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Pipe repair expected later this week to stop treated sewage leak at Port Townsend’s North Beach

PORT TOWNSEND — City officials expect to repair a broken pipe at North Beach that is leaking treated…

A Port Townsend fuel station once owned by Pettit Oil and recently acquired by Masco Petroleum was visited by vehicles bearing both companies' logos Monday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Trustee lawyer: Ex-Pettit Oil customers should gain reimbursement

PORT TOWNSEND — Customers left in the cold after the bankruptcy of Pettit Oil in January don’t need…

Chimacum High School senior Jarrith McCoy

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Filmmaker shares insight, experience with Chimacum high-schoolers

CHIMACUM — The entire world is a soundstage with the youth of today poised to tell its stories,…

Nathanael O'Hara

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O’Hara will fill unexpired Port Townsend School Board term

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School Board appointed Nathanael O’Hara on Monday to fill the unexpired term…

Aaron Vallat

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Rhythm Planet group in Port Townsend allows budding musicians to work alongside pros

PORT TOWNSEND — A musical program highlighting drumming and active in Jefferson County for 18 years helps young…

Documentary filmmaker Ian Hinkle

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Old boat in Port Townsend linked to author Steinbeck filmed for documentary

PORT TOWNSEND — The Western Flyer, a boat used by John Steinbeck that is now in derelict condition…

Jefferson County Planning Director Stacie Hoskins inspects some of the applications for marijuana operations in the unincorporated parts of the county.  —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Jefferson County, Port Townsend city split over how to permit pot growing, processing

PORT TOWNSEND — Regulations already in place are sufficient for overseeing marijuana-related businesses, Jefferson County officials say, while…

Michael J. Pierce

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Second double-murder retrial for Michael J. Pierce to begin next week in Port Orchard

PORT TOWNSEND — Attorneys for the prosecution and defense are preparing for a third go-around in the double-murder…

Centrum Executive Director Rob Birman

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Burgeoning artists to be invited into new residency at Port Townsend’s Centrum

PORT TOWNSEND — Centrum will offer a residency program this fall for visual artists who are at the…

Centrum Executive Director Rob Birman

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Burgeoning artists to be invited into new residency at Port Townsend’s Centrum

PORT TOWNSEND — Centrum will offer a residency program this fall for visual artists who are at the…

Michael J. Pierce

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Second double-murder retrial for Michael J. Pierce to begin next week in Port Orchard

PORT TOWNSEND — Attorneys for the prosecution and defense are preparing for a third go-around in the double-murder…

Centrum Executive Director Rob Birman

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Burgeoning artists to be invited into new residency at Port Townsend’s Centrum

PORT TOWNSEND — Centrum will offer a residency program this fall for visual artists who are at the…

Michael J. Pierce

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Second double-murder retrial for Michael J. Pierce to begin next week in Port Orchard

PORT TOWNSEND — Attorneys for the prosecution and defense are preparing for a third go-around in the double-murder…

Dan Ferland

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Port Townsend schools’ new orchestra teacher looks to spring concert

PORT TOWNSEND — Three months after the Port Townsend School District’s orchestra teacher resigned, another instructor has picked…

Arhata Osho

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Port Townsend protester rejects rule on free-speech displays

PORT TOWNSEND — The day after the City Council discussed establishing guidelines for free-speech displays, the man who…

Arhata Osho

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Port Townsend protester rejects rule on free-speech displays

PORT TOWNSEND — The day after the City Council discussed establishing guidelines for free-speech displays, the man who…

Jefferson County Department of Community Development Director Carl Smith

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Jefferson County community development planners discuss impact of new fees — and costs of pot permits

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Department of Community Development has saved money and increased efficiency by passing…

Nicole Black

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Selling ‘election’ in Brinnon will benefit parks commission; mock contest starts Saturday

BRINNON — In most places, buying an election is a crime. In Brinnon, it’s part of the plan.…

The Port Townsend Library will move back into the Carnegie Building in June

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Port Townsend Library to pack up, move back home to Carnegie building in June

PORT TOWNSEND — After more than a year in a temporary location, the Port Townsend Library plans to…

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150 dance against domestic violence in Port Townsend park

PORT TOWNSEND — Pope Marine Park was filled with dancers as people gathered to raise consciousness about domestic…