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When trucks collide: Garbage, dump trucks crash near Mount Walker
QUILCENE — A Port Hadlock garbage truck driver and a Port Townsend dump truck driver were hurt Tuesday…
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Zoning opponents assured more time in Jefferson County shoreline flap
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners on Monday assured residents that the time to comment on a draft…
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Timber projections worst on record
PORT TOWNSEND — State Department of Natural Resources officials delivered dismal 2009 timber sales projections, citing a stalled…
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State water proposal growing fears
PORT TOWNSEND — A National Marine Fisheries official has recommended to the state that no additional water allocations…
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Old ferry sale scrapped for now
SEATTLE — The scrapping of four mothballed Steel Electric ferries has been put on hold after the buyer,…
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Attorney recommends getting advice on condemnation for PUD
PORT HADLOCK — A Seattle bond attorney recommended that Jefferson County Public Utility District officials talk to an…
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Shipbuilders aim to make ‘the greenest boat on the blue’
PORT HADLOCK — The energy levels inside a tall, U-shaped canvas shelter on a hillside are matched only…
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Navy plans tests near Nordland
NORDLAND — The Navy will sink tidal turbines in Admiralty Inlet off the eastern shores of Marrowstone Island…
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Aviation museum founders named Port Townsend Citizens of Year
PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend Aero Museum founders Jerry and Peggy Thuotte were named Port Townsend Citizens of…
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Adults, high-schoolers help craft 16 new oars for Port Townsend’s beloved longboats
PORT TOWNSEND — When 260 seventh-graders row two longboats three times a year, oar damage is as certain…
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PSE talks ‘productive,’ Jefferson PUD leader says
PORT HADLOCK — Thursday talks with Puget Sound Energy representatives about Jefferson County Public Utility District venturing into…
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Port Townsend may be without car ferry for at least two unexpected weeks
PORT TOWNSEND — The Steilacoom II car ferry could be out of service until Feb. 15 — two…
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Jefferson adds funding to road overlay project
PORT TOWNSEND — In hopes of grabbing a piece of the Obama Administration economic stimulus package for shovel-ready…
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Port Angeles ferry company awarded contract for shuttle when Hood Canal Bridge out
SHINE — The Port Angeles-based operator of the Victoria Express passenger ferries has landed a state Department of…
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Port Townsend chamber drops longtime campaign for weekend foot ferry to Seattle
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce is unable to find a charter boat service willing…
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PSE willing to sell to Jefferson? Firm advises PUD to move aggressively
CHIMACUM — Jefferson County PUD Commissioner Wayne King asked on Wednesday if Puget Sound Energy would sell the…
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Sewer discussion to tackle design, financing; meeting on Tri-Area plan set for Jan. 27
PORT HADLOCK — With the proposed Tri-Area sewage facility plan well into its design phase, an ongoing public…
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Jefferson Transit considers Sunday change
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Transit is considering cutting Sunday bus service to Poulsbo and running a bus to…
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Jefferson County has idea for preserving historical Customs House in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — City and Jefferson County leaders are discussing the possible creation of a public development authority…
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Trust organizations mull taking over park
PORT TOWNSEND — Preserving 367-acre Old Fort Townsend State Park is one thing ¬– managing it is another,…