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Port of Port Townsend financially stable, so time for strategic plan, executive director tells board
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port of Port Townsend needs a strategic plan, Port Executive Director Larry Crockett said…
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Port of Port Townsend as a ferry operator? No way, say commissioners
PORT TOWNSEND — A group advocating permanent passenger-ferry service between Port Townsend and Seattle asked the three Port…
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No-shooting zone proposal cut in half
PARADISE BAY — Jefferson County commissioners are expected to schedule a hearing within the next three weeks on…
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State foot ferry to resume Port Townsend-Whidbey service a day late
PORT TOWNSEND — Puget Sound Express will continue providing passenger-only ferry service on the Port Townsend-Keystone route a…
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Port Townsend resident wants a very ferry farewell to four old state vessels
PORT TOWNSEND — John Hulburd has a boatload of fond memories when it comes to riding Steel Electric…
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Couple wants to keep Kah Tai a park while Port of Port Townsend eyes future development
PORT TOWNSEND — Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park is a neighborhood mainstay for Rosemary and Ron Sikes, who…
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Citizens group envisions $10 million aquatic center for Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — It could cost at least $10 million to build the kind of aquatic recreation center…
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Jefferson commissioners poised to vote on huge Brinnon resort project’s zoning
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners, after wrapping up final questions with planning staff during deliberations Monday night,…
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Farewell, Seattle ferry — but Port Townsend leaders want you back
PORT TOWNSEND – Service between Seattle and Port Townsend stops today, but not the protests and plans. A…
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Port Townsend ferry issue gains steam from Olympia; businesses enjoy boost from Seattle run
PORT TOWNSEND – The leading Republican on the state House Transportation Committee assured Port Townsend leaders and business…
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North Olympic Peninsula’s first baby of new year born in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND – New Year’s baby Ian Eisenman – measuring 21 inches long and weighing 7 pounds, 8…
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Dozens feel the big chill in Nordland polar plunge
NORDLAND – A plunge off the dock into the icy winter waters off Marrowstone Island might be described…
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Nordland ‘Polar Bear Dip’ open to all comers
NORDLAND – As the “Polar Bear Dip” enters its 14th bone-chilling year, Nordland General Store owner Tom Rose…
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Port of Port Townsend gets grant to help clean up shipyard
PORT TOWNSEND – A state Department of Ecology grant to the Port of Port Townsend is a major…
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Lawmakers favor future Port Townsend-Seattle ferry route – if the money works out
PORT TOWNSEND – Two of the North Olympic Peninsula’s lawmakers support the concept of a permanent Port Townsend-to-Seattle…
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Port Ludlow man seeks to rally support online for continued Port Townsend-Seattle foot ferry
PORT TOWNSEND – Wanting to create a new North Olympic Peninsula passenger-ferry gateway from Seattle, a group of…
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Homeless man happy for Port Townsend shelter at Christmas
PORT TOWNSEND – Don Schaefer will be homeless for the holidays, but the volunteers at Port Townsend’s emergency…
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Port Townsend Farmers Market reports sales up in 2007
PORT TOWNSEND – The uptown Farmers Market saw gross sales rise by 5 percent this year, to $662,000,…
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Chimacum Grange gets a new life
CHIMACUM — Members of a reformed Chimacum Grange celebrated the event last week with a new president vowing…
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New public comment on Port Townsend Paper Corp.?
PORT TOWNSEND – Changes to Port Townsend Paper Corp.’s mill air quality permit won’t be made until after…
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