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Homeland security: Navy to begin installing floating security fence around Indian Island pier
INDIAN ISLAND — A floating fence the Navy calls a “waterfront force protection barrier system” will be installed…
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Rocket boosters to stop at Indian Island during transport for space program
INDIAN ISLAND — Three rocket boosters that will be used in a 2010 launch from Kodiak Island will…
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Port candidates debate spending
PORT TOWNSEND — Fending off challenger Leif Erickson’s calls to cut port expenses, incumbent Port of Port Townsend…
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Computer technician keeps old hardware out of local landfills, into hands of African schoolchildren
PORT TOWNSEND — In Jefferson County, Malick Sow is recognized as keeping computer waste out of landfills. In…
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Port of Port Townsend to fine-tune first strategic plan
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port of Port Townsend commissioners, who are approaching the final stage of mapping the…
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Twilight author a part-time resident of Peninsula on which her books are set
MARROWSTONE ISLAND — World-famous Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer bought a million-dollar waterfront home on Marrowstone Island two…
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Hood Canal Bridge reopening to boats delayed, but no problem to Bangor sub base
SHINE — The reopening of the Hood Canal Bridge to boats, which was expected Thursday, has been postponed…
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Jefferson PUD prepares to go to community on bid to acquire electrical service
PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners and staff are confidentially negotiating the acquisition of Puget…
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More Jefferson County employee furloughs to keep budget afloat — except judges
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Public Health Department is the latest to make cuts because of a…
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UPDATE: Hood Canal Bridge closed to marine traffic; car traffic unaffected
SHINE — The Hood Canal Bridge has been closed to marine traffic since the draw span slammed shut…
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Pit-to-pier’s ‘significance’ spurned by Jefferson County commissioners
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners on Monday took no action on a Fred Hill Materials’ request to…
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New air charter takes off in Jefferson County
PORT TOWNSEND — The owners of Port Townsend Aircraft Services have launched an air charter service that will…
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Deadly algae closes Leland, Gibbs lakes to recreational use
PORT TOWNSEND — Both Lake Leland near Quilcene and Gibbs Lake in Chimacum have been closed to recreational…
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Wooden Boat Festival draws many to Port Townsend’s shores — including a fan from Brazil
PORT TOWNSEND — Luis Peaze came a long way to attend the 33rd Wooden Boat Festival — all…
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Northwest Maritime Center’s Chandler Building opens with a cannon’s boom
PORT TOWNSEND — The tall wooden doors to the Chandler Maritime Education Building were thrown open Thursday night…
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Sea what’s going on in Port Townsend: Maritime center about to open
PORT TOWNSEND — A brief ceremony late Thursday afternoon will mark the Northwest Maritime Center’s opening of the…
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It’s Thompson-Schuessler in Port of Port Townsend general election race
PORT TOWNSEND — Incumbent Dave Thompson will face challenger Bob Schuessler on Nov. 3 for the Port of…
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Study finds abandoned crab pots can be killers
SEQUIM — A yearlong study of Dungeness Bay adds credence to what fisheries officials have suspected for years:…
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Crews save ocean life by cleaning up lost, abandoned fishing gear from Jefferson, Clallam waters
PORT TOWNSEND — An operation to clear Puget Sound and the North Olympic Peninsula’s waters of derelict commercial…
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Relief in sight for Hood Canal Bridge delays
SHINE — Kay Thoreson, who frequently drives between her Port Townsend and Seattle homes, is among those frequent…