ARLINGTON — Arlington residents will have an opportunity to comment on a proposed increase to storm-water rates on Nov. 1.
The Arlington City Council chambers, located at 110 E. Third St., will host a public hearing during their 7 p.m. meeting on the proposed increase, which could double Arlington’s storm-water utility rates in 2011.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Lions Club hopes to help local students take a trip to the nation’s capitol through a night of music.
The Lions Club is sponsoring a concert at the Linda M. Byrnes Performing Arts Center Oct. 27 starting at 7:30 p.m. to raise funds for eighth-graders from the Haller and Post middle schools to go to Washington, D.C., during their spring break.
ARLINGTON — The city of Arlington will be hiring Bruce Stedman as its new fire chief.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Eagles are inviting community members to attend the “Stilly Cup” football game Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. with items to “Fill the Truck” for the Arlington Cocoon House, Food Bank and Kids’ Kloset.
Two Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputies will not face criminal charges in the shooting of an Arlington man last summer.
In a letter to the two detectives leading the investigation, Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Roe wrote that deputies “did everything they could to diffuse the situation” during during a standoff with 64-year-old Dwight Monnie on July 2, 2009.
Detectives are investigating a possible drive-by shooting that took place on Saturday, June 19.
At approximately 5 p.m., Arlington Police Department officers responded to the 16600 block of 40th Avenue NE to the reported shooting.
Representatives from Arlington were among 2,300 athletes to attend the Special Olympics Washington’s Summer Games 2010 earlier this month.
Twelve area residents participated in the event, which took place June 4-6 in Ft. Lewis.
Community members will soon be able to walk for a good cause.
Village Community Services’ Friendship Walk will be taking place at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 26, at the Legion Park gazebo (114 N. Olympic Ave., Arlington).
ARLINGTON — Registration forms for the city’s annual Fourth of July Grand Parade are now available.
The forms can be obtained at the city of Arlington’s website, www.arlingtonwa.gov, or by calling Kelly Penny, Cascade Valley Hospital’s director of community relations, at 360-618-7849 or 360-913-0635.
A state conservation organization recently announced that 77 acres of forest, riverfront and wetlands along the north fork of the Stillaguamish River have been conserved.
More than 278 years of combined education experience will be leaving the Arlington School District this June.
On April 26, the School Board recognized the hard work of the retiring staff members — some of which have been with the district for more than 30 years.
The Arlington High School On Hold jazz band, directed by John Grabowski, will perform “Jazz on the Green,” a free community event, starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 11.
The Arlington High School On Hold jazz band, directed by John Grabowski, will perform “Jazz on the Green,” a free community event, starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 11.
