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A woman helps paint the mural on the back of the Peninsula Community Health Services building June 25.

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Transforming a plain gray wall into community art

Peninsula Community Health Services teamed up with local mural artist Erica Applewhite and invited members of the community…

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Bremerton Police Department Weekly Update: Don’t wait for tragedy to donate blood

One of the things people said they wanted to do following the Orlando mass shooting was to give…

Monica Sweet will start her new job as principal of Bremerton High School on Aug. 1.

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Monica Sweet joins BSD as new high school principal

Monica Sweet will join the staff of Bremerton High School in the 2016-17 school year as the new…

Letters to the Editor

If he could, he’d vote for Seaquist

As a high school student, I’m not old enough to vote in the upcoming primary election. That’s why…

H. Emily Moshay

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Celebrate H. Emily Moshay’s life June 29

June 29. It would have been her 85th birthday. But instead, family and friends of H. Emily Moshay…

The natural side of Gorst: Gorst Creek

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Gorst: A community emerges

According to a county plan, Gorst will be a pretty cool place to live and work by 2033.

Frank Portello

Opinion

USS Turner Joy has a new director

Frank Portello was appointed by the Historic Ships Association, which owns the Vietnam War-era destroyer. He succeeds Cmdr.…

Opinion

A duty to protect and serve us all | Everything Bremerton

In the past five years, I have served twice on a jury that included a full trial with…

Letters to the Editor

Report the whole truth, not merely half truths

Don’t be fooled by corporate media’s propaganda, like “Russian aggression” and “China’s aggression.” It is us (NATO) that…

Letters to the Editor

Fewer guns do not equal less crime

The gun homicide rate is down an astonishing 49 percent since its peak in 1993 (www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/07/gun-homicide-rate-down-49-since-1993-peak-public-unaware). During this…

Opinion

Moshay set an example for all | In Our Opinion

Imagine what Bremerton would be like if every resident volunteered one hour of time a year to a…

Many people participated in creating the Lillian A. and James Walker Park.

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The legacy of civil rights activist Lillian A. Walker

On Friday, June 17, the City of Bremerton hosted a grand opening for a new pocket park, located…

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BPD Weekly Update: Involuntary mental health treatment ‘exceedingly difficult’

This has been a busy last week at the Bremerton Police Department as we head into summer.

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Diagnosis is key to treating Alzheimer’s disease and dementia

“I think the first piece of advice I would give anyone is, you don’t have to face Alzheimer’s…

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This Day in History: June 19, 1991

On June 19, 1991, the Bremerton Progress reported that Kitsap County officials had approved a controversial land swap,…

Opinion

Remembering those who died

Today, we choose to simply honor the memories of those who died. Their deaths will undoubtedly influence the…

Robert Floyd stands in front of his Kitsap ACCESS bus. Floyd placed second among Washington drivers

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Kitsap bus driver earned ninth overall in national Roadeo

Bremerton resident Robert Floyd, a driver for Kitsap Transit ACCESS, placed ninth in the 2016 National Community Transportation…

Emmalena ‘Emmie’ Dillon

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Emmalena (Emmie) Dillon

Emmalena (Emmie) Dillon, 94, passed away on June 3 at Bay Vista Commons in Bremerton.

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Several candidate forums scheduled

The primary election is Aug. 2. The general election is Nov. 8. And you have some opportunities to…

Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services personnel assist PSNS & IMF employee Kevin Albert

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Earthquake drills help prepare PSNS for natural disasters

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility joined its Pacific Northwest neighbors in exercising disaster response…