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Port Townsend plan may bump housing stock

Citizens concerned it may not be affordable

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Jefferson PUD cost of service study suggests increases

Biggest impact would be on sewer customers

Port Townsend School District’s Food Service Director Shannon Gray in the Salish Coast production garden’s hoop house. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Townsend schools’ food program thriving

Staff growing produce, cooking meals from scratch

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Five-year plan to address Jefferson County homelessness

Action steps assigned to jurisdictions, providers

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Jefferson County is expected to make cuts to staff, services

$5.2M deficit brought down to $1.1M; vote expected on Dec. 22

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Comments oppose plan against Port Townsend zoning changes

Option would increase maximum limit on units per 40,000 square feet

Chef Arran Stark speaks with attendees as they eat ratatouille — mixed roasted vegetables and roasted delicata squash — that he prepared in his cooking with vegetables class. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Nonprofit school is cooking at fairgrounds

Remaining lectures to cover how to prepare salmon and chicken

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Jefferson PUD plans to keep Sims Way project overhead

Cost significantly reduced in joint effort with port, city

A copper rockfish caught as part of a state Department of Fish and Wildlife study in 2017. The distended eyes resulted from a pressure change as the fish was pulled up from a depth of 250 feet. (David B. Williams)

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Author to highlight history of Puget Sound

Talk at PT Library to cover naming, battles, tribes

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Flu cases rising on Peninsula

COVID-19, RSV low, health official says

The Chimacum High School Cowboy band, which will march next July 4 in the national Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C., rehearses holiday songs for an upcoming concert. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Chimacum band invited to play in Washington, D.C.

Students to travel for national Independence Day Parade

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Port Townsend City Council approves a balanced budget

City manager cites grants for increase in capital projects

Music on the Straight founders James Garlick, left, and Richard O'Neill, performing at Field Arts and Events Hall in September. The two will return, joined by pianist Jeremy Denk and cellist Efe Baltacigil Nov. 25. (Alex Bodi Hallett)

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Concert to honor violist

Quartet composed of Peninsula-borne talent

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Rule to increase forest buffers near streams

Clean water protection and loss in timber revenue expected

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Board approves $1.46M for affordable and homeless housing

Jefferson County funds going to area programs

Erik Kingfisher near a large Madrona at Fort Worden State Park on Tuesday after receiving the Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership Award. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Land trust director gets environmental award

Erik Kingfisher spent childhood in Washington outdoors

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East Jefferson fire district to approve budget, ask for lid lift

Property tax revenue not keeping pace with inflation, finance director says

Garden Row Cafe staff in Jefferson Healthcare’s newly built kitchen, from the left: Aurora Kingslight, Shelly Perry, Aimee Smith, Michelle Poore, Teresa Schmidt, Jimmy Snyder, Arran Stark and Nick Collier. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Garden Row Cafe now open to public

Hospital restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner options

Kirky Lakenes bought milkshakes for his nieces Ava, left, and Mia Hathaway in Chimacum earlier this year.

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Procession set to honor tow truck driver

Lakenes remembered for his helping hand in Jefferson County

Aaron Speer, left, a former resident of the DSHS encampment and Jefferson Healthcare hospital commissioner Matt Ready both received trespass warnings from the former encampment on Nov. 4. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Campers trespassed from site

Hospital commissioner talks to residents at locations