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Amy Smith

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Volunteers recruited for downtown Port Townsend cleanup

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Main Street Program is recruiting volunteers to clean up and spruce up…

State Reps. Steve Tharinger

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Legislators address ferry service, Fort Worden at Port Townsend meet

PORT TOWNSEND — The 24th District House delegation was asked about two-boat ferry service, plans for Fort Worden…

Grant Street Elementary students Jojo Kitcart

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Garden teaches Grant Street students from the ground up

PORT TOWNSEND — A small patch of land next to Grant Street Elementary School is being used as…

Jennimae Hilliard

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WEEKEND: Plant, seed exchange set at Quimper Grange in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — People can trade plants, bulbs or seeds for something they want in their gardens during…

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State Parks bill amendment may emperil Fort Worden pact

PORT TOWNSEND — A proposed amendment to a State Parks funding bill would, if approved, delay or even…

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Deadline is Friday for public comments on Port Townsend library

PORT TOWNSEND — City officials, who gleaned 85 written comments from an open house about how extensive renovations…

Roger Hagan will take over at Port Townsend Paper Corp. on May 1.

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New Port Townsend Paper leader outlines goals

PORT TOWNSEND — The new president of Port Townsend Paper Corp. said he hopes to strengthen the mill’s…

Jacob Talamante

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Service station serving alternative role in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — An empty gas station is being transformed into an alternative energy center that includes a…

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Maritime education coming to Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The maritime trades have always been an active source of local commerce, but the region…

Officer Nate Holmes holds a badge formerly worn by Port Townsend Police Department officers

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Port Townsend police unveil first new badges in decades

PORT TOWNSEND — After 125 years of policing Port Townsend and its environs, the police department has newly…

Bob Rosen

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Web campaign aims to fund Quilcene’s outdoor concerts

QUILCENE — A group of south county entrepreneurs are using Kickstarter, an Internet funding platform usually employed to…

Mark Ortmeier

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Open house tonight in Port Townsend to display library options

PORT TOWNSEND — Residents can examine five alternatives for finishing the renovation of the Port Townsend Library and…

The MV Kennewick

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Speedy repair of Port Townsend ferry averts need for substitute

PORT TOWNSEND — If repairs of the MV Kennewick had not been completed Friday, state ferries system officials…

Port Townsend Farmers Market Manager Will O'Donnell puts up a sign on Quincy Street announcing the seasonal market's return. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Port Townsend Farmers Market opens for season today with a parade of goats

PORT TOWNSEND — A continuing interest in locally grown, healthy food will drive the opening of the Port…

Port Townsend Farmers Market Manager Will O'Donnell puts up a sign on Quincy Street announcing the seasonal market's return. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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WEEKEND: Port Townsend Farmers Market opens for season Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — A continuing interest in locally grown, healthy food will drive the opening of the Port…

Michael Clark removed fuel from the Halcyon

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Owner making plans for boat beached at Boat Haven

PORT TOWNSEND — A small sloop that broke loose from its moorings Feb. 6 and became lodged in…

Michael Pierce

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No change of venue in Jefferson murder retrial

PORT TOWNSEND — The retrial of Michael J. Pierce for the murders of Pat and Janice Yarr will…

Carol Anne Modena stands in front of the Kearney Street substation in Port Townsend

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Jefferson PUD to name substation after late official

PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Public Utility District Kearney Street electrical substation soon will bear the name…

Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Keith Harper listens to lawyers argue for a change of venue for the case of Michael J. Harper

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Lawyers argue for venue change in Jefferson murder retrial

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Superior Judge Keith Harper will rule later on a request for a change…

Interim JeffComm 9-1-1 director Karl Hatton

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JeffCom interim director wants to stay on

PORT HADLOCK — The newly appointed interim director for JeffCom 9-1-1 Communications, who is now on loan from…