Tri-Area Food Bank moves to larger locale

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Tri-Area Food Bank moves to larger locale

PORT HADLOCK – The Tri-Area Food Bank has moved to a new venue at 760 Chimacum Road after…

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Jefferson Farm Tour this weekend offers up 19 locations

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Farm Tour is back, starting this weekend, to celebrate all the local…

Jim Parker

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Jefferson PUD general manager steps down early as commissioners seek ‘new direction’

PORT HADLOCK — Jim Parker has stepped down from the position of Jefferson County Public Utility District general…

Port Townsend Film Festival suits up for 18th annual event this weekend

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Port Townsend Film Festival suits up for 18th annual event this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — Staff and more than 300 volunteers are in the final days of preparation for the…

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Jefferson commissioners approve deal to provide transitional housing

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners on Monday approved an eight-month service agreement with the Olympic Community Action…

Gathering Wednesday to update businesses on Water Street project in Port Townsend

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Gathering Wednesday to update businesses on Water Street project in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Main Street program will host an information session on the Water Street…

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Port of Port Townsend approves low bid to update stormwater system

PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend commissioners have approved a bid from Olympic Peninsula Construction for work…

Jim Blaiklock was awarded a lifetime achievement award for community spirit and culture. Blaiklock has experience working on boats but is also well-known for his volunteerism at the Wooden Boat Festival and with the Wooden Boat Foundation. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

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Three honored in Port Townsend for maritime industry contributions

PORT TOWNSEND — The Wooden Boat Foundation and Wooden Boat Magazine has honored three men — Jim Blaiklock,…

Grant to Centrum to help fund lighting upgrades at performance venues

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Grant to Centrum to help fund lighting upgrades at performance venues

PORT TOWNSEND — Centrum, a nonprofit organization focused on the arts, plans lighting upgrades to its two venues…

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MV Kennewick to be lone ferry on Port Townsend-Coupeville route come Monday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend-Coupeville route will return to one-ferry service starting Monday morning, according to Washington…

Pippa’s Real Tea takes first place in online contest; other shops on Peninsula place

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Pippa’s Real Tea takes first place in online contest; other shops on Peninsula place

PORT TOWNSEND — Pippa’s Real Tea in Port Townsend is determined to bring Americans back to their tea-drinking…

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Permanent rules for Howard Street area in Port Townsend expected in January

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council’s public hearing on interim land use rules for a portion…

Wooden Boat Festival welcomes sailors and the curious this weekend in Port Townsend

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Wooden Boat Festival welcomes sailors and the curious this weekend in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Wooden Boat Festival — featuring more than 300 boats on land and in the…

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Port of Port Townsend director given raise

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port of Port Townsend’s executive director, Sam Gibboney, received a $10,000 raise after a…

Historic yacht getting hull work in Port Townsend before heading back to water

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Historic yacht getting hull work in Port Townsend before heading back to water

PORT TOWNSEND — The historic El Primero, a yacht that has hosted several presidents and a number of…

Jefferson County Courthouse to get security upgrades

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Jefferson County Courthouse to get security upgrades

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Courthouse is implementing new security measures that will require visitors to the…

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Deputies seek vehicle that fled wreck

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating allegations that another vehicle fled the scene of…

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Fort Worden Public Development Authority pursues ‘glamping’ sites

PORT TOWNSEND — Fort Worden Public Development Authority officials plan to build “glamping” sites as new attractions to…

Makers Square funding plan in works

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Makers Square funding plan in works

PORT TOWNSEND — The Fort Worden Public Development Authority is moving forward with a plan to fund the…

Port Townsend woman hurt in crash at Cape George, Nelson’s Landing roads

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Port Townsend woman hurt in crash at Cape George, Nelson’s Landing roads

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a rollover…