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Boy Scouts Alex Brown and Wil Gale and Sea Scout Elijah Johnston lead about 100 people in the flag salute during Sunday's dedication of the Scout Cabin. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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New Scout Cabin is for everyone, not just Scouts, dedication crowd told

PORT TOWNSEND — A new cabin that took more than four years to construct through extensive volunteer labor…

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Retrial of accused double-murderer won’t be held until February

PORT HADLOCK — The retrial of Michael J. Pierce for the double murder of Pat and Janice Yarr…

Karen Allen speaks to a Port Townsend High School class.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant copyright &Copy; 2013

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Karen Allen tells students about films in general, ‘Indiana Jones’ in particular

PORT TOWNSEND — Actress Karen Allen told a gathering of high school students that when she was their…

Special guest Karen Allen

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Port Townsend Film Festival screenings continue today [**Photo Gallery**]

PORT TOWNSEND — While attendance figures are never available for the Port Townsend Film Festival until after the…

Boy Scout board member Norm Stevens makes a last-minute inspection of the new cabin

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After years of work, Port Townsend’s long-awaited Scout cabin to be officially opened Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — After six years of fundraising and construction, volunteers will celebrate the grand opening of the…

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Date of double-murder Pierce retrial from Jefferson County to be set during hearing today

PORT HADLOCK — A hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. today (Friday) to determine the date for a…

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WEEKEND: Port Townsend’s new Scout cabin to be opened Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — After six years of fundraising and construction, volunteers will celebrate the grand opening of the…

Port Townsend Film Festival Program Director Jane Julian

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Directors tells of their film born in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival tends to develop movies and artists over time rather than…

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Date of double-murder Pierce retrial from Jefferson County to be set during hearing Friday

PORT HADLOCK — A hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. Friday to determine the date for a second…

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WEEKEND: Port Townsend’s new Scout cabin to be opened Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — After six years of fundraising and construction, volunteers will celebrate the grand opening of the…

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Ecology renews Port Townsend Paper mill permit

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Ecology has renewed the Port Townsend Paper Corp.’s National Pollutant Discharge…

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Jefferson County Democrats vote against starting charter process

PORT TOWNSEND — Political battle lines about a proposed county charter have been drawn now that the Jefferson…

Port Townsend Film Festival Executive Director Janette Force

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Port Townsend Film Fest readies red carpet for 3-day event

PORT TOWNSEND — Preparations for the 14th annual Port Townsend Film Festival are heading toward the finish line…

Peter Hanke

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Port of Port Townsend candidates forum deals with retiring director

PORT TOWNSEND — The race for two Port of Port Townsend commissioner seats is partly a referendum on…

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Jefferson Democrats to address charter at meeting tonight

PORT TOWNSEND — The county’s political parties are weighing in on a measure that would elect representatives to…

efferson County YMCA Executive Director Erica Delma

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Post-cancer program gets survivors back on their feet

PORT TOWNSEND — A program to improve the health options of people who are recovering from cancer treatment…

Port Townsend resident Mike Mullin

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Port Townsend organic food outlets support GMO labeling

PORT TOWNSEND — The Food Co-op and the Jefferson County Farmers Markets have endorsed an initiative on the…

The Western Flyer

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The past-due rent of wrath: Boat linked to John Steinbeck becomes $7,978 Port of Port Townsend liability

PORT TOWNSEND — The disposition of a fishing boat that provided the setting for some of Nobel Prize…

Rick Wiley

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At age 66, Port Townsend’s Uptown Theatre going digital

PORT TOWNSEND — The 66-year-old Uptown Theatre will close after next week’s Port Townsend Film Festival, reopening after…

Salesman Jim Muldowney

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Ruddell’s temporary Port Townsend car dealership to donate portion of sales to United Good Neighbors

PORT TOWNSEND — A temporary car dealership in Port Townsend will turn a portion of the sales back…