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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, May 22, 2008 Budget Watch Arlington $5,139 to Arlington Hardware for such things as repair parts, tools, supplies and hanging baskets. $4,661 to Nextel, based in Illinois, for city cellular phones. Marysville $1.2 million to Neptune Technology Group Inc. of Tallassee, Ala., for 8,000 automated meter-reading units. $186,191 to Schwetz Construction Inc. of Sedro-Woolley for a new right-turn lane and other improvements at the intersection of Grove Street and 67th Avenue NE. $1,248 per month for 30 months to CnR Inc. for phone system maintenance. Monroe $1,746 to Snohomish County District 3, of Monroe, for patrol vehicle maintenance. $210 to Kesselring's of Burlington for duty holsters. Snohomish $1,033 to Loren R. Waxler of Everett for court-appointed-attorney fees. $1,128 to Prothman of Seattle for city engineer advertising.

1. Emory’s owner fears fire was arson 2. Monroe honking case makes it to state Supreme Court 3. Vatican ponders the souls in space 4. 81 veterans' names, 81 meaningful lives honored in Snohomish 5. Hope dims that Olympics will boost region 6. Student hit in crosswalk to return 7. Smokey Point to celebrate end of roadwork 8. Death on Edmonds waterfront ruled a suicide 9. Help for young moms may continue 10. Semifinal slate sealed on ‘Dancing With Stars’ 2 - Top 10 Stories Most Talked about 3 - Top 10 Stories Most Emailed

• Bazaar Fever • Hawks proud of historic season • Olson always put Edmonds first • Honoring student veterans • ‘Wheedle' author comes to Lynnwood bookshop • Mavs build early lead en route to easy win • Prep football games of the week (state playoffs) • Tears of laughter, tears of grief • Death on Edmonds beach likely a suicide • Boeing will build, flight test and deliver 787s in South Carolina to spe ... • Snohomish County EDC promoting job growth in key industry clusters • $4 million grant to advance brain tumor research has Everett links • Providence medical center construction tops off its 12-story steel frame ... • Tulalip affordable housing project to be financed by KeyBank, Raymond Ja ... • Arlington's Lak of Ink has a growing following for Luke Kooyman's creati ... • Bank of the Northwest formed • Cascade Bank earns $1.6 million