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Welch to retire from Port Townsend City Council

PORT TOWNSEND — Mark Welch, who has spent 10 years on the Port Townsend City Council, has decided…

Port Townsend High School orchestra members (clockwise from lower left) Rory McDonald. Jake Van Vockli. Elijah Johnston and Alethea  Westlund get some last minute pointers from orchestra director Russell Clark in preparation for tonight's encore performance of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Port Townsend Beatles show prompts encore tonight

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend High School Band will present an encore performance tonight of its arrangement…

Rhody Princess Corinthia Cardona

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Royal handprints cement tradition during Rhody Fest week [Corrected: Pet Parade is Thursday]

PORT TOWNSEND — Rained out of Fort Worden, the royal court for the 78th annual Rhododendron Festival set…

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Additional candidates file for Jefferson County seats

PORT TOWNSEND — Candidates for a Port of Port Townsend commission seat, as well as positions on the…

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Sandoval, Robinson file for Port Townsend City Council re-election

By Charlie Bermant Peninsula Daily News PORT TOWNSEND — Two incumbent Port Townsend City Council members who earlier…

Star the juvenile elephant seal takes a breather under the deck at Nifty Fifties on Monday morning. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Star the seal entertains downtown Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Eleven days into his molting process, a juvenile elephant seal dubbed “Star” has become a…

Jefferson County Library Director Ray Serebrin

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Change of leadership at Jefferson Library

PORT HADLOCK — Along with moving into a renovated building, the Jefferson County Library is in line for…

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Port Townsend council incumbents Sandoval, Robinson file for re-election

PORT TOWNSEND — Two incumbent Port Townsend City Council members who had declined to comment about their intentions…

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Port of Port Townsend race is firming up as filing week starts

PORT TOWNSEND — Candidate filing week begins today. There are two contested races for the Port of Port…

Carrie Blair

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Donors carry KPTZ to its $15,000 fundraising goal

PORT TOWNSEND — KPTZ 91.9 FM Radio hit its target pledge goal last week, raising $15,000 to finance…

Steve Spencer

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‘Dude Looks Like a Lady” fundraiser in Port Townsend tonight

PORT TOWNSEND — Every year, Steve Spencer dresses in women’s clothes, persuades other men to do the same,…

Michael Shiveley

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Anti-violence march draws more participants this year

PORT TOWNSEND — Walking a mile in her high-heeled shoes can be painful. “It’s not easy to walk…

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Two-boat service to resume on Port Townsend-Coupeville route Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — Two-boat service on the Port Townsend-Coupeville route begins Sunday with the return of the MV…

Jefferson Community School student Anchor Jennison

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Jefferson Community School may close for lack of students

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Community School, an alternative private school for local middle school and high school students…

Paul Reck

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Cruise ship able to dock at Union Wharf on second trip

PORT TOWNSEND — The American Spirit cruise ship, which had to anchor in Port Townsend Bay last week,…

The Carnegie Library building on Lawrence Street in Port Townsend has been closed for renovations. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Port Townsend Library bond on August ballot

PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council has placed a measure on the Aug. 6 primary ballot asking voters…

Rick Wiley hangs the sign for the Wheel-In Motor Movie

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Peninsula’s only drive-in movie opens 60th season tonight

PORT TOWNSEND — Rick Wiley, third-generation owner of the Wheel-In Motor Movie, doesn’t remember a time when he…

Port Townsend Mayor Dave King rides his bike to work. A celebration of exercise and cycling is set in the city this week. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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‘Step On it!’ Thursday in Port Townsend to fete ReCyclery

PORT TOWNSEND — Bicycling is more than a fair-weather activity, said organizers of a campaign to promote biking…

The juvenile elephant seal that a local girl has dubbed "Star

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Port Townsend’s outgoing mammal won’t be ‘sealed’ off

PORT TOWNSEND — A juvenile elephant seal that arrived on a Port Townsend beach Friday continued to draw…

Brian Kienle of Port Townsend happened to be out in Admiralty Inlet at the right time last weekend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Paddleboarder talks about rescuing three near Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND — A paddleboarder who shuttled three people to shore Sunday said Monday he could understand how…