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Port Townsend seeks to lure Puget Sound-area residents at a cost of $30,000
PORT TOWNSEND – The Lodging Tax Advisory committee decided on Tuesday that up to $30,000 is needed to…
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Port Townsend OKs city budget that cuts three positions
PORT TOWNSEND – Three positions were cut in the city Development Services and Building departments to help balance…
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Steel Electrics gone, state will run a ‘temp’ car ferry out of Port Townsend
SEATTLE – Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday proposed retiring the state’s oldest vehicle ferries – the Steel Electrics…
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Breaking news: Car ferry service to Port Townsend to be back in January, Gregoire says
SEATTLE — Gov. Chris Gregoire this morning signed a contract for $100 million with Todd Shipyards, J.M. Martinac…
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Port Townsend may lay off three in 2008 budget
PORT TOWNSEND – The city of Port Townsend is preparing to cut three positions to save $160,000. City…
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Look who’s playing the harp at site of big ferries meeting
BREMERTON – You could cut the irony with a harp string. Port Townsend Celtic Harpist David Michael performed…
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No Port Townsend car ferry till March; congressman asked for federal help
BREMERTON – With state ferries system officials now projecting a mid-March date before a car ferry again plies…
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Tainted floodwaters close shellfish beds on Hood Canal
Floodwaters tainted with septic runoff and running into Hood Canal shellfish beds have led Jefferson County and state…
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State tosses around — then out — private ferry for Port Townsend route
PORT TOWNSEND – Washington State Ferries officials seriously considered using Puget Sound Express service for passenger ferry service…
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Port Townsend, tourism marketers conduct online survey on ferry service
PORT TOWNSEND – City and tourism marketing officials are taking a survey to determine how the state-initiated loss…
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Church seeking FM radio license hopes it doesn’t affect others on Peninsula who want on airwaves, too
PORT TOWNSEND – Seventh-day Adventist Church head elder Glenn Gately makes it as clear as holy water: He’s…
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Port Townsend City Council action to raise property tax stands
PORT TOWNSEND – The state Legislature’s reinstatement of a tax cap on Thursday leaves Port Townsend City Council’s…
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Port Hadlock/Tri-Area Chamber of Commerce finally has an office — after a decade
PORT HADLOCK – For the first time in at least 10 years, the Port Hadlock/Tri-Area Chamber of Commerce…
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Port Townsend City Council votes 4-3 to use unused tax capacity in 2008
PORT TOWNSEND – The majority of the City Council members voted to raise property taxes through using banked…
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Replacement car ferry could be put on fast track
SEATTLE – Puget Sound shipbuilders, state lawmakers and state officials gathered on Monday to discuss how best to…
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Maritime center hopes to begin building next year
PORT TOWNSEND – After more than a year of delays, the Northwest Maritime Center and Wooden Boat Foundation…
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Seasonal Jefferson County homeless shelter opens Sunday
PORT TOWNSEND – Plenty of hot food, a warm place to sleep and friendly hospitality – that’s what…
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State unsure whether replacement passenger ferry will set sail on Friday
PORT TOWNSEND – Washington State Ferries officials expected to secure passenger ferry service on Friday, but don’t know…
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Steel in ferry’s hull too ‘wasted,’ Coast Guard says
PORT TOWNSEND – A Coast Guard discovery of a large amount of pitting in the hull of the…
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State idles aging ferries, leaving Port Townsend without car link to Whidbey Island
PORT TOWNSEND – The North Olympic Peninsula is without a car ferry between Port Townsend and Keystone on…