Jeff Chew

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 and celebrate the new Civic District on… Continue reading

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 could be six months away from reality,… Continue reading

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” says staying active and loving family have… Continue reading

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, and the Sequim-Dungeness Valley is a major… Continue reading

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 of 15-year-old carpeting with new blue floor… Continue reading

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 — North Third Avenue temporary sidewalk improvements between… Continue reading

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 Gov. Chris Gregoire signs legislation into law… Continue reading

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 Port of Port Townsend for U.S. Customs… Continue reading

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 to lock in the mill’s power rate… Continue reading

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 specialist said Friday, and he expects word… Continue reading

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 await the results of water sample testing… Continue reading

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 Port Townsend School District’s teaching staff of… Continue reading

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 line of credit of up to $249,999… Continue reading

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 silence, his man-powered push-mower chopping blades of… Continue reading

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 of a rowdy man and a gardening… Continue reading

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 Townsend-area resident’s objections. The commissioners approved the… Continue reading

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 effort on 20 acres in the city's… Continue reading

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 crowds during the past two years —… Continue reading

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. Customs and Border Protection, a commissioner said… Continue reading

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 the lives of her friends in Sendai,… Continue reading