighth birthday was a day of national horror

Kelsey Rico will turn 18 on Sept. 11. “That’s why I remember it so well,” she said.