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Larry Best, a customer coordinator for quality assurance who has worked at Boeing for 38 years, stands outside of Angel of the Winds Arena with a “vote no” sign on Monday in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Boeing Machinists approve contract, ending 52-day strike

After voting no twice, 59% of union members approved the latest contract.

Courtesy photo This ham radio team set up to support a command post staffed by members of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). They are using one of the group’s portable communications caches (PCCs, in the yellow waterproof case) that has been packed with a range of radio communications capabilities, including email over ham radio using software called Winlink.

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VashonBePrepared: When all else fails, ham radio is there

And Vashon’s emergency response team is ready to use it, if need be.

Debra Twersky surveys the backyard of their Airbnb, taking in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Jeff Twersky photo)

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Vashon family returns from Hurricane Helene stranding in North Carolina

“All things considered, we were incredibly lucky.”

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As Burton station celebrates milestone, VIFR looks forward

Vashon Island Fire Rescue celebrated the first anniversary of opening Station 56 in Burton.

King County Roads image This image shows, in red, where Cemetery Road will be closed for much of November for drainage improvement work.

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News Briefs | October 31 edition

Prepare for road work on Cemetery Road

Aspen Anderson photo. Jensen Point transforms into a spectacle of pointed hats and flowing capes as Vashon’s witches take to the water for their annual paddle.

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Witches haunt Jensen Point in annual paddle

This year, proceeds will benefit ORBIT and the Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness.

Grigori Rasputin, the Baba Yaga and a little one pose for a photo during Halloween 2023. (Alex Bruell photo)

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Happenings | Oct. 31 edition

Halloween and Indigenous art and film

Tramp Harbor dock (file photo)

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Foundation reawakens to support Vashon Park District

The Vashon Parks Foundation aims to help certain projects on the island become a reality.

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Happenings | Nov. 7 edition

Join a restoration party, hear a talk at the library and more.

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Change is ahead for Vashon HouseHold

Vashon HouseHold’s executive director, Jason Johnson, will depart from his role on December 1.

Courtesy photo Burton Water Company’s 40-foot tall tank is located near the Misty Isle Farm property.

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Water co-op purchases Burton Water Company

The sale completes three years of work by the former owners and community.

A harbor porpoise surfaces in Alaskan waters. Photo: Marilyn Dahlheim/NOAA.

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Meet your local cetaceans: The humble harbor porpoise

Small and solitary, these cetaceans are nonetheless some of the most common in our waters.

Alex Bruell photo Island Center Homes, a 40-unit affordable housing development near Vashon Town by Vashon HouseHold, is expected to be completed by this winter.

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Approaches to keeping Vashon housing affordable

What could work — and what it would entail — to tackle our cost of living.