Coupeville Town Councilwoman Molly Hughes announced this week that she will run for mayor.
Hughes, who is serving her 12th year on the council, announced that last month that she would not run for her council seat again.
Coupeville’s Community Garden will once again open to the public starting May 1.
The town has 60 plots available for gardeners on the property located by Broadway Street and State Highway 20 near the Four Square Church.
A mild winter and early spring means visitors will have more variety at the start of the Coupeville Farmers Market Saturday.
Gearing up for its 37th consecutive year, the market will hold its regular schedule of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Coupeville Community Green.
Months after the Coupeville Town Council approved an ordinance to change part of Front Street to a one-way road, city workers finally put up signs this month, causing some confusion for drivers.
Some big changes are coming down the pike for Town of Coupeville as Mayor Nancy Conard says she will not seek a sixth term in office.
“I’ve been talking with friends and family about it for some time,” Conard said. “Twenty years seems like it’s about enough.”
Coupeville Schools are looking at taking out a state loan to replace the bleachers in the gymnasium.
The loan would be paid back as part of the district’s proposed $5 million bond. Ballots will be mailed to voters April 10.
Despite concerned murmurs in the community about the fate of the Greenbank Farm, the Port of Coupeville and management group continue negotiations on a new contract with the focus now on budgets.
An estimated 6,000 people flooded Coupeville Saturday for MusselFest and an additional 3,000-4,000 were estimated Sunday.
The event brought record numbers and sales with visitors from as far as the Ukraine, Canada and Rhode Island.
Every March, Coupeville restaurants step up to the plate, or rather the chowder bowl.
They painstakingly spend hours cleaning, cooking and shelling pounds of mussels in preparation for the annual Penn Cove MusselFest chowder contest.
Chowder aficionados don’t have to wait much longer, the Penn Cove MusselFest gets underway this weekend.
Members of the Coupeville business community recognized outstanding leaders and welcomed a new batch of board members Thursday during the annual installation and Excellence in Business Awards Dinner.
The Town of Coupeville is seeking applications to fill a full-time planning director position.
The first screening of applications will be March 12 with selection hopefully in April, Mayor Nancy Conard said.
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