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BI looks to hike impact fees to deal with growth

Bainbridge Island has a reputation for being anti-growth, but you sure couldn’t tell that by the impact fees…

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BI could mandate recycling in the future

Is Bainbridge Island recycling enough? That is the question.

The Port Madison substation. PSE courtesy photo

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This is what we think about Bainbridge Island

Want to know what you think about Bainbridge Island?

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Fruit Club member Dennis Faust shows Mailey Martinez a grafting technique.

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Grafting can revitalize trees in many different ways

A small group gathered at Bainbridge Gardens March 26 to learn about tree grafting during a workshop held…

Ken Matsudaira, director of Community and Cultural Programs at the Bainbridge Island Art Museum, reads the last of the 276 names on the memorial wall. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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BI remembers Japanese Americans who were incarcerated

The Bainbridge Island community gathered at the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial March 30 to remember the 227 residents…

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Bremerton police arrest man for shipping fentanyl

Bremerton police have arrested a Belfair man who tried to hide fentanyl in various types of containers and…

A vehicle damaged while responding to a road incident. State Patrol courtesy photo

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WSP to conduct ‘Move Over, Slow Down’ emphasis patrols

Drivers in Kitsap County are being asked to make extra efforts to watch their speed as a part…

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Big water, sewer rate increases likely for BI

At the April 4 Bainbridge Island City Council meeting, it will look at raising water and sewer rates…

Tim Woolsey addresses the BISD school board and commented about the treatment of people with disabilities and how the district responded to their son’s anxiety. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Boy in cop car brings concerns from parents of special needs students

“The district is losing the trust of families with special needs.”

Inside Superior Court. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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City of BI in Kitsap Superior Court often last 5 years

Editor’s note: In the past five years, the city of Bainbridge Island has been in Kitsap County Superior…

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Superior Court in Port Orchard.

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BI cases in Kitsap Superior Court the last 5 years

Editor’s note: In the past five years, the city of Bainbridge Island has been in Kitsap County Superior…

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Tribe OKs BI elementary school name change

Capt. Charles Wilkes Elementary’s name has been changed to x̌alilc (Halilts) Elementary, which means marked edge or rock…