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Port Townsend Marine Science Center exhibit opens for season today

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s marine exhibit opens for the spring season today to…

Rob Ingram

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State parks fund gap outlined to rangers at Port Townsend training session

PORT TOWNSEND — The ability to effectively operate the state park system is in the hands of the…

Jefferson Museum of Art & History Executive Director Bill Tennent is excited about a new exhibit of Thomas Wilson’s work

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Noted painter with ties to Port Townsend’s early arts scene to be a focus of Saturday’s gallery walk

PORT TOWNSEND — The work of a prominent artist who began his career in Port Townsend will be…

Dick Wiltse of Port Townsend

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Heightened security at Jefferson courthouse to be lifted today amid dialogue on audit’s proposed safety changes costing millions

PORT TOWNSEND — Tightened security at the Jefferson County Courthouse will be eased today as discussion is renewed…

Levi Johnson hammers in the stakes to repair a tent that was blown down during a storm Monday night. Johnson is part of a small tent city in Fort Worden State Park. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()

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Fort Worden’s small tent city gets another 10 days as housing action group reports progress

PORT TOWNSEND — An impromptu tent city at Fort Worden will stay in place for another 10 days.…

Dick Wiltse of Port Townsend

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UPDATE: Heightened security at Jefferson courthouse to be lifted Thursday amid dialogue on audit’s proposed safety changes costing millions

PORT TOWNSEND — Tightened security at the Jefferson County Courthouse will be eased Thursday as discussion is renewed…

Building 202 at Fort Worden State Park. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

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Bid for Peninsula College’s construction at Fort Worden’s Building 202 to be vetted

PORT TOWNSEND — Peninsula College has an apparent successful bidder for renovation of Building 202 at Fort Worden,…

Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Robinson puts courthouse visitors through a security screening Tuesday in response to a possible threat. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

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2ND UPDATE — Heightened security at Jefferson County Courthouse to be in place through Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND — Increased security at the Jefferson County Courthouse is likely to stay in place through Wednesday…

Betsy Davis

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Boat building school leader: Skills learned in maritime trade have currents in other facets of life

PORT TOWNSEND — Students at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding graduate with skills that are beyond the…

Red Dog Farm owner Karyn Williams prepares tulips to be sold at Saturday’s opening day of the Port Townsend Farmer’s Market.  —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()

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Port Townsend Farmers Market to open Saturday with visit from state official

PORT TOWNSEND — In years past, the high point of the opening of the Port Townsend Farmers Market…

Scott Rogers

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Port Townsend’s Dogs-A-Foot cart back and under new ownership

PORT TOWNSEND — When the Dogs-A-Foot hot dog cart wheeled into town earlier this month, it was under…

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Court sentences burglar who had explosives to drug rehab first

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend man who pleaded guilty to burglarizing two shops, drug possession and abandonment…

Miyabi Aoki

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Japanese students get dose of Port Townsend through exchange visit

PORT TOWNSEND — A delegation of students is visiting Port Townsend as part of a sister-city exchange with…

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Court sentences burglar who had explosives to drug rehab first

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend man who pleaded guilty to burglarizing two shops, drug possession and abandonment…

Kees Kolff

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Quimper Mercantile achieves small profit after two years of operation

PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper Mercantile Co. has shown a profit after two full years of operation. But…

Jefferson Healthcare chef Arran Stark and marketing director Kate Burke go over the last-minute details for Saturday’s Health

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Hospital’s expo Saturday in Port Townsend gathers resources for those looking to stay healthy and fit

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare hospital’s Health, Wellness and Fitness Expo this weekend will offer information and activities…

Jefferson Healthcare chef Arran Stark and marketing director Kate Burke go over the last-minute details for Saturday’s Health

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Hospital’s expo Saturday in Port Townsend gathers resources for those looking to stay healthy and fit

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare hospital’s Health, Wellness and Fitness Expo this weekend will offer information and activities…

Dr. Tom Locke ()

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Public health officer: Cost of Clallam measles outbreak could reach $200,000

PORT TOWNSEND — The cost of controlling a measles outbreak in Clallam County hasn’t been tallied yet but…

Kees Kolff

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Quimper Mercantile achieves small profit after two years of operation

PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper Mercantile Co. has shown a profit after two full years of operation. But…

Dr. Tom Locke ()

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Public health officer: Cost of Clallam measles outbreak could reach $200,000

PORT TOWNSEND — The cost of controlling a measles outbreak in Clallam County hasn’t been tallied yet but…