It’s not easy to get to the bottom of allegations against George Brown, the Assistant Chief of Operations at Vashon Island Fire & Rescue. If members of the firefighters union, which recently cast a vote of no confidence in Brown, are to be believed, then Brown has shown a serious lack of leadership and management abilities and has treated department employees so poorly that it has created an unpleasant work environment for some at the station
Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) has launched an investigation into allegations against Assistant Chief George Brown after the local firefighters’ union issued a vote of no confidence in him
At first glance, this week’s Beachcomber almost seems like one big business section
People are apparently living without permission and possibly against building codes in the former Vashon Family Practice office after plans to transform the space into a residence fell through, according to Sjardo Steneker, who owns the building.
On Friday as Captain David Wilson prepared the Issaquah for an 8:45 a.m. sailing from Fauntleroy to Southworth, he noticed a large barge approaching from the south.
We often describe Vashon by comparing it with other places. Usually our unique island situation makes for qualities we like in a home — more peaceful, more rural, better schools. But not everything that sets us apart is so positive.
County scientists believe a toxic algae bloom is to blame for a large fish kill in Quartermaster Harbor last week
After a dispute with Vashon Youth & Family Services, the volunteer group working to reduce youth substance abuse on Vashon has announced it has a new organizational structure that will allow it better serve the island and that the group’s former head has stepped down.
Granny’s Attic has given two significant grants as part of the first round of its new funding cycle.
Vashon Allied Arts was recently awarded $2 million in state money to help fund the construction of its new performing arts center.
Despite a flood of complaints about the Fourth of July hydroplane race last year and a threat from the sheriff’s office to stop the annual event unless it’s permitted, the race will apparently go on uninterrupted tomorrow.
Last Friday morning a quiet pond tucked in the woods behind Vashon Sportsmen’s Club came to life with chattering kids. A mix of children and teens from Camp Goodtimes, some of them were currently battling cancer, others recovering from the disease and others were siblings of those affected by it. But at the pond that day, their main focus was reeling in a rainbow trout.
A county commission ruled last week that Island Landmarks can keep a fence up at the Mukai farmhouse for at least six more months.
