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Port Ludlow Bay reportedly back to normal after leak; health advisory against contact with water remains in effect until Tuesday

PORT LUDLOW — The quality of treated sewage that flows into Port Ludlow Bay from a treatment plant…

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Comments now open on draft environmental impact statement on Hood Canal conveyor belt, pier proposal; document suggests mitigation work

PORT TOWNSEND — A draft environmental impact statement recommends mitigation measures in four key areas for the proposed…

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Firm says Port Ludlow Bay effluent back to normal after leak; health advisory against contact with water remains in effect until Tuesday

PORT LUDLOW — The quality of treated sewage that flows into Port Ludlow Bay from a treatment plant…

Joanna Sanders

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Port Townsend’s first full-time city clerk to step down; deputy assumes post Tuesday

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend City Clerk Pam Kolacy will relinquish the job to her deputy, Joanna Sanders,…

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Sewage spill closes access to Port Ludlow Bay waters

PORT LUDLOW — Stay out of the water at Port Ludlow Bay. That’s the advice from the Jefferson…

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Sewage spill closes access to Port Ludlow Bay waters

PORT LUDLOW — Stay out of the water at Port Ludlow Bay. That’s the advice from the Jefferson…

Malia Gifford

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Repairs can begin on Mountain View Commons in Port Townsend after city, school district reach lease agreement

PORT TOWNSEND — Improvements to Mountain View Commons can proceed now that the Port Townsend School Board has…

Writer and director John Sayles will visit The Port Townsend Film Festival this year. — Mary Cybulski

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John Sayles, an icon of independent films, named as this year’s guest at The Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival’s special guest this September is a filmmaker who made his…

Writer and director John Sayles will visit The Port Townsend Film Festival this year. Mary Cybulski

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John Sayles, an icon of independent films, named as this year’s guest at The Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival’s special guest this September is a filmmaker who made his…

Ann Healy-Raymond

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Burgeoning collaboration between Port Townsend, schools aims to integrate library resources

PORT TOWNSEND — When next school year begins, local students will benefit from a rejuvenation of library resources…

Roy Nott speaks to a Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce audience Monday. —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Wild Olympics legislation an investment in environmental, economic future, proponent tells Jefferson County chamber

PORT TOWNSEND — The Wild Olympics bill represents an investment in the future that makes good economic and…

Actor-writer John Considine of Port Townsend has appeared on stage

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Noted TV and movie actor John Considine to end his career on Port Townsend stage this week

PORT TOWNSEND — Aside from a 2013 reading of “Love Letters,” actor-writer John Considine hasn’t been onstage since…

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Fundraising a dud, so no fireworks in Port Townsend on July 4 — but maybe in 2015

PORT TOWNSEND — Despite an eleventh-hour effort to secure sponsorships and pull together a public Fourth of July…

Chaz Hillyard performs for a group of about 50 kids at a kickoff event for the Jefferson County Library's summer reading program. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Jefferson County Library’s summer reading program focuses on more than just books with ‘Spark a Reaction’ theme

PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library’s summer reading program is not only for children and is about…

Actor-writer John Considine of Port Townsend has appeared on stage

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Noted TV and movie actor John Considine to end his career on Port Townsend stage this week

PORT TOWNSEND — Aside from a 2013 reading of “Love Letters,” actor-writer John Considine hasn’t been onstage since…

The new boat during a sea trial in Port Townsend Bay last week. —Photo by Bill Beezley/East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

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East Jefferson Fire-Rescue’s new boat raring to go — but naming it comes first

PORT TOWNSEND — A 33-foot boat built by a Port Angeles company awaits a name and a christening…

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Fundraising a dud, so no fireworks in Port Townsend on July 4 — but maybe in 2015

PORT TOWNSEND — Despite an eleventh-hour effort to secure sponsorships and pull together a public Fourth of July…

Nicole Black of the Brinnon Herbal Collective in Brinnon inventories some products that will be displayed at Saturday's medical marijuana farmers market

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WEEKEND: ‘Hempapalooza’ market to showcase medical marijuana today (Saturday) in Brinnon

BRINNON — Continuing the “buy local” philosophy that guides Jefferson County agricultural products, a medical marijuana merchant is…

Karen Page chats with Jefferson County Commissioner John Austin prior to a meeting about marijuana regulations Wednesday night. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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Jefferson County looks for state participation in marijuana regulation forum

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County officials have contacted the state to have a forum to clarify marijuana regulation…

June Stafford

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30 Port Townsend merchants to stay open until 7 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays starting this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — In an effort to accommodate both tourists and locals, 30 merchants in the historic districts…