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    Articles by Bob Smith
    Elegant greenhouse rising from Port Orchard resident’s back yard
    Elegant greenhouse rising from Port Orchard resident’s back...
    By Bob Smith • November 13, 2015 12:33 pm

    A lovely little brick greenhouse nearing completion has slowly risen in the backyard of Robert Zollna’s home, brick by brick and one reclaimed piece of building material at a time.

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    City Councilman Rob Putaansuu
    Putaansuu: ‘It’s time to heal our community’ and...
    By Bob Smith • November 5, 2015 11:58 am

    Port Orchard City Councilman Rob Putaansuu glanced at his watch during his mayoral campaign’s election-night party. “It’s 8:05,” Putaansuu said. “We’ll know really soon.”

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    Putaansuu: ‘It’s time to heal our community’
    Putaansuu: ‘It’s time to heal our community’
    By Bob Smith • November 4, 2015 12:16 am

    Port Orchard City Councilman Rob Putaansuu glanced at his watch during his mayoral campaign’s election-night party. “It’s 8:05,” Putaansuu said. “We’ll know really soon.”

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    Rob Putaansuu
    Putaansuu racks up big win in Port Orchard...
    By Bob Smith • November 3, 2015 11:43 pm

    Port Orchard City Council member Rob Putaansuu, who campaigned on a pro-growth, business-friendly platform, has won a decisive victory over incumbent Mayor Tim Matthes in the city’s sometimes bitter Nov. 3 general election.

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    Mayor Tim Matthes
    Matthes apologizes for altercation, but says he followed...
    By Bob Smith • November 2, 2015 4:14 pm

    In the aftermath of a Friday altercation between Mayor Tim Matthes and Teresa Osinski, executive vice president of the Kitsap County Home Builders Association, Matthes today (Nov. 2) offered an apology to City of Port Orchard staff, citizens and his supporters.

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    Election season turns ugly: Mayor, Home Builders Association official get in scuffle
    Election season turns ugly: Mayor, Home Builders Association...
    By Bob Smith • October 30, 2015 5:06 pm

    The “silly season” has become downright ugly just days before the Tuesday general election.

    A skirmish during an Oct. 30 meeting between Port Orchard Mayor Tim Matthes and Teresa Osinski, executive vice president of the Kitsap County Home Builders Association, led to a visit by Bremerton Police at a downtown Bremerton restaurant.

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    South Kitsap district will ask voters to approve $124.99 million school bond issue
    South Kitsap district will ask voters to approve...
    By Bob Smith • October 22, 2015 11:14 am

    A $124.99 million school bond issue to build a second high school in the South Kitsap School District will go before voters Feb. 9.

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    The Bay Street Pedestrian Pathway bridge over Blackjack Creek is being installed Oct. 16 by crew members from Zemek Construction.
    Bridge over Blackjack Creek installation is under way...
    By Bob Smith • October 16, 2015 7:24 pm

    Port Orchard has a new civic landmark today. The Bay Street Pedestrian Pathway Project has taken a leap forward with the installation of the Blackjack Creek bridge that is part of phase 4 of the project.

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    Sometime in December
    Bridge over Blackjack Creek could be in place...
    By Bob Smith • October 15, 2015 11:23 am

    Port Orchard’s Bay Street Pedestrian Pathway Project will soon have another, very visible, sign that it’s taking one more step toward eventual completion.

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    General election - Nov. 3.
    Campaign contributions issue ruffles feathers on both sides
    By Bob Smith • October 1, 2015 11:20 am

    Is money from outside organizations unduly flowing into the campaigns of Port Orchard mayoral and city council candidates?

    It depends on who you ask.

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    South Kitsap Fire and Rescue's rolling stock will be upgraded with passage of Proposition 1 Nov. 3.
    SKFD asking voter to approve bond measure to...
    By Bob Smith • October 1, 2015 11:13 am

    Kitsap County Fire District 7 is asking South Kitsap residents served by South Kitsap Fire and Rescue to approve a bond measure to issue $4.9 million in general obligation funds through Proposition 1, which would be collected from excess property taxes annually over five years.

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    Explosive housing costs in Seattle are sparking interest in Kitsap County’s real-estate market
    Explosive housing costs in Seattle are sparking interest...
    By Bob Smith • September 18, 2015 9:38 am

    Is South Kitsap and Port Orchard on the cusp of becoming a viable alternative for King County residents being priced out of their housing market?

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    Bill Christensen
    Christensen to mount write-in challenge for Council seat
    By Bob Smith • September 2, 2015 1:55 pm

    Clancy Donlin will have an opponent, after all, in his general-election race for the Port Orchard City Council’s at-large seat.Port Orchard resident Bill Christensen is gearing up to run a write-in campaign for the seat.

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    Central Dock, Bay Street Meat Company have new partners
    Central Dock, Bay Street Meat Company have new...
    By Bob Smith • August 31, 2015 12:42 pm

    A new partnership team will operate the Central Dock Restaurant and the Bay Street Meat Company, both located in the Port Orchard Public Market.

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    High winds, rain down trees, cut power to thousands in South Kitsap
    High winds, rain down trees, cut power to...
    By Bob Smith • August 29, 2015 9:47 pm

    Thousands are without power in Olalla; Port Orchard has 159 without power, PSE reports.

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