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At age 66, Port Townsend’s Uptown Theatre going digital

PORT TOWNSEND — The 66-year-old Uptown Theatre will close after next week’s Port Townsend Film Festival, reopening after…

Salesman Jim Muldowney

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Ruddell’s temporary Port Townsend car dealership to donate portion of sales to United Good Neighbors

PORT TOWNSEND — A temporary car dealership in Port Townsend will turn a portion of the sales back…

Korean War Veteran Kenneth Shaver

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Port Townsend facility’s flagpole inaugurated in 9/11 ceremony

PORT TOWNSEND — The Victoria House care facility Wednesday marked the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks,…

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Jefferson County-Port Townsend park district on hold

PORT HADLOCK — The process of creating a joint city-county parks district has been put off until 2014,…

Workers from D10 Signs & Graphics of Kirkland dismantle the old sign Tuesday. A new one is expected to be put up today. Click on icon below to see what the old sign used to look like. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Old sign welcoming visitors to Port Townsend is being replaced

PORT TOWNSEND — The view on the only main-road access into town is getting a face-lift with the…

Caution tape and whited-out sign adorn the exterior of the Upstage in Port Townsend these days. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Port Townsend clubs rev up offerings after Upstage closure

PORT TOWNSEND — Several clubs are moving to fill the gap left by the June closure of the…

Judge Verser

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Ex-Judge Verser mourned inside, outside judicial community; memorial rites Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — Former Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Craddock D. Verser, 64, who lost his battle with…

Centrum Executive Director Rob Birman addresses the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Centrum a haven where artists can ‘spread their wings,’ Jefferson chamber told

PORT TOWNSEND — Centrum, the arts organization headquartered at Fort Worden State Park, provides an interactive environment to…

Larry Crockett

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Port of Port Townsend set to move into new building

PORT TOWNSEND — A newly constructed administration building will allow the Port of Port Townsend to become more…

Craddock D. Verser had a long legal career in Port Townsend. He died Saturday at the age of 64. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Former Jefferson Superior Court Judge Verser dies

PORT TOWNSEND — Craddock D. Verser, who served as Jefferson County Superior Court judge for two terms prior…

Port Townsend city map proposing marijuana retail buffer zones inside the city limit.

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Port Townsend taking time to consider ramifications of retail pot

PORT TOWNSEND— The City Council’s approval of a six-month moratorium on the granting of business licenses for recreational…

Crowds at the Wooden Boat Festival peruse the exhibits both large and small.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Wooden Boat Festival draws professionals, curious alike

PORT TOWNSEND — The 37th Wooden Boat Festival has expanded and evolved from previous events, but it is…

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Jefferson Democrats advised to oppose county charter

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Democrats’ executive committee has recommended that other party members oppose the creation…

Kaci Cronkhite goes over the specs of her boat

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WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL — Colorful boats, music, sailing adventures in Port Townsend this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — The three-day 37th annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, which began Friday and continues Saturday…

The historic schooner Adventuress will be giving public sails through Sunday in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL — 100-year-old ship ‘belle of ball’

PORT TOWNSEND — The centennial celebration of the Adventuress has turned the historic schooner into a centerpiece of…

Kaci Cronkhite goes over the specs of her boat

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WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL — Music, boats and more boats, and sailing adventures in Port Townsend this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — The three-day 37th annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, which began Friday and continues Saturday…

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Jefferson Democrats advised to oppose county charter

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Democrats’ executive committee has recommended that other party members oppose the creation…

The historic schooner Adventuress will be giving public sails today through Sunday in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL — 100-year-old ship ‘belle of ball’

PORT TOWNSEND — The centennial celebration of the Adventuress has turned the historic schooner into a centerpiece of…

Jamestown S'Klallam tribal representative Gideon Cauffman

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Investigative team unearths bones near Discovery Bay

DIAMOND POINT — A team of investigators from three agencies worked through rain showers Wednesday to extract skeletal…

Passengers of the American Spirit depart the ship at Union Wharf in Port Townsend on Wednesday afternoon. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Cruise ship visits resume in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — As the American Spirit docked at Union Wharf on Wednesday afternoon, merchants were looking forward…