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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…

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.”

A man stands on the curb nearby Bremerton’s Fred Meyer asking for cash from passing cars. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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34% more homeless in ‘unsheltered living’

Data: main homeless causes are mental health, substance abuse

A cruise ship at a dock in Bremerton. Port of Bremerton courtesy photo

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Cruise ships in Bremerton jump from 10 to 46

Bremerton could experience a major boost in tourism this year thanks to a huge increase in cruise ship…

Isaiah Long (left) sits aside his defense attorney during a March 24 sentence hearing. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Caldier stalker denied exceptional sentence, gets maximum prison time

The man convicted of stalking a Washington state lawmaker has been sentenced to 17 months in jail March…

Julie Ulrich chats with her longtime friend, Leigh Ann Giles at her frame gallery in Fletcher Bay which she started 30 years ago. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Local entrepreneur driving force behind established BI businesses

When Julie Ulrich moved to Bainbridge Island more than 50 years ago with her husband, she was young…

Rob Gelder courtesy photo

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Kitsap Commissioner Rob Gelder to resign after 12 years

He has been hired as assistant manager for Thurston County

State Sen. Christine Rolfes speaks with a constituent after the Town Hall meeting. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group photos

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State leaders talk issues with BI residents

“Affordable housing is a driver of homelessness.”

Work continues on the police-court facility on Bainbridge Island. Steve Powell/Kitsap News Group

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BI ‘blindsided’ by police-court overruns

Some Bainbridge Island City Council members were not too pleased to hear March 14 that another $950,000 was…

Brenda Fantroy-Johnson is Bainbridge Island’s first black mayor. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group

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Public involvement key for BI’s new mayor

When Brenda Fantroy-Johnson was a kid living in inner-city Detroit, seeing the mayor drive by was a big…

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Social documentaries by blacklisted actress come to BI

At age 97, Lee Grant is still an activist.

Shaun Rose walks handcuffed through the courtroom accompanied by law enforcement. Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office courtesy photo

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Murderer of Olalla couple gets 66 years in prison

The man responsible for the deaths of an Olalla couple last August will likely spend the rest of…

BHS counselor Cara Tebo speaks with parents and students during a " Beyond BHS" seminar about the importance of finding the right fit when selecting a college. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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‘Matchmaker’ connects BI students to colleges

Bainbridge High School counselor Cara Tebo likens herself to a matchmaker.