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Jefferson Community School head Rita Hemsley

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Private school plans student trek to Paraguay

PORT TOWNSEND — A small private school is offering a student trip to Paraguay in the spring as…

Karen Cartmel

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General election last for longtime Jefferson County supervisor Cartmel

PORT TOWNSEND — The first Jefferson County election in 2014 will differ from those held over the past…

Port Townsend City Council candidate Pamela Adams waits to hear the results of the latest count in her race

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Adams wins Port Townsend City Council race in razor-thin election

PORT TOWNSEND — Pamela Adams has won a seat on the City Council by 16 votes, according to…

Plenty of tips but no leads in Port Townsend child-luring attempts

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Plenty of tips but no leads in Port Townsend child-luring attempts

PORT TOWNSEND — It’s not a good time to own a white van or drive one if you…

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Jefferson County planning agency to start charging for advice, adds other fees

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Department of Community Development will begin charging for advice in 2014. The…

Port Townsend High School seniors Eamonn Clarke

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HIgh school sustainability group plans train trip to D.C.

PORT TOWNSEND — A group of high school seniors is planning to travel across the United States to…

Plenty of tips but no leads in Port Townsend child-luring attempts

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Plenty of tips but no leads in Port Townsend child-luring attempts

PORT TOWNSEND — It’s not a good time to own a white van or drive one if you…

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Jefferson County planning agency to start charging for advice, adds other fees

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Department of Community Development will begin charging for advice in 2014. The…

Port Townsend High School seniors Eamonn Clarke

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HIgh school sustainability group plans train trip to D.C.

PORT TOWNSEND — A group of high school seniors is planning to travel across the United States to…

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Ten-vote margin separates candidates in Port Townsend City Council race

PORT TOWNSEND — A vote tally many hoped would determine the winner of a contested Port Townsend City…

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Ten-vote margin separates candidates in Port Townsend City Council race

PORT TOWNSEND — A vote tally many hoped would determine the winner of a contested Port Townsend City…

John Cain boards the bus in front of the Port Townsend Food Bank on Wednesday. A routing change instituted new stops in order to give clients without cars easier access to the food bank.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Jefferson Transit adds food bank stop

PORT TOWNSEND — A Jefferson Transit route change and added bus stop now provide direct service to the…

Army veterans Rita Beebe

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VETERANS DAY: Mom, daughter vets featured at Port Townsend commemoration

PORT TOWNSEND— While it’s not unusual for a young man to follow his father into the armed services,…

Maya Horrocks

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Port Townsend touted nationally as a great place to retire

PORT TOWNSEND — A retirement-oriented website has named Port Townsend as one of the five best small towns…

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Peninsula’s newest campus — Fort Worden Lifelong Learning Center — needs startup funding

PORT TOWNSEND — The signing of a 50-year lease between the Lifelong Learning Center Public Development Authority and…

Port Townsend Police Officer Luke Bogues displays a card that matches behavior with drugs so officers can determine what may have been ingested by a driver who is pulled over for suspected DUI. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Port Townsend police officer joins elite group of drug recognition-experts

By Charlie Bermant Peninsula Daily News PORT TOWNSEND — Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in…

Pamela Adams

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Port Townsend City Council election still close; challenger wins hospital board position

PORT TOWNSEND — One of two Jefferson County races that were too close to call after the initial…

Maya Horrocks

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Port Townsend touted nationally as a great place to retire

PORT TOWNSEND — A retirement-oriented website has named Port Townsend as one of the five best small towns…

Blue Heron Middle School Principal Diane Lashinsky addresses students Wednesday about the investigation of a gun threat

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Unfounded gun threat at Port Townsend middle school generates talk from the principal

PORT TOWNSEND — Police investigated a report of a gun threat at Blue Heron Middle School on Wednesday…

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Ill-fated charter try could have effect on Jefferson County government anyway

PORT TOWNSEND — Even though voters rejected a proposal to create a charter government in Jefferson County, the…