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First anchors for replacement half of Hood Canal floating bridge to be placed this week
SHINE – Workers replacing the eastern half of Hood Canal Bridge are scheduled this week to place near…
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County officials edgy after threats, bring 75% of deputy force to courthouse
PORT TOWNSEND – Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office posted six deputies at the courthouse Monday after two separate threats…
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Jefferson County officials beef up security at courthouse meeting
PORT TOWNSEND – Taking a Chimacum farmer’s threat seriously, Jefferson County’s administrator called three sheriff’s deputies to the…
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Partnership seeks to protect farmland
PORT TOWNSEND – Food-producing farmland is gradually slipping away in Jefferson County, a phenomenon exacerbated by growing development…
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Indian Island receives first sub of 2007
PORT TOWNSEND – For the first time this year, a nuclear-powered submarine equipped to carry non-nuclear weapons docked…
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Port Townsend Paper’s Bankruptcy Court hearing rescheduled
PORT TOWNSEND – A hearing that would have informed unsecured creditors how much Port Townsend Paper Corp. will…
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Port Townsend tidal power idea on hold
PORT TOWNSEND – The City Council has deadlocked on a proposed partnership to seek a $100,000 grant to…
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Port Townsend Farmers Market growing
PORT TOWNSEND – Sure, the sales dollars roll in faster each year. But the management team at Port…
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Lack of affordable housing a crisis, say group members
PORT TOWNSEND – There is a housing crisis in Jefferson County and Port Townsend, say those who have…
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Leaking barge trimmed because it’s too wide to hoist
PORT TOWNSEND – The leaking work barge is about an inch too wide for the Port of Port…
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Theft prompts port security officer search
PORT TOWNSEND – A recent theft of equipment has prompted Port of Port Townsend officials to seek a…
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Contractors line up for airport hangar projects
PORT TOWNSEND – With groundwork to begin in about two weeks for eight new hangar sites at Jefferson…
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Subs on way to Indian Island, commander says
PORT TOWNSEND – Nuclear-powered submarines could be docked for short periods of time at Naval Magazine Indian Island…
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Plans for Hood Canal Bridge closure period in 2009 include ‘medical bus’
PORT TOWNSEND – State Department of Transportation officials have an alternative transportation plan rolling so that North Olympic…
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Jefferson commissioner ‘optimistic’ about Hadlock-Irondale sewer plan
PORT HADLOCK – A Jefferson County commissioner is confident that a Port Hadlock-Irondale sewer facility plan will be…
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Revamped horse arena to be dedicated Sunday on Jefferson County Fairgrounds
PORT TOWNSEND – Sue McIntire and other volunteers at Jefferson County Fairgrounds can hardly rein in their enthusiasm…
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Ferry reservation system tabled, but Port Townsend backers press on
PORT TOWNSEND – A ferry reservation pilot program in Port Townsend is more than a year away from…
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Planning Commission chairman applies for Port Townsend City Council vacancy
PORT TOWNSEND – A 64-year-old retiree who has served on the Port Townsend Planning Commission since 2003 is…
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State poised to delay PT ferry project
PORT TOWNSEND – If approved by both state legislative branches, the House’s two-year $7.4 billion state transportation budget…
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Permit opens door to new hangar construction in Jefferson County
PORT TOWNSEND – It’s thumbs up for a Jefferson County International Airport project that could add up to…