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1st ‘Guess the Guest’ clue released (AND . . . Port Townsend Film Festival is moving on up!)

PORT TOWNSEND — As it prepares for its 14th year, the Port Townsend Film Festival is moving up…

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Port Townsend council advances utility rate hike

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council will consider final approval of a hike in water and…

Rick Doherty

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Locally grown food needs local consumers, Jefferson chamber told

PORT TOWNSEND — Both farmers and the general public in Jefferson County would benefit if more consumers made…

Surveyor Brian Van Aller

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Huge downtown Port Townsend project to wrap up in August

PORT TOWNSEND — A renovation of the area adjacent to City Hall and the Northwest Maritime Center is…

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Decision on public art put on hold in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The selection process of a public art display in uptown Port Townsend will need a…

Bill Short is making strides toward the Nov. 15 deadline Port Townsend officials set for cleaning up the public areas of his land. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Yard that irks neighbors slowly being cleaned up

PORT TOWNSEND — A man who has drawn criticism from his neighbors for his accumulation of scrap wood…

Chimacum High School Principal Whitney Meissner will be replaced as middle school principal for the next school year. Her 14-year-old son

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Principal to step down from dual role as second principal after 10 years

CHIMACUM — Whitney Meissner, who has served as principal for both high school and middle school in the…

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Grieving universal; help is available, hospice officials say

PORT TOWNSEND — Although grief affects people in different ways, all those who have lost loved ones can…

Doug Hixson

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Brinnon parks district board off to heated start

BRINNON — Despite a contentious meeting this week, members of the newly formed Brinnon Parks and Recreation District…

Rich Stewart will join the Chimacum School District as interim superintendent after retiring from a similar job in Eatonville.

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Interim chief chosen to lead Chimacum School District

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum School Board has selected an interim superintendent who is retiring from his current job…

Singer and satirical songwriter Roy Zimmerman of San Anselmo

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WEEKEND: Satirical singer posts clip, to belt out tunes Sunday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Just as news about the National Security Administration’s monitoring of emails and phone calls hit…

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WEEKEND: Scale models in the spotlight for Port Townsend show

PORT TOWNSEND — The North Olympic Peninsula Modelers Society’s eighth annual scale-model show and contest Saturday is expected…

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Port Townsend council to consider utility rate hike

PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council is considering a utility rate increase that would go into effect Sept.…

Janine Boire will take over Aug. 1. She recently headed the Discovery Science Center in Boise

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New director to take over Port Townsend Marine Science Center

PORT TOWN-SEND — A new director of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center will take over Aug. 1.…

Port Townsend High School students play basketball in the gym surrounded by Redskins regalia. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Retire Port Townsend High’s Redskins mascot, advisory panel says

PORT TOWNSEND — After a year of study, a panel of local residents has recommended that Port Townsend…

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Panel to deliver Port Townsend sculpture pick Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND — One of five sculptures will be selected this week as a piece of public art to…

Amy Smith

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Boiler Room more than teen hangout — it saves lives

PORT TOWNSEND — Years before she became its executive director, the Boiler Room saved Amy Smith’s life, she…

Anna Nasset

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Twenty-two create during inaugural art retreat

PORT TOWNSEND — A downtown gallery owner, hoping to encourage artists to tap a more expressive vein through…

Vinnie Pollina and his wife

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Steampunkers to hunt zombies today in final day of Brass Screw Confederacy

PORT TOWNSEND — The second annual Brass Screw Confederacy draws to a close today with a zombie hunt,…

Chimacum Middle School teacher Alfredo Gonzalez receives a giant check at a surprise assembly held Thursday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Chimacum teacher surprised by $5,000 tech grant

CHIMACUM — A middle school science teacher was surprised to receive a $5,000 technology grant Thursday at an…