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Adventuress – vanguard of tall ships arriving in and passing Port Townsend in next few weeks
PORT TOWNSEND — This community’s own 135-foot schooner Adventuress will be in port today through Monday, the first…
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Beetle invasion aimed at non-native knapweed
CHIMACUM — The newest noxious weed-killing warriors in Jefferson and Clallam counties don’t come from a spray gun…
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Jefferson Transit Board picks Highway 20-Four Corners site for new hub
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County’s people-moving agency could have a new transit center this year if land purchase…
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Gunfire makes Discovery Bay residents long for the sounds of silencer
DISCOVERY BAY — Practice gunfire resounded again Tuesday around this placid body of water dotted with quiet shoreline…
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Jefferson Healthcare “all about access,” Port Townsend chamber told
PORT TOWNSEND — Equal access to healthcare services is of the utmost importance to those operating Jefferson Healthcare,…
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Sound of automatic gunfire carries from Discovery Bay training range, complainant says
Chuck Sherred is another of many residents who have registered complaints about waves of automatic and semi-automatic gunfire…
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Pennco owner says there’s “no hope” of reopening
Pennco Transportation, which halted operation of its 30-vehicle North Olympic Peninsula door-to-door shuttle business May 20, is unlikely…
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Marrowstone Island residents defend water system project against Port Townsend environmentalists
PORT HADLOCK — Emotions ran hot Wednesday night when Port Townsend environmental activists challenged Jefferson County Public Utility…
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Gunfire ruining caliber of life for Discovery Bay residents
DISCOVERY BAY — From the quiet, scenic bluff of Chevy Chase Beach Cabins, Barbara Bailey wonders if the…
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New Jefferson commissioner majority approves $20,000 for Fort Worden parking
PORT TOWNSEND — Making good Monday on her November promise to return this year before a favorable Democratic…
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Trail paving will provide safe passage around Highway 20 bridge
PORT TOWNSEND — Larry Scott Memorial Trail’s first paved section should make for happier — and safer —…
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Port commissioners OK $300,000 remodel of Point Hudson hospital building
PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend leaders on Wednesday came one step closer to moving their executive…
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Remaining Democratic leaders respond to resignations; June 28 board election is scheduled
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Democratic leaders remaining after a party feud last week over the correct primary…
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County commissioners roll back Tri-Area to rural development standards
PORT TOWNSEND — Responding to a Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board order last week, Jefferson County commissioners…
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Port Townsend Paper mill plans to cut water consumption
PORT TOWNSEND — The president and chief executive officer of Port Townsend Paper Corp. anticipates that the county’s…
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Board rebukes Jefferson County on Tri-Area urban growth area
In a final decision that throws Jefferson County’s Tri-Area planning back eight years, a state growth management panel…
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Skyrocketing home prices affecting Port Townsend’s residents with modest and low incomes
PORT TOWNSEND — Although retired teacher and fisherman Ed Barcott lives comfortably in the 1887 Rose Cottage in…
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Affordable housing at a premium in Jefferson County
It’s a simple matter of limited supply and big demand in Port Townsend and Port Ludlow, where Realtors…
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Remodeling project to create Port offices in old Point Hudson hospital building
PORT TOWNSEND — It could take $250,000 to $300,000 to remodel the interior of the old Point Hudson…
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Mackie’s record harmonica effort documented for Guinness world records
SEATTLE — Harmonious harmonicas — up to 1,706 of them — helped land Quilcene music man Andy Mackie…