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SAFE Boats loses out — Coast Guard chooses Louisiana competitor for big buy
The Coast Guard has passed up SAFE Boats International, a Port Orchard firm, for a $180,100,000 contract to…
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City hears transportation comments — Six-year, $35m transportation ‘wish list’ includes Wheaton, Warren fixes
The Bremerton City Council is expected to hear public comments on the city’s Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan…
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Habitat breaks ground — Kitsap branch of national charity begins construction of six homes
Six families will have new homes in west Bremerton by this spring.
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State to cut funding for CKSD mentor programs
A Central Kitsap School District program that connects elementary students with high school mentors will be cut from…
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Vet clubs struggle to draw younger members
In the six years that Mike Hake has been a part of Bremerton’s American Legion Post 149, he’s…
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Kitsap Mental Health funding at risk — Worst scenario, switch to crisis-only
Kitsap County approved an $8,512,174 service contract with Kitsap Mental Health last month, but similar contracts central to…
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Concussions are the norm — Girls soccer second only to football in high school sports concussions
At six and one, the Bremerton varsity girls soccer team is doing well this year, despite having had…
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Vet enrollment booms at Olympic College
Veteran enrollment is up for the second straight year at Olympic College, and more vets than ever are…
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Kitsap County districts to change — Redistricting options presented
Officials from the Kitsap County Commissioners Office last Thursday presented three options for rearranging Kitsap’s three County Commissioner…
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Silverdale development receives award — County and YMCA take VISION 2040 award for plan
Kitsap County and YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties have won one of six 2011 VISION 2040 awards…
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Methadone, marijuana planning move ahead — Bremerton city planners grapple with both
Bremerton city planners hope to submit their first recommendations on where methadone clinics should be allowed to the…
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Grants, over-enrollment mark school year — Workforce education funds come to Olympic College amid broader crunch
Olympic College is entering the 2011 school year with two new aerospace workforce grants and nearly 27 percent…
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Haunted for now — Kitsap Haunted Fairgrounds set to scare this year, change looms in future
Kitsap will get its haunting this October.
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Riding in style — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard commuters get new buses
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard commuters taking part in a federally-subsidized mass transit program got their first look at…
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Over and out — Ban ends on military service for gays and lesbians
Paul Groslouis, an enlisted sailor, made a cake for his command to celebrate the end of Don’t Ask,…
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Feds stop payments to PSNS contractor — Violations of federal law are alleged, shipyard official says
The federal government last week stopped all payments to a Bremerton-based Puget Sound Naval Shipyard contractor after citing…
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Slowdown doesn’t faze cyclists — WSDOT cuts shadow service by half, but bike commuters remain determined
Bicycle commuters at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard will faced a new development on their SR-3 ride to work…
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On your mark, get set, SIP! — Local sailors brew up the best in local beers for local contest
Two sailors received category ribbons Friday in the sixth annual Kitsap County Fair Home Brew Competition, organized by…
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Contractor delayed in hiring — Security clearance holds local company from creating 200 jobs, Murray promises inquiry
A local company awarded a fixed-length contract at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard has been waiting 18 months for…
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Navy chiefs help out — Chief petty officers’ association keeps watch over gates at county fair
It’s not just any county fair where you hear a call over the radio confirmed with a brisk…