City OKs radar guns for citizens
November 4, 2008
Don’t be surprised if you turn the corner and your neighbor is pointing a radar gun at you.
As part of a Read more
Police add video camera to patrol car
November 4, 2008
As part of a pilot program, Newcastle police have installed a video camera in one of their police cars.
The camera is Read more
City employees find a rare salamander
November 4, 2008
The Pacific Giant Salamander is about the length of a city employee’s shovel blade. Photo contributed
A crew from the Newcastle Public Works department got quite a surprise in early October, when they discovered a Pacific Giant Salamander. The species is rare, and the creatures are usually very elusive and come out only at night to avoid predators. Even more
Candidates share top concerns for 41st District at forum
November 4, 2008
Transportation, education and the state’s projected budget shortfall were among the top concerns voiced by the four 41st District candidates at an Oct. 18 forum
Volunteers plant 300 trees for Arbor Day
November 4, 2008
Kevin Klein, a third-grader at Hazelwood Elementary School, plants trees at May Creek Trail as his father Jim Klein looks on. Photo by Jim Feehan
Kevin Klein, a third-grader at Hazelwood Elementary School, plants trees at May Creek Trail as his father Jim Klein looks on. Photo by Jim Feehan
Kevin Klein earned a community service badge from his Boy Scout troop and helped the environment at the same time.
About 30 people joined Klein, a third-grader at Hazelwood Elementary School, Oct. 11 during a city-sponsored tree-planting Arbor Day observance at May Creek Trail.
“This gives me a chance to give back to the community and to the earth,” said Klein, a member of Troop 497.
The volunteers planted Western red cedar, Western Read more
Give your opinion at city budget hearing
November 4, 2008
NEW — 1:27 p.m. November 4, 2008
Members of the community can weigh in on the city’s proposed 2009 budget during a public hearing at 8 p.m. Nov. 5 at City Hall. Read more
Police look for information in recycle bin fires
October 29, 2008
NEW — 2:45 p.m. October 29, 2008
Newcastle Police Chief Melinda Irvine said there are no leads or suspects in a rash of three recycling container fires in the city during the past week. Read more
Renton man stole 138 campaign signs, police say
October 23, 2008
UPDATED — 12:10 p.m. October 24, 2008
A 43-year-old Renton man has been charged with eight misdemeanor counts of removing or defacing political advertising for stealing 138 campaign yard signs, King County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman John Urquhart said. Read more
An eyewitness to rock ’n’ roll history
October 7, 2008
World-renowned drummer Alan White calls Newcastle home
Imagine a legendary drummer living in Newcastle. It’s easy if you try. Read more
Back to the small future
October 7, 2008
City looks at cottage housing
With available land to build on dwindling in Newcastle, city officials are looking at a century-old model for housing.
Cottage housing is a throwback to the bungalow courtyard, a design that appeared in the 1920s, before traditional, single-family tract housing gave form to postwar suburbia. Read more
