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Commercial ferry for big trucks to run from Port Townsend during Hood Canal Bridge closure

PORT TOWNSEND — The state ferry agency has agreed to provide Port Townsend-to-Edmonds ferry service for commercial trucking…

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Port Townsend emergency shelter at capacity

PORT TOWNSEND — This week’s cold snap has the Jefferson County emergency winter shelter filled to the brim.…

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3 vie for interim foot ferry service to Whidbey Island

PORT TOWNSEND — Two North Olympic Peninsula passenger ferry operations are among three vying to provide Port Townsend-Keystone…

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Jefferson County OKs ’09 budget: 13 job cuts, some pay raises

PORT TOWNSEND — With little discussion Monday, Jefferson County commissioners unanimously approved a $48 million 2009 budget that…

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Port Townsend businesses talk marketing when Hood Canal Bridge is out for six weeks

PORT TOWNSEND — Marketing the city before, during and after the May-June Hood Canal Bridge construction closure is…

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Port of Port Townsend raises moorage, hangar fees 3%

PORT TOWNSEND — Despite opposition from marine trades operators and boat moorage tenants, the Port of Port Townsend…

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Long effort to pipe water to Marrowstone Island nearly finished

PORT HADLOCK — The final chapter is near its close in Jefferson County Public Utility District’s six-year battle…

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Marina dredging planned this winter

PORT TOWNSEND — Caicos Corp. will return to Point Hudson Marina to finish dredging this winter after the…

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Ferry contract by Christmas, construction by June, shipbuilder exec says

PORT TOWNSEND — Todd Pacific Shipyards’ chief executive officer expects to sign a contract to build a 64-car,…

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Ideas flow to spare ailing Jefferson County budget

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County residents Monday called for more promotional efforts to draw tax-paying businesses, cost-conscious replacement…

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Jefferson County government cutting 13 jobs

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County is eliminating the equivalent of about 13.33 positions — and considering a budget…

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Public hears options for Jefferson County’s highway backbone

CHIMACUM — The state Department of Transportation has listed more than 50 road improvement options along state Highways…

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Grant paves way for restoration of historical farm

CHIMACUM — Restoration of the historic Glendale Farm is expected to be in full swing next year. The…

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State seeking ‘temp’ ferry for time when car ferry is dry-docked

PORT TOWNSEND — A call for bids will go out Wednesday for providing temporary passenger ferry service on…

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Chimacum Valley well water limits anger audience

PORT TOWNSEND — A proposed state rule, which would limit new wells to 500 gallons per day in…

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State lets contract for new Port Townsend ferry; vessel could be going by mid-2010

SEATTLE — A new 64-car, 750-passenger ferry could be plying the waters between Port Townsend and Keystone in…

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Mile-long gravel conveyor belt from Wahl to Shine expected to open in mid-2009

SHINE — By mid-2009, another 1.2-mile stretch of conveyor belt at Fred Hill Material’s Shine hub is expected…

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Big community dinner in Jefferson County today

CHIMACUM — Seven turkeys, five hams, 20 pounds of stuffing and voluminous mounds of mashed potatoes, carrots, salad,…

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East Jefferson water planning seeks a balance

PORT TOWNSEND — An in-stream flow rule for the Quilcene-Snow watershed that is intended to strike a balance…

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Gravel pit area leveled into ferry parking lot

SHINE — A contractor has cleared and leveled about 17.5 acres at Fred Hill Materials Inc.’s Shine Pit,…