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Help Bremerton chart course for revitalization

City received $300,000 grant from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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MeToo event Jan. 31 in Bremerton

To support, and increase awareness

Bremerton’s interim police chief finds new role ‘exhilarating’

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Bremerton’s interim police chief finds new role ‘exhilarating’

Not one to sit in the office, Burchett makes a point to be among the people he’s leading

Tony Hillman, 39, is the newest Bremerton City Council member. (Courtesy photo)

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Hillman appointed District 4 Bremerton City Council member

BREMERTON — Tony Hillman, controller for Habitat for Humanity, was appointed Jan. 10 to complete the City Council…

Greg Wheeler began his term as Bremerton mayor Jan. 1.                                Courtesy photo

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Mayor Wheeler’s first days in office

‘The top priority is to get the police chief hired’

Miss Poulsbo 2017 Caroline Atkins crowns Natalia Tucker as Holly Rouse looks on.                                Jesse Beals/Olympic Photo Group

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Titleholders’ priorities: Mentoring and empowerment

Miss Poulsbo, Miss Kitsap, Miss Silverdale win scholarships and commit to a year of service

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Bremerton schools get $1 million grant for math education

BREMERTON — The Bremerton School District was awarded a five-year, $1 million grant from the Department of Defense…

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Simply Socks: Drive aims to collect more than 30,000 pairs for homeless

BREMERTON — Ten years ago, Kitsap Mental Health reached out to Kiwanis clubs in Kitsap County and asked…

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Officer Mayfield will join General Investigations Unit | Police Calls

As I write my first Bremerton Police Department weekly update, I reflect on how strange it is not…

Darryl Thorn, 33, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his involvement in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016.                                Multnomah County Sheriff/Courtesy

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Thorn seeks appeal of 18-month sentence

Participated in standoff at Malheur Wildlife Refuge

Rules apparently don’t apply on state ferries

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Rules apparently don’t apply on state ferries

I would like to speak on behalf of the 90 percent of ferry boat riders at the Bremerton…

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Appointment to Bremerton City Council scheduled Jan. 10

Seven candidates for District 4 position

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Welcome to office, Mayor Wheeler

Welcome to the mayor’s office, Mayor Wheeler. You took some heat late in the campaign for proposing changes…

Patty Lent takes a photo with a Bremerton resident at her farewell party Dec. 28.                                Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group

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Lent: Serving as mayor was ‘a labor of love’

She’ll decide her next course after a vacation

<em>From left, John D. Careaga, Johnathan Higgins, Christale Careaga and Hunter Schapp were murdered in late January. The case is still under investigation.</em> Careaga family/Courtesy

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10 Most-Read Stories of 2017 | Central Kitsap Reporter

Readers closely followed the Careaga murder case and investigation

Nursing student Juvylyn Purificacion uses a medical mannequin to practice her assessment skills in Olympic College’s nursing simulation lab. (Contributed photo)

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Olympic College Foundation receives $1.96 million in donations

$1.2 million comes from Hospice of Kitsap County for nursing education

Zachary Darner founded Kidzz Helping Kidzz to collect donations of toys for gifting to children in three area hospitals. This year, the group collected and delivered more than 1,500 toys. (Courtesy photos)

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Final toy tally: 1,500 plus

Kidzz Helping Kidzz hopes to spread more joy next Christmas

The ‘Special People’s Party’ was special indeed: The event featured dancing, a visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus, and lunch. (Donna Etchey/Kitsap News Group)

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Bremerton Elks hosts 30th ‘Special People’s Party’

BREMERTON — Christmas came early this year to more than 250 children and adults with special needs.

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Kitsap County auditor’s office seeking committee members

Committee members to draft voters’ guide arguments against proposed school ballot measures.

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Authorities are trying to figure out what spurred couple’s deaths

Social media images show a couple happy and in love