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Tax-Aide volunteers willing; software not always able

PORT TOWNSEND — Tax-Aide, an AARP Foundation service that files taxes for free, is back on the North…

Jefferson County Library director prepares to retire after two decades in post

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Jefferson County Library director prepares to retire after two decades in post

PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Library Director Meredith Wagner plans to step down this year from the job…

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

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Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County officials and volunteers have found trees illegally cut and taken from Indian Island…

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Marketing strategy for Port Townsend: Highlighting the month for lovers

PORT TOWNSEND — February is the month for lovers.

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Brinnon man held on assault charges; deputy suffers minor injuries in alleged attack

PORT TOWNSEND — A Brinnon man was charged Monday with two counts of first-degree assault with a deadly…

Lift cable snaps, boat slips at Port Townsend marina

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Lift cable snaps, boat slips at Port Townsend marina

PORT TOWNSEND — A cable snapped on a Port of Port Townsend boat lift while it was lowering…

Gift cards presented to graduates of Jefferson County mental health court program

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Gift cards presented to graduates of Jefferson County mental health court program

PORT TOWNSEND — Members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Jefferson County have teamed up with…

Strange brews at Port Townsend festival include doughnut, Doritos and ghost pepper flavors

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Strange brews at Port Townsend festival include doughnut, Doritos and ghost pepper flavors

PORT TOWNSEND — Offering tastes from doughnuts to Doritos, the 13th annual Strange Brewfest in Port Townsend didn’t…

Aldrich’s Market under new ownership

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Aldrich’s Market under new ownership

PORT TOWNSEND — Aldrich’s Market will open under new ownership Thursday after almost closing for good in November.

Brewskies up! Port Townsend Strange Brewfest to serve up variety of flavors

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Brewskies up! Port Townsend Strange Brewfest to serve up variety of flavors

PORT TOWNSEND — Strange Brewfest is back for its 13th straight year of creative beers and ciders to…

Port of Port Townsend considers rate increases

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Port of Port Townsend considers rate increases

PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend commissioners are considering raising rates from between 10 percent and 16…

Jazz dance to benefit Ajax Cafe

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Jazz dance to benefit Ajax Cafe

PORT HADLOCK — The Key City Jazz trio plans a jazz dance Saturday to raise money for Port…

The Fort Worden is slotted for just over a million dollars in capital projects in 2017. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

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Fort Worden Public Development Authority plans capital improvements

PORT TOWNSEND — More than $1.3 million in capital projects are planned for Fort Worden during 2017, according…

Jefferson County awards $586,550 in grants

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Jefferson County awards $586,550 in grants

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County commissioners have approved $586,550 in grants to local nonprofits and community service…

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Forum set on name for school; Port Townsend board delays decision so it can hear from public

PORT TOWNSEND — The public will have a chance to weigh in on a name for the new…

Seattle author’s book selected for Community Read in Port Townsend

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Seattle author’s book selected for Community Read in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Public Library has announced that “Before the Wind” by Seattle author Jim…

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Clallam, Jefferson push to see populations get flu vaccinations

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson and Clallam counties have struggled in recent years to get their populations vaccinated against…

Plane goes down in Discovery Bay; pilot unharmed, reports say

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Plane goes down in Discovery Bay; pilot unharmed, reports say

DISCOVERY BAY — A Port Ludlow man emerged apparently unscathed from a small plane crash in Discovery Bay…

Port Townsend board to consider name for new school in meeting tonight

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Port Townsend board to consider name for new school in meeting tonight

PORT TOWNSEND — What will be the name of the new elementary school in Port Townsend — Chetzemoka,…

Some 300 protesters march in Port Townsend

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Some 300 protesters march in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Hundreds of Peninsula residents came to Port Townsend to march in one of the multitude…