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Jefferson County Noxious Weed Coordinator Eve Dixon pulls some poison hemlock from the roadside on Sims Way in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Poison hemlock springing up in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — As spring begins to bud on the North Olympic Peninsula, Jefferson County’s authority on weeds…

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Pyrotechnist seeks sponsors for Port Townsend fireworks

PORT TOWNSEND — Now that the city has withdrawn funding for the Fourth of July fireworks display, the…

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Construction firm appeals Port of Port Townsend’s bid awardee

PORT TOWNSEND — A Sequim construction company has filed an appeal in Jefferson County of a Port of…

"Eve of Destruction" singer Barry McGuire

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Sixties icon McGuire performing in Chimacum

CHIMACUM — The singer of one of the 1960s’ most poignant protest anthems is headlining a benefit that…

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Port Townsend council moves closer to library bond issue election

PORT TOWNSEND — The process to determine a strategy for the renovation of the Port Townsend Library as…

The doors to The Undertown will remain closed

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Underground cafe won’t reopen in Port Townsend, owner says

PORT TOWNSEND — The Undertown, literally an underground restaurant that evolved into a quasi-community center during its three-year…

Simon Lynge had set a goal of raising $35

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Port Townsend singer reaches fundraising goal

PORT TOWNSEND — A locally based singer successfully completed an online campaign that will subsidize the recording of…

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Appeal on bid would delay new Port of Port Townsend building

PORT TOWNSEND — A construction company submitting the low bid for a contract that was awarded to another…

Mari Mullen

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Victorian Festival to offer ‘insider’s tour’ of historical spaces

PORT TOWNSEND — This year’s reinvigorated Victorian Heritage Festival is continuing the programs that attendees know and love,…

One will become Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival queen tonight

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One will become Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival queen tonight

CHIMACUM — When three of five candidates are crowned as royalty for the 78th annual Port Townsend Rhododendron…

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Attorneys ask that double-murder retrial be moved to Kitsap County

PORT TOWNSEND — A change-of-venue motion has been filed asking that the double-murder retrial of Michael J. Pierce…

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‘Frustrating’: Reopening of Port Townsend public pool delayed

PORT TOWNSEND — The reopening of Mountain View Pool, which was scheduled for 3 p.m. today, has been…

Matt Rutherford

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WEEKEND: Boating symposium to sail into Port Townsend’s maritime center

PORT TOWNSEND — This weekend’s third annual Spring Boating Symposium will offer an opportunity to learn from world-class…

The Adventuress leaves the dock in Port Townsend Wednesday and will tour Puget Sound this summer. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Adventuress makes a splash at tall ship’s centennial celebration

PORT TOWNSEND — The Adventuress’ centennial began with a splash Wednesday morning when the tall ship entered the…

Centrum Executive Director Rob Birman

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New Centrum director: Let’s draw more people

PORT TOWNSEND — According to its new executive director, there is no place like Centrum anywhere else in…

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Port Townsend panel to consider terms of Mountain View Commons lease

PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council and School Board will form a joint committee to explore the terms…

Jacob Massie

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Athletics assured for school year at Port Townsend’s Blue Heron school

PORT TOWNSEND — An auction and dinner that raised $51,000 in support of middle school sports has assured…

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Jefferson County drafting net-pen guidelines

PORT TOWNSEND — The shoreline management program for Jefferson County came a step closer to ratification Monday as…

Port Townsend Mayor David King addresses Jefferson County chamber on Monday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Mayor: Market Port Townsend as more than tourist town

PORT TOWNSEND — An active tourism industry brings visitors to Port Townsend, and the city’s mayor would like…

Adam Lysiak is charged with multiple counts of stolen property. He remains in the Jefferson County Jail.

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Authorities to discuss jurisdiction in Peninsula mail theft

PORT TOWNSEND — A telephone conference call this afternoon could decide whether a Port Townsend man charged in…