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Neighbor Aid donations reach $15,145, down $3K

KINGSTON — ShareNet Food Bank’s annual Neighbor Aid campaign has raised $15,145 as of Nov. 12. That’s down…

A conceptual drawing of a proposed Best Western Hotel on Forest Rock Lane.

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Developers want to put a Best Western near Central Market

Developers are hoping to bring a five-story, 59,500-square-foot Best Western Hotel to Forest Rock Lane near Central Market.…

Woodcreek Apartments in Poulsbo converted from subsidized rent to market-rate rent.

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Low-income residents getting priced out as subsidized apartments convert to market-rate

In September, Woodcreek Apartments began asking some tenants to leave so renovations could be made to the property.…

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Company says it can quadruple free Wi-Fi coverage in Kingston

Someone wants you to have free Wi-Fi downtown. And no, you won’t be required to buy a latté.…

Jeff McGinty

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Thomas wins full term on City Council; McGinty elected to seventh term | Poulsbo City Council

Ken Thomas was elected to a full term on the Poulsbo City Council, Position 1, Nov. 3. In…

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Port of Kingston taking interim measures during manager vacancy

Port of Kingston commissioners moved forward Oct. 28 in their search for a new manager following the resignation…

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Port looking to hire new employees to ease burden from lawsuits

Port of Kingston commissioners moved forward Oct. 28 in their search for a new manager following the resignation…

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ShareNet helping to feed local kids

KINGSTON — For about five years, Kingston schools have passed out bags of food to hungry students. It’s…

Big Maple Tree Farm in Hansville is closing after operating for 40 years.

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Big Maple Tree Farm to close; owners say they’ll miss customers the most

HANSVILLE — After 40 years, Big Maple Tree Farm is closing. Owners Don and Suzanne Sandall, 90 and…

Kitsap Transit’s Poulsbo Route 44 is the most popular of the routes serving the city.

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Poulsbo Route 44 proving a quick way to get around town

Kitsap Transit’s newest Poulsbo route is also now its most popular. Route 44 began in February with the…

Coach Joe Kennedy speaks at the Sept. 17 Bremerton School Board meeting.

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Kennedy to resume prayers with football team

BREMERTON — Bremerton High School football coach Joe Kennedy announced Oct. 14 that he will resume prayer at…

Village Green Community Center in Kingston is expected to be finished in April 2016.

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Village Green takes shape

KINGSTON — The long-awaited 23,000-square-foot Village Green Community Center is beginning to show signs of a finished product.…

Three Kingston residents were arrested for robbery in the first degree after they attempted to steal money from Hansville Grocery and Provision Co. in Hansville Oct. 8. A store employee was pepper sprayed by a suspect after she refused to open the cash register.

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Hansgrill employee pepper-sprayed after refusing to cooperate with robber

HANSVILLE — The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people in relation to a robbery in Hansville Oct.…

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Man scares St. Olaf worshippers: ‘Like he was in a daze’

The man goose-stepped up to the altar, past the priest and then dropped his backpack. Then he walked…

This tiny home on Ohio Avenue is about 130 square feet.

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Kingston woman’s goal: living off the grid in a 130-square-foot home

Driving northeast along Ohio Avenue, it’s easy to miss the outlier. Sitting behind a madrona tree in an…

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Fired police officer appealing termination

BREMERTON — Larry Green was fired from his job as a Bremerton police officer four months ago following…

Keith Allan (“Murphy”) and Nat Zang (“10K”) pose for a photo with Doug Wood

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A day with the living dead: My experience as an extra on ‘Z Nation’

BREMERTON — I walk into a room in the Kitsap Conference Center called Glacier Cove 2 with my…

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City may hire McClure Consulting to lobby for funding

BREMERTON — The Bremerton City Council is considering hiring McClure Consulting to lobby for infrastructure funds on behalf…

Joe Kennedy

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Football coach won’t be fired; can’t participate in post-game prayers

BREMERTON — After nearly a week embroiled in controversy, Joe Kennedy approached a lectern before the Bremerton School…

Naomi Evans

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Collins withdraws from school board race; endorses Evans

BREMERTON — Two months shy of the 2016 election, another race bites the dust. Sheila Collins, candidate for…