Early admission offered those who buy Taste of Port Townsend tickets by today

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Early admission offered those who buy Taste of Port Townsend tickets by today

PORT TOWNSEND — Taste of Port Townsend, an annual event celebrating area food and drink, is coming up…

Human power wins: French rowers first to cross R2AK’s first finish line

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Human power wins: French rowers first to cross R2AK’s first finish line

PORT TOWNSEND — For the first time ever, a craft operating on human power was the first to…

Bodgers create strange objects for steampunk festival

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Bodgers create strange objects for steampunk festival

PORT TOWNSEND — Homemade creations big and small will be on display at this year’s Bodgers Hall for…

Jefferson Healthcare surgical units get air handler upgrade

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Jefferson Healthcare surgical units get air handler upgrade

PORT TOWNSEND — The surgical units at Jefferson Healthcare hospital have received an upgrade from a new air-handling…

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Port of Port Townsend: Point Hudson development strategy needed for jetty replacement

PORT TOWNSEND — The city council heard of the need to quickly come up with a development strategy…

Port Townsend public works director finalists introduced to public

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Port Townsend public works director finalists introduced to public

PORT TOWNSEND — City officials are seeking a new public works director and have narrowed the field to…

Brass Screw Confederacy Steampunk Festival to open in Port Townsend this weekend

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Brass Screw Confederacy Steampunk Festival to open in Port Townsend this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — This weekend, downtown Port Townsend will be a place for people-watching as costume-clad steampunkers take…

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Jefferson County commissioners award bid for Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County commissioners have approved an agreement and awarded a bid for construction on…

Culvert replacement to completely close section of Highway 20 for seven days

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Culvert replacement to completely close section of Highway 20 for seven days

PORT TOWNSEND — Traffic delays on state Highway 20 — including a full closure — are expected this…

Fair weather caps Classic Mariners’ Regatta in Port Townsend

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Fair weather caps Classic Mariners’ Regatta in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The 34th annual Classic Mariners’ Regatta ended on a high note with sunny skies and…

Politics

Five file during extended Jefferson filing period, leaving some positions without candidates

PORT TOWNSEND — Five candidates filed for election for two open offices during the extended filing period for…

Race to Alaska ruckus to preview third annual adventure

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Race to Alaska ruckus to preview third annual adventure

PORT TOWNSEND —The Race to Alaska festivities will kick off in Port Townsend on Wednesday with the annual…

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Port Townsend man hurt in wreck remains in serious condition

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend man injured in a motorcycle wreck as he allegedly fled from sheriff’s…

NANDA to flip for hometown audiences in Port Townsend

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NANDA to flip for hometown audiences in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — NANDA, an acrobatics and comedy group made up of four men from Port Townsend, will…

Crime & Justice

Former Chimacum student charged with assault after knife brought to school

CHIMACUM — A former Chimacum student was charged with multiple counts of assault after he was arrested for…

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Superintendent: Former Chimacum student detained after bringing knife to campus

CHIMACUM — A former Chimacum student is being held at the Kitsap Youth Detention Center after bringing a…

Port Townsend School District caps construction of Salish Coast Elementary at $28.1 million

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Port Townsend School District caps construction of Salish Coast Elementary at $28.1 million

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School Board approved a maximum cost of $28.1 million for the new…

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Maritime Discovery Initiative projects on display today

PORT TOWNSEND — Students and teachers from the Port Townsend School District today will share examples of just…

T.J. Quandt was promoted to business manager for the Port of Port Townsend in April. Quant has worked for the Port for seven years in the boat yard and on moorage. (Port of Port Townsend)

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Port of Port Townsend adds positions and fills long-vacant post

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port of Port Townsend has added two new positions and filled a third one…

Oracle Holms of Port Hadlock places flags at the gravestones of veterans in the cemetery at Fort Worden on Monday. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

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Hundreds join American Legion members for Memorial Day in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Members of American Legion Post 26 were joined by hundreds of community members Monday as…