BREMERTON—Bremerton Kitsap Access Television is recruiting new members for its citizen advisory board, 12 to be exact as it hasn’t met in over four years.
The Bremerton City Council amended the city code — officially called Ordinance No. 5279 — to increase the group’s total membership from nine to 12.
BREMERTON—They started walking about noon Saturday, June 27. As the heat crested 90 degrees, they kept kept walking. When the moon peaked, they were walking. And as the sun crept over Sinclair Inlet, they were still out there, wearing out the soles of their shoes.
For almost 24 hours, about 200 people from 30 teams walked the track at Bremerton High School during the 2015 Relay For Life at Bremerton High School to benefit cancer research. This is the 30th anniversary of the relay and the 20th time it’s been done in Bremerton-Central Kitsap.
The U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide today in a landmark 5-4 decision.
Honor Bar in Bremerton near Evergreen Park is celebrating at 7 p.m., according to their Facebook page, and the first glass of Pride Punch is on them.
BREMERTON—Despite extremely dry temperatures for the area, fireworks will still be legal July 4 from 11 a.m – 11 p.m.
Bremerton City Council members and the fire department support changing city code to allow banning the discharge of fireworks during times of extreme danger.
However, any new city laws restricting the use of fireworks must be in place for 365 days before it takes effect. Meaning, 2017 is the earliest any new regulation would be imposed.
BREMERTON—An errant cigarette butt appears to have caused the 3-alarm fire at Edgewood Villa Apartment in Manette that left 16 people without a home yesterday.
“The tenant of the apartment admitted to throwing his cigarette butts into a cardboard box on the deck,” said Fire Marshal Mike Six.
BREMERTON—There were no injuries after a three-alarm fire rampaged through the top floor of an apartment unit at Edgewood Apartment Villa in Manette June 22.
Huge orange flames tore a huge hole in the center of Building F. A manager on site grabbed a garden hose and pointed it at the fire.
BREMERTON—Bremerton Police arrested a former 28-year-old Navy Corpsman June 18 in the death of a 19-month-old boy.
An autopsy report found brain swelling and over 20 bruises along his scalp, ranging from “dime size to 50-cent pieces, and most of which were circular in shape.”
BREMERTON—In a show of solidarity, the Bremerton School District Board of Directors sent a letter to state legislature June 19 demanding it fully fund education.
BREMERTON—The Bremerton School District Board of Directors invited Jonee Dubos to fill the vacant Director Position #3 on June 18 following a brief interview.
Director Carolynn Perkins said Dubos has a “wealth of knowledge and expertise in several fields” that will help her as a director.
KITSAP COUNTY —Flinging graduation caps and flowers into the air, the class of 2015 from area high schools celebrated a significant milestone in their lives during commencement ceremonies this past week.
BREMERTON — Thousands of shipyard workers poured from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Facility June 11, many with backpacks strapped over their shoulders as they exited the gates.
BREMERTON—It’s been three years since Washington voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use, but employers are still adapting to changes.
The Bremerton Chamber of Commerce hosted its monthly luncheon at the Kitsap Golf and Country Club on June 16. James McCanna, a Kingston based employment attorney, addressed chamber members on the issue of marijuana use by employees.
Over 230 seniors graduated from Bremerton High School June 12. The ceremony ended as the sun dipped below the horizon.
BREMERTON—Not long ago, Bremerton High School was a dangerous place. Gang activity, drugs, bullying and lewd behavior were more common than kickball.
Academically, the school was a failure. In 2003, only 57 percent of seniors graduated on time—an F by any standard.
But something extraordinary happened at Bremerton High School.
BREMERTON — The City of Bremerton offered to leave the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council early at its June 2 meeting.
KRCC Chair Robert Gelder said he doesn’t see a reason to ask Bremerton to leave early, but expects the topic to be an agenda item at the next meeting in July.
BREMERTON — Police are searching for two men suspected in a May 8 burglary of TCL Cleaners on Perry Avenue.
BREMERTON — Bremerton Police presented their 2014 Professional Standards Report to the Bremerton City Council on May 20.
“It’s super important to have this because … anyone that’s looked at the news or read the news, in law enforcement today we have to be transparent,” said Capt. Tom Wolfe.
BREMERTON — On May 21, Cottonwood Elementary had an exercise in controlled, at times unbridled, chaos.
Pre-teens in pink shirts and bright helmets whirled across the gymnasium floor on unicycles; some riding high enough to dunk a basketball, some low enough to scrape their shoes on the hardwood.
Riders in The Unforgotten, Run to Tahoma VI depart the Kitsap County Administration Building in Port Orchard on May 23. Hundreds of motorcycle riders escorted the remains of Robert Sherman Timm (U.S. Army), Linda Eagleson Burnett Dodge (U.S. Army) and Gary James Cegalis (U.S. Air Force) to Tahoma National Cemetery for a military burial.
BREMERTON — Bremerton Police suspended Detective Sgt. Kevin Crane three days without pay for frequently making “sexual jokes and comments.”
