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Community webinar regarding 2020-‘21 school year set for July 30

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Community webinar regarding 2020-‘21 school year set for July 30

The event, to be held over Zoom, starts at 5:30 p.m.

Graphic courtesy SJCC.

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SJCC announces ‘senior hours’ for sidewalk café

Starting Aug. 4, seniors will be served exclusively from 10-11 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays.

MIPD purchasing automatic license plate readers

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MIPD purchasing automatic license plate readers

The city council recently approved funding for equipment; systems will be installed in three vehicles.

The council accepted the funding at its July 21 meeting. Blake Peterson/staff photo

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City accepts additional COVID-19 emergency funding

Money will benefit Youth and Family Services and the emergency operations center.

City’s Community Planning and Development director announces departure

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City’s Community Planning and Development director announces departure

Evan Maxim has worked on Mercer Island since 2016.

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Northwest

Murray, Cantwell propose legislation to block federal law enforcement occupations in cities

Response to recent reports of aggressive policing by agents in Portland

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Man wires $500,000 to suspicious company; woman calls MIPD over fake dating profile | Police blotter

Selected incidents between June 25-July 9

Extra $600 in federal benefit for unemployed workers set to end July 25

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Extra $600 in federal benefit for unemployed workers set to end July 25

Payment is on top of base weekly state benefit amount

The docks at the waterfront were built in 1974. Photo courtesy city of Mercer Island

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Redesign workshop for Luther Burbank waterfront docks set for Aug. 6

The docks, as they currently stand, have less than five years of useful service remaining.

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Business

Sirianni Group provides June real estate insights

The real estate team recently shared an update on its website, My Mercer Island.

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Life

MISD announces new virtual kindergarten read-aloud series

Sessions will be held over Zoom on a weekly basis starting July 14.

Island Books patrons peruse the store in 2018. Photo courtesy Nancy Shawn

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Island Books continues online-event offerings this month

A look at what the Mercer Island bookstore has planned for July.

The Islander Middle School field was recently used as the meet-up point for a June 12 Black Lives Matter protest. Blake Peterson/staff photo

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Islander Middle School field to be closed for renovations July 20-Aug. 31

The field’s synthetic turf is to be replaced; new coating, patching and painting will also be completed.