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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Santa Claus meets with Abram Veloni and his mom Taryn Veloni as The Grinch sits to the left of Ol’ Saint Nick. The Veloni family was impressed with Winterfest. “I didn’t know what to expect, but they have really blown us away,” Taryn said.

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Winterfest brings people together again

It’s uncertain what sort of connections Downtown Aberdeen Association had to make in order to get Santa Claus…

Orr

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Six-year-old complaint receives city action; action has ‘interesting’ timing

More than six years after a complaint was sent to the city about now Aberdeen mayoral candidate Douglas…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Ghouls, goblins, Disney characters and other costumed characters lined both north and south sides of downtown Aberdeen’s Wishkah Street for Aberdeen’s “Spooktacular” event. They were all on the hunt for free candy, pop and popcorn from the area businesses and from the Downtown Aberdeen Association, who sponsored the event.

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Aberdeen’s “Spooktacular” event on Saturday a huge hit

Downtown Aberdeen saw a rush of children and their parents bombard the staff of Downtown Aberdeen Association (DAA)…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World On Tuesday morning, Rognlin’s, Inc. tore down the former Bridges Restaurant, 112 N. G St., in Aberdeen. The restaurant closed in Oct. 2012, according to Lauren Nichol, former night shift supervisor at Bridges. The building’s owner ordered the teardown, according to Lisa Scott, community development director for the city of Aberdeen. Nichol, who worked there from 1998 until the day the restaurant closed, provided a comment after finding out Bridges was demolished. “I’m glad, it made me sad to look at it that way,” Nichol said. “It was a great place to work.”

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Down goes Bridges

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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The Hoquiam Timberland Library — 420 7th St., — is a place for many different uses. It’s in the heart of downtown Hoquiam and it’s been there since 1911.

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Hoquiam Timberland Library is a passport for many uses

People think libraries are books, books, books, until they find they can do so much more inside.

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Douglas Orr and Debi Pieraccini speak at the Aberdeen mayoral candidate’s forum Tuesday at the Rotary Log Pavilion. Both candidates want to improve the city’s direction, and they took the time to share a few of their ideas.

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Aberdeen mayoral candidate forum a civil affair

Aberdeen Mayor Pete Schave’s tenure as mayor is almost over, so that leaves the question of who will…

Norm Klein

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Aberdeen City Council candidates discuss why they’re the best choice

Among the contested races in Aberdeen is the one for Ward 3 Position 6, which pits Norm Klein…

Joshua Francy

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Aberdeen’s Ward 5 Position 9 candidates and their reasons for running

One of the contested races for Aberdeen City Council pits Joshua Francy against Riley Carter, who are campaigning…

Doug Orr

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Aberdeen mayoral candidates discuss why they should win

Editor’s note: With the majority of mail-in ballots hitting mailboxes today, The Daily World is profiling 15 General…

This building, on the southwest corner of S. Park St., and W. Market St., in Aberdeen, is seen as an eyesore. It's buildings such as this one — others can be easily spotted, too — that have led to the city's Vacant Building Program. The program is there to get people who own the vacant buildings in town to maintain their structures. (Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World)

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Vacant Building Program rolls out in Aberdeen

The city of Aberdeen’s Vacant Building Program is now in effect throughout downtown Aberdeen.

Clayton Franke / The Daily World People shelter with tarps and tents at an encampment on East River Street in Aberdeen on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

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Officials emphasize need for homeless shelter

Aberdeen looks to county for help with homeless issue

Clayton Franke / The Daily World A new wooden pavilion 15-20 feet high on the east side of a concessions, restroom and locker room building will provide shelter for fans during games, and compliment the larger fan area in left field created by a new fence.

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Construction sprucing up Olympic Stadium

Dugout redo, new pavilion and fan area in the works as city continues preservation project

Clayton Franke / The Daily World The Aberdeen Public Works Department worked for much of the day Friday, March 10, to clear makeshift structures, debris and trash from the homeless camp on East River Street.

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Aberdeen performs major homeless camp cleanup

Residents temporarily displaced as city removes makeshift structures, provides new tents