Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.

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View MoreVolunteers of America Western Washington will launch its Old Friends Club dementia day program at the Carl Gipson Center on Tuesday, Sept. 1, offering twice-weekly respite for up to 12 participants and their caregivers at $800 per month.

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View MoreThe Everett Public Library has stocked about 150 donated jigsaw puzzles at its Main Library and 25 more at the Evergreen Branch for free community borrowing, and will host a competitive Fall Puzzle Challenge on Thursday, Oct. 22.

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View MoreEverett Air Force veteran Kevin Gaines, who used state arts grants to manage PTSD through miniature painting and taught a class at the Everett Public Library, is the local face of Washington's new $250,000 social prescribing pilot that could one day let doctors prescribe art statewide.

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View MoreUnited Way of Snohomish County is directing Dolly Parton tributes toward its local Imagination Library program, which has mailed more than 375,000 books to county children since launching in 2023.

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View MoreAsc3nd Collective, a newly formed south Everett nonprofit founded by Otha and Elisha Minnifield, will host its "Fresh Fade, Fresh Grade" event Sunday at Tangles & Locs salon, offering free haircuts, backpacks and school supplies to kids four days before classes start.

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View MoreThe Everett Public Library is partnering with the library in Everett, Massachusetts, for the East to West Book Club, a first-ever collaboration connecting readers 2,500 miles apart for discussions of regional history books starting Sept. 19.

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View MoreSound Transit will eliminate six ST Express bus routes starting Aug. 29, including Route 515 used by Snohomish County commuters, while upgrading Route 513 with new Casino Road stops and launching two overnight bus lines.

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View MoreJason Bickford, the fourth generation of his family to work at Bickford Ford in Snohomish, has extended the dealership's decades-long tradition of community service into a hands-on volunteer partnership with Everett Gospel Mission in Everett.

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View MoreMysti's Adult and Family Services hosts its free Annual Bayside Block Party & Backpack Giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Bible Way COGIC on Wetmore Avenue, offering school supplies, food, live music and community resources to Everett families.

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View MoreThe 14th annual Wheels on the Waterfront charity car show returns Saturday, Aug. 22, to Box Car Park by the Everett Marina, with about 285 vehicles expected and free admission for spectators.

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View MoreSnohomish County PUD will cut the ribbon on "El Sol al Alcance de tus Manos," a student-created community art display tied to a solar project, at Walter E. Hall Park in South Everett on Saturday, Sept. 19, with free activities and speakers including Mayor Cassie Franklin.

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View MoreCommunity Transit will add new weekday bus stops on W. Casino Road and boost weekend Swift Blue Line frequency from Everett Station starting Saturday, Aug. 29, while retiring ST Route 515 to Seattle.
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