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Jefferson County renews public legal defense contract with Jefferson Associated Counsel

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners renewed its public defender contract with Jefferson Associated Counsel…

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Expanded boat ramp at Port Townsend Boat Haven leads to easier, faster use

PORT TOWNSEND — After about a month of operation, an expanded ramp in the Port Townsend Boat Haven…

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Early lessons shared from Cascadia Rising exercise in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — The Cascadia Rising disaster preparation exercise allowed participants to test their response systems while operating…

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WEEKEND REWIND: Port Townsend Education Association, school district reach deal on new contract

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Education Association and the Port Townsend School District have reached a tentative…

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WEEKEND REWIND: Unfired World War II artillery shell found on Port Townsend beach

PORT TOWNSEND — An unfired World War II artillery shell discovered on a Port Townsend beach had no…

The MV Chetzemoka passes by its sister ship

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WEEKEND REWIND: Chetzemoka ferry issues unrelated to problems that sidelined sister vessels

PORT TOWNSEND — The problem that took the MV Chetzemoka ferry out of service Sunday was unrelated to…

Chimacum residents provide their input in small groups at a recent meeting. (Chimacum School District)

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WEEKEND REWIND: Chimacum School Board hears from public on vision, goals for the future

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum School District should focus on a small number of significant goals, hold frequent meetings…

Paddleboarder Karl Kruger seeks to paddle the 750 miles all the way to the finish point in the Race to Alaska. He made it to Victoria to complete the first leg of the race Thursday. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

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Low-flying helicopter at Race to Alaska’s start under investigation — VIDEO

EDITOR’S NOTE: To view video of the helicopter during the start of the Race to Alaska, click here.…

The Port Townsend Police Department is considering filing reckless endangerment charges against a helicopter that flew too low over Port Townsend at the beginning of Thursday's Race to Alaska. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

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Contestants hit the water in Port Townsend for Race to Alaska’s first leg — PHOTO GALLERY

PORT TOWNSEND — The starting gun for the second Race to Alaska was fired at 6:05 a.m. Thursday.…

Matt Johnson of Seattle prepares his one-man pedaled trimaran for the Race to Alaska

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Second Race to Alaska from Port Townsend begins today

PORT TOWNSEND — The second Race to Alaska from Port Townsend was scheduled to begin today, with 63…

The 2016 Port Townsend Film Festival poster designed by Terry Tennesen will be formally unveiled at a public event tonight. ()

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Port Townsend Film Festival to present 2016 poster today; organizers still angling for special guest

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival will unveil the 2016 festival poster today. The public reception…

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Port Townsend Education Association, school district reach deal on new contract

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Education Association and the Port Townsend School District have reached a tentative…

The Navy said this shell

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Unfired World War II artillery shell found on Port Townsend beach

PORT TOWNSEND — An unfired World War II artillery shell discovered on a Port Townsend beach had no…

Race to Alaska boss Daniel Evans

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Organizers: Race to Alaska will start its bigger, faster second running Thursday from Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The second Race to Alaska, which begins at 6 a.m. Thursday, will be bigger and…

Members of the Rat Island Rowing and Sculling Club carry the Kathy Lazara Whitman

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Rat Island Regatta to celebrate human-powered watercraft Saturday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Saturday’s 22nd annual Rat Island Regatta will provide a quiet celebration of the power and…

The MV Chetzemoka passes by its sister ship

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Chetzemoka ferry issues unrelated to problems that sidelined sister vessels

PORT TOWNSEND — The problem that took the MV Chetzemoka ferry out of service Sunday was unrelated to…

Port Ludlow Golf Course General Manager Shelton Washburn spoke Thursday about the benefits of hospice at a fundraising breakfast. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

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‘We were blessed’: Testimonial highlights care at Jefferson Healthcare Hospice fundraiser

PORT TOWNSEND — Hospice care eased his wife Sally’s last days, Shelton Washburn told the 250 people who…

Chimacum residents provide their input in small groups at a recent meeting. (Chimacum School District)

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Chimacum School Board hears from public on vision, goals for the future

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum School District should focus on a small number of significant goals, hold frequent meetings…

Phil Walkden of Port Townsend takes a spin on the Larry Scott Trail on Thursday. The Longest Day of Trails race on Saturday is for runners and walkers only. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

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CORRECTED — Day of health set Saturday in Port Townsend with trails event, expo

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Longest Day of Trails is for walkers and runners only. Runners will be timed, and…

Grant Street students

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Anthology of Port Townsend elementary students’ poetry is released

PORT TOWNSEND — Each student at Grant Street Elementary School brought home a copy of Open a Blue…