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PSE contributions to anti-PUD campaign jump in Jefferson County
PORT TOWNSEND — Puget Sound Energy contributions have jumped to more than $237,000 in the power company’s high-voltage…
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State to nix Gardiner passing lane project
GARDINER ¬– The brakes appear to have been slammed on a $3 million project to widen a stretch…
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Static in the power line: Some in Jefferson County think PUD takeover of electricity service too costly
PORT TOWNSEND — Switching East Jefferson County electrical service from Puget Sound Energy to Jefferson County Public Utility…
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Worries aired about Navy test range expansion
QUILCENE — East Jefferson County residents told Navy officials at a public hearing that they worried that an…
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Port Townsend to lose car ferry service, possibly near holidays
PORT TOWNSEND — Maintenance work on the Steilacoom II ferry, which is required by year’s end, will mean…
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Jefferson County’s new administrator sits in — as an observer
PORT TOWNSEND — Voicing some apprehension about dropping into Jefferson County government during a difficult time of year…
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Cash-strapped Jefferson County considers $5,000 to keep pool open
PORT TOWNSEND — Facing a general fund budget deficit of nearly $1.5 million, Jefferson County commissioners on Monday…
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Building renovation has historical link with family
PORT TOWNSEND — Barbara Blowers is far from clamming up about her family’s long, colorful history at the…
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State lands boss views creosote-laden pilings pull firsthand
MARROWSTONE ISLAND — Hearing that driftwood poisoned with creosote washes up on Jefferson County beaches and sometimes ends…
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Policy group’s report backs power by PSE over PUDs
PORT TOWNSEND — It would be better to stick with Puget Sound Energy in Jefferson County, a Washington…
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Ads on transit buses spark questions about taking sides in Jefferson PUD power vote
PORT TOWNSEND — Passengers unhappy with political signs on Jefferson Transit buses will have to ride and bear…
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Bailey quits Centrum job to key new role for Fort Worden State Park
PORT TOWNSEND — Thatcher Bailey has resigned as Centrum’s executive director after five years in the position to…
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Brinnon senior nutrition program saved
BRINNON — The threat of closing Brinnon’s senior nutrition program has been lifted, the Olympic Community Action Programs’…
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Sen. Hargrove backs Port Townsend-Edmonds ferry
PORT TOWNSEND — State Sen. Jim Hargrove, unopposed in the Nov. 4 general election after 24 years as…
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Biking commuters to have safe place to store wheels
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Transit bus and bicycle riders will be able to store their bikes in secured…
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OlyCAP gets $800,000 check from federal agency
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County, Port Townsend and state elected leaders joined Olympic Community Action Program and U.S.…
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Jefferson County Democratic Party endorses PUD power
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Democrats have overwhelmingly voted to endorse Proposition 1, which would grant Jefferson County…
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Rescue crew gets real training on windy Port Townsend Bay
PORT TOWNSEND — For East Jefferson Fire-Rescue’s Marine Division rescue team Wednesday, it was a clear case of…
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Jefferson County jail to house Port Gamble S’Klallam inmates
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County has struck an interagency agreement with the Port Gamble S’Klallam tribe to house…
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New no-shooting zones proposed in Jefferson County
CHIMACUM — The Jefferson County No Shooting Area Review Committee has outlined two new no-shooting zones surrounding Chimacum,…