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A new leaf: Downtown Port Townsend’s new Community Plaza, sculpture to be dedicated today
PORT TOWNSEND — A landmark weekend of celebration comes to downtown today and Sunday as city leaders dedicate…
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Peninsula woman celebrates 103rd birthday today; it’s all about family, she says
By Jeff Chew Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM — Louise King turns 103 today, and the Tuscumbia, Ala., “tomboy”…
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Federal lease offered for Customs office — not Border Patrol — on Point Hudson, Port of Port Townsend says
PORT TOWNSEND — Procurement of Port of Port Townsend office space intended to house a U.S. Customs officer…
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Sequim area ‘hot spot’ for culinary tourism
SEQUIM — The Olympic Culinary Loop made the North Olympic Peninsula a statewide poster child for farm-to-table tourism,…
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Police station gets new look in Sequim [**Gallery**]
SEQUIM — Police headquarters have a new look after a fresh coat of cream-colored paint and the replacement…
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Sequim council OKs pedestrian projects on a split vote
SEQUIM — The City Council in a 3-2 vote approved Transportation Benefit District dollars for priority projects —…
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With Centrum, college campuses, marine center and more, Fort Worden faces dilemma over state park entrance fees
PORT TOWNSEND — The details must still be worked out as to how fees will be collected if…
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Federal agency considering office space lease on Point Hudson
PORT TOWNSEND — The federal General Services Administration should decide soon if it will lease space from the…
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Port Townsend Paper mill locks in low-cost power for another two years
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Paper Corp. mill has struck a contract agreement with Bonneville Power Administration…
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Tests results clear Anderson Lake; word expected Tuesday if lake will be opened for fishing Saturday
CHIMACUM — Water quality test results show Anderson Lake is low in deadly toxin concentrations, Jefferson County’s environmental…
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Lab tests determining whether popular trout lake gets to open for fishing season
CHIMACUM — With no visible signs of toxic blue-green algae in Anderson Lake, Jefferson County public health officials…
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Port Townsend teacher jobs uncertain because of state funding cuts
PORT TOWNSEND — Based on declining state funding, Superintendent Gene Laes proposes cutting 10 full-time equivalent positions from…
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The zen of mowing: Every day is Earth Day for this lawn care firm owner
PORT TOWNSEND — While a gas-powered rider mower rumbles a few lawns down, Robert Durant mows in relative…
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Jefferson Transit to get line of credit until sales tax revenue comes in
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Transit board members authorized interim General Manager Dan Di Guilio to apply for a…
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County approves franchise to PSE; action predates planned PUD takover
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners Monday unanimously granted a franchise to Puget Sound Energy despite a Port…
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Commissioners hear more worry about lack of courthouse security
PORT TOWNSEND — Security at the highly accessible, century-old Jefferson County Courthouse came to light again Monday because…
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Sequim Garry oak restoration project seeks volunteers [***GALLERY***]
SEQUIM — Few projects in the spirit of Earth Day rival that of the Sequim Garry oak restoration…
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Hadlock Days wilts while lawn mower races rev up
PORT HADLOCK — While the Hadlock Days festival struggles to survive, the attraction that has drawn the big…
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Port of Port Townsend in talks to lease space to Customs and Border Protection; possible Border Patrol use protested
PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend executives have discussed the possibility of leasing port space to U.S.…
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Sequim couple plan town fundraiser for Japan disaster relief
SEQUIM — Izumi Noda chokes up when she talks about the March 11 quake and tsunami that threatened…