Yesterday’s windstorm was one for the ages. Wind gusts, including one recorded at 96mph in Ferndale, heavy rains just prior and high tides all combined to wreck havoc in various forms on the area.
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Update 12pm: Power has been restored to all businesses in the Ferndale core area.
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They have been through this before and for more than a day but it still is an unhappy state for Ferndale businesses east of the Nooksack River who found their buildings dark this morning. Businesses west of the river are open and operating normally.
According to a story in the Bellingham Herald today, the union which represents both Albertsons and Haggen workers said in a written statement the FTC approved a possible purchase of Haggen core stores by Albertsons.
Lynden-based Edaleen Dairy announced today they will be opening their fifth location 8am on Monday, March 7th, in Ferndale. A ribbon-cutting is planned. Located near the…
Shorty’s Coffee Shop was a daily stable for many as they drove past on Barrett Road and Main Street. But since closing in April of 2014, the building has sat empty.
The trees have been cleared away and site grading is being completed for a planned business park between I-5 and Portal Way.
It was December 10th when Ferndale Police responded to report of a robbery at the Ferndale branch of Key Bank. While there was an initial mention of a hostage situation, it was determined a teller was saying she had been threaten by phone and told to deliver money to a location on Hovander Road.
The Ferndale Public Market plans to stay in the grassy field between the Pioneer Pavilion Community Center and the Boys and Girls Club on Cherry Street. But it will be moving to a different weekday this year.
A handful of neighbors made their concerns known to the Hearing Examiner regarding a conditional use permit applied for by Harjit and Tony Dhaliwal to operate a extended stay facility (later named Orca Inn Suites) at 5370 Barrett Road, most recently operated as Eagle Ridge Assisted Living.