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T.J. Quandt was promoted to business manager for the Port of Port Townsend in April. Quant has worked for the Port for seven years in the boat yard and on moorage. (Port of Port Townsend)

Port of Port Townsend adds positions and fills long-vacant post

The Port of Port Townsend has added two new positions and filled a third one that had been vacant for more than… Continue reading

T.J. Quandt was promoted to business manager for the Port of Port Townsend in April. Quant has worked for the Port for seven years in the boat yard and on moorage. (Port of Port Townsend)
Port Townsend private students on educational trip to Cuba

Port Townsend private students on educational trip to Cuba

More than 30 students from Jefferson Community School in Port Townsend are in Cuba for the culmination of almost a year of… Continue reading

Port Townsend private students on educational trip to Cuba
Port Townsend Artisan Food Festival offers tasty treats made locally

Port Townsend Artisan Food Festival offers tasty treats made locally

Port Townsend Farmers Market swapped its usual musical performances for cooking demonstrations by area chefs using locally-grown food in celebration of the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Artisan Food Festival offers tasty treats made locally
Makers Square remains in planning, design phase at Fort Worden

Makers Square remains in planning, design phase at Fort Worden

The Fort Worden Public Development Authority is still in the planning phase for an arts community in Makers Square at Fort Worden.… Continue reading

Makers Square remains in planning, design phase at Fort Worden
High toxin level prompts Anderson Lake closure

High toxin level prompts Anderson Lake closure

Anderson Lake has been closed after water tests found high levels of a potent nerve toxin produced by blue-green algae nearly five weeks… Continue reading

High toxin level prompts Anderson Lake closure
Jefferson commissioners approve no-shooting areas near Port Townsend

Jefferson commissioners approve no-shooting areas near Port Townsend

Jefferson County commissioners have unanimously approved two no-shooting areas in the Ocean Grove area east of Beckett Point. The decision came after… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners approve no-shooting areas near Port Townsend
Breakwater repair completed; Port of Port Townsend commissioners discuss other projects

Breakwater repair completed; Port of Port Townsend commissioners discuss other projects

Port of Port Townsend commissioners have certified the completion of emergency breakwater repair, while several major capital projects remain in the planning… Continue reading

Breakwater repair completed; Port of Port Townsend commissioners discuss other projects

Brinnon ShrimpFest offers music, plenty of seafood

The annual Hood Canal ShrimpFest is back for its 24th year with plenty of music, beer and Hood Canal spot shrimp. The two-day… Continue reading

Chimacum club honored for food sharing program

Chimacum club honored for food sharing program

The Chimacum We Act Club, a service club that works on issues both local and global, was honored in Seattle for its food… Continue reading

Chimacum club honored for food sharing program

Jefferson Healthcare seeks input from Quilcene, Brinnon on health care needs

Jefferson Healthcare hospital commissioners are looking to the residents of south Jefferson County to give them some input on their specific health… Continue reading

Volunteers sought for Olympia oyster monitoring in Quilcene Bay

Volunteers sought for Olympia oyster monitoring in Quilcene Bay

The Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee is seeking volunteers to monitor Olympia oyster populations as part of a nearshore restoration project. The committee… Continue reading

Volunteers sought for Olympia oyster monitoring in Quilcene Bay

Extended candidate filing periods set for Peninsula counties

Both Jefferson and Clallam counties will have an extended filing period open next week to try and field candidates for the elected… Continue reading

Ferris wheel studied after three fall from gondola

Ferris wheel studied after three fall from gondola

A Ferris wheel from which three people fell some 15 feet will be examined for mechanical flaws, said the president of Funtastic… Continue reading

Ferris wheel studied after three fall from gondola
Jefferson County Library replacing its 32-year-old roof

Jefferson County Library replacing its 32-year-old roof

The Jefferson County Library is getting a new roof to replace one from 1985. The taller sloped sections of the roof have… Continue reading

Jefferson County Library replacing its 32-year-old roof
Thousands take part in Rhody Run in Port Townsend

Thousands take part in Rhody Run in Port Townsend

The Rhododendron Festival closed out with the annual Jefferson Healthcare Rhody Run, which drew roughly 2,000 runners from across the state Sunday.… Continue reading

Thousands take part in Rhody Run in Port Townsend

Extended filing period to be announced for Jefferson County seats with no hopefuls

An extended filing period will be announced for the 15 elected seats in Jefferson County that had no contenders as the weeklong… Continue reading

Streets packed for Rhody Fest’s grand parade

Streets packed for Rhody Fest’s grand parade

Community members rallied around this year’s Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival, which features all of the traditional favorite events including bed races, hair… Continue reading

Streets packed for Rhody Fest’s grand parade
Port Townsend moving ahead on Water Street project

Port Townsend moving ahead on Water Street project

The city of Port Townsend is moving forward with a plan to rehabilitate Water Street, which is just one of $13.8 million… Continue reading

Port Townsend moving ahead on Water Street project
Six honored with Jefferson Heart of Service awards; seventh gets surprise recognition

Six honored with Jefferson Heart of Service awards; seventh gets surprise recognition

Six community members, one of them a student at Port Townsend High School, were honored for their community service, and a seventh… Continue reading

Six honored with Jefferson Heart of Service awards; seventh gets surprise recognition

Port Townsend City Council passes short-term rental ordinance

The Port Townsend City Council has passed an ordinance on short-term rentals that now requires guest rooms to be accessed through a… Continue reading