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Sep 09 2008, 12:00 PM As part of its efforts to help Islanders and visitors find their way around town through a virtual map, Google Earth surveying vehicles have been seen driving around Mercer Island lately.
According to Elaine Filadelfo, who works in Googles Global communications and public affairs office, the popular Web site is currently gathering imagery for its new Street View feature of Google Maps. Islanders have reported seeing the vehicles in their neighborhoods this summer. Filadelfo said the imagery is gathered by driving cars usually a sedan with a camera mounted on the roof through the public roads in a given area.
Police reportSep 09 2008, 12:00 PM Assaults Finding parking in Town Center
Sep 09 2008, 12:00 PM The city is considering adding 15 new parking spots in front of Noahs Bagels along S.E. 28th Street. The change would remove the center turn lane often illegally used by delivery trucks and likely reduce the number of bagel buyers parking at QFC across the street. COBS Bread to close
Sep 09 2008, 12:00 PM COBS Bakery will be closing on July 30 due to poor business. The artisan bread chain, running under the Australian parent company Bakers Delight, has more than 700 stores throughout Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The company branched to the United States last year, opening up three bakeries in Western Washington: the first at Crossroads Mall, the second in Mill Creek, and the third in The Mercer. All three branches will be closing at the end of this month. Lifeguard rescues struggling swimmer
Sep 09 2008, 12:00 PM Trevor Powell has worked as a lifeguard for more than a year and, until last weekend, has not once had to jump into the water after a person. But that all changed on July 12, during a beautiful, 80-degree day at Groveland Beach. MISD facing higher diesel fuel prices for school buses
Sep 09 2008, 12:00 PM A recent Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) report shows that, due to the dramatic climb in gas and diesel prices, the Washington State Legislature has fallen short by more than $49 million in student transportation funding since 2003. Council revisions to allow commerce on public property
Sep 09 2008, 12:00 PM A proposal that would ease restrictions on outdoor markets taking place in the Town Center was accepted by the Planning Commission last Wednesday. The City Council must now approve the revisions.
City codes pertaining to the Town Center currently require extensive permitting for an ongoing, though temporary, outdoor market.
Imposter grandchild scams $9k from IslanderSep 09 2008, 12:01 PM An imposter pretending to be a grandson in need of financial help swindled an Island resident earlier this month, and police remind residents to be cautious of such scams when giving away money. National Night Out
Sep 09 2008, 12:01 PM National Night Out
Mercer Island is participating for the first time in a national program designed to get residents outside their homes and meet their neighbors.
The citys new emergency preparedness manager, Police Officer Jennifer Franklin, is implementing the Islands participation in the annual National Night Out as part of her efforts to help residents look out for crime and prepare for an emergency. The 25th annual National Night Out is a crime prevention event that Mercer Island has largely ignored in the past, but Franklin hopes it is a success in promoting neighborhood based emergency preparedness as well.
Sidewalk summer
Sep 09 2008, 12:01 PM
Island youth Lindsey Seidner, 9, watches as Emerson Stipes, 9, of Woodinville, jumps over sidewalk...
