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Jefferson Land Trust digs its roots into county’s open space and habitat protection
PORT TOWNSEND – With ambitious 2005 goals that include bumping its membership from 400 to 500, Jefferson Land…
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Victorian Festival under way in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — Get Victorian this weekend during Jefferson County Historical Society’s ninth annual Port Townsend Victorian Festival.…
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United Good Neighbors about $35,000 short of goal, but there’s still time
PORT TOWNSEND — Volunteer representatives of Jefferson County United Good Neighbors, which has fallen $35,000 short of its…
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Jefferson Transit board leans toward Four Corners property for new transit center
PORT TOWNSEND — Needing more information, Jefferson Transit board members on Tuesday delayed picking a new transit center…
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Reconsider Port Townsend graving yard site, Jefferson commissioners to ask state
PORT TOWNSEND — Still hopeful that multimillion-dollar Hood Canal Bridge work comes to Jefferson County, county commissioners and…
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Sergeant reunited with Jefferson County family members after year near Baghdad
PORT TOWNSEND — Sgt. 1st Class Erik Nelson last week enjoyed some peaceful rest and relaxation with family…
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New Jefferson County Courthouse doors blend history with technology
PORT TOWNSEND — A $140,000 doorway replacement project that duplicates the once-deteriorating 113-year-old front entryway atop the Jefferson…
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Mats Mats residents irked by prospects of state graving yard in nearby quarry
PORT LUDLOW — Rae Belkin shakes her head when she thinks of a proposed Hood Canal Bridge graving…
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South Jefferson County commissioner sees problems with Mats Mats selection for graving yard
PORT LUDLOW — The Jefferson County commissioner whose district includes the Mats Mats quarry site under top consideration…
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Mats Mats residents likely to fight attempt to build graving yard in their neighborhood
PORT LUDLOW — While the Port Ludlow Quarry at Mats Mats Bay scores in the top three “preferred”…
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Jefferson County site among top three for new graving yard; other two on Puget Sound
PORT TOWNSEND — Port Ludlow Quarry at Mats Mats Bay is one of three sites named Wednesday as…
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Port Townsend Wooden Boat Foundation, Northwest Maritime Center to merge
PORT TOWNSEND — Two prominent Port Townsend maritime education organizations have set sights on setting sail as one.…
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New representatives ready to market Port Townsend tourism
PORT TOWNSEND — A pair of newly hired consultants aims to build on much of the Port Townsend…
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State officials in Port Townsend discuss proposed ferry fare increases, collection changes
PORT TOWNSEND — Calling state ferries “our highway to the other side,” longtime Port Townsend resident Sharon Durga…
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PUD commissioner appointed in Jefferson County
PORT HADLOCK — M. Kelly Hays, a Marrowstone Island resident since 1992, has been appointed to fill the…
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State considering tourism consortium’s request to close Hood Canal Bridge on weekdays
State transportation officials are reviewing a North Olympic Peninsula marketing group’s request for midweek Hood Canal Bridge traffic…
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Port Townsend, Jefferson County keep eye on low snowpack
Low mountain snowpack now could put a drain on Jefferson County utilities this summer. In East Jefferson County,…
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Emergency breakwater work proceeds in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — Moving quickly to beat stormy weather, work is set next week to repair about 300…
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Peninsula tourism marketers think midweek closings of Hood Canal Bridge best
A group of North Olympic Peninsula tourism marketers recommends to state officials that midweek Hood Canal Bridge work…
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Jefferson County’s portion of Olympic Discovery Trail laying groundwork for bigger things
PORT TOWNSEND –Olympic Discovery Trail supporters — pedestrians, bicyclists and equestrians — plan to connect Jefferson County with…