Business

Business Briefs – Aug. 26, 2011

Presentation on Silverdale incorporation for business owners

The Haji family poses for a portrait in their Bremerton home before laving for their near daily trip to their University Place Mosque for an evening of prayer and breaking of the daily Ramadan fasting.

News

Time for reflection — With no mosque in Kitsap, Muslims find alternatives as they practice prayer, fasting during Ramadan

While some have the convenience of having a church located down the street, Hamid Haji has to drive…

News

Methodone treatment center may take a pass — City’s moratorium delay could send Evergreen clinic elsewhere

The executive director of a proposed Bremerton methadone-based opiate addiction treatment center Monday said his organization will likely…

Rudy Muriel

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Vets face struggles in quest for employment — Military credentials may not transfer to civilian world

qualifications to the civilian world, leading in some cases to extended periods of unemployment.

Opinion

Everything Bremerton: Downtown revitalization takes time and attention for the long haul

Bringing a downtown core back from the brink of decay, abandonment and disinterest is a long-term, risk-taking struggle…

Opinion

In our opinion: Good neighbors

Last weekend the Union Hill neighborhood shined as an example of something needed citywide – neighbors being neighborly…

Daryl Casson leans against the now-closed bar at Bremerton's American Legion Post 68.

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Bremerton’s American Legion Post 68 sells its regalia to get out of bankruptcy

Bargain hunters, restaurant owners, and more than one Kitsap charity looked for deals, even as other community members…

Members of an all-female barbershop chorus

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In harmony — Kitsap female barbershop chorus is all about teaching

Michelle Kirkpatrick has been singing all her life but before she joined a Bremerton women’s barbershop chorus about…

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Female driver hits another vehicle on Warren Avenue Bridge, says she’s late for work

An officer was on route to a reported motor vehicle collision when flagged down by a man at…

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Man insists on touching woman’s feet at ferry terminal

A 29-year-old Port Orchard woman reported to police Aug. 4 of a suspicious incident the day before of…

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Teen threatens neighbor, says he was talking to dog

A 43-year-old Bremerton man called the police saying his 19-year-old neighbor threatened him Aug. 4.

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Extra law enforcement out for DUI suspects

Extra law enforcement officers will be out looking for drunk drivers Aug. 19 through Sept. 5 as the…

Letters to the Editor

Letters – August 12, 2011

Money trumps safety with gravel pit plan

Opinion

In our opinion: Southern exposure

As the county leaders consider more regulations for “sexspresso” stands operating throughout the county they should also consider…

Opinion

Everything Bremerton: Building blocks of Bremerton

Saturday, Aug. 13 is the annual Union Hill Block Party. A section of Veneta Avenue in the 10th…

Lisa Heaman

News

Bremerton’s STEM school to open this fall

Although she is having a fun summer that has included camping with her family, 11-year-old Emma Bugg can’t…

Opinion

Everything Bremerton: Brewed up a barrel o’ fun in Bremerton

I have been to various beer and wine festivals over the years. The BrewFest in Portland is one…

News

‘Original’ parking meter picker gets the hook

A 27-year-old Bremerton man was arrested July 22 for theft, the possession of drug paraphernalia and the possession…

News

Man threatens 7-Eleven clerk, pounds chest, is booted from store

A 52-year-old Bremerton man threatened a female clerk in a Bremerton 7-Eleven store July 23, in an incident…

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Men harass each other over speeding incident

A 30-year-old man threatened a motorist who sped through his Bremerton neighborhood July 22.