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Retired firefighter recalls days on the line
PORT TOWNSEND — In June 1956, Ed Lindsey passed a civil service exam and was hired to be…
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$250,000 grant boosts restoration of old Port Townsend City Hall
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society has received a $250,000 grant for the restoration of historic…
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Chimacum students learn video production from all angles
CHIMACUM — It is 7:45 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, and people are starting to filter into the…
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Teacher wins $5,000 award
PORT TOWNSEND — Jim Roberts, a teacher at Jefferson Community School and Peninsula College, has won an Excellence…
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Victorian clothing brings historic Rothschild House to life
PORT TOWNSEND — Stepping over the threshold of the Rothschild House is like stepping into the past. Built…
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Jefferson: Easter celebration, eggs weather the weather
PORT TOWNSEND — Anyone who thinks American kids aren’t in good physical shape has never been to an…
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Northwest men who dream of rowing from U.S. to England try North Peninsula waters
PORT TOWNSEND — If they succeed, their names will go down in maritime history as the first Americans…
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Author Doig talks about writing, filming Olympic Peninsula history
PORT TOWNSEND — When Ivan Doig read an excerpt from his book, Winter Brothers, most of the audience…
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What’s new at Jefferson County Library? Remote book drops, small-business online help
PORT HADLOCK — In 2004, the Jefferson County Library asked community members what services they wanted. In 2005,…
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History’s Mystery solved in Port Townsend: The killer was . . .
PORT TOWNSEND — The wheels of justice may grind slowly, but in the case of “The Brutal Beating…
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Gardiner: Community to decide future of rural cemetery
GARDINER — It lies just above U.S. Highway 101, an oval-shaped hillside of grass punctuated by gray headstones…
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Port Townsend: – PT Rotary clubs help hurricane-hit preschool rebuild
PORT TOWNSEND — On the morning of Aug. 29, a 35-foot wave of water generated by Hurricane Katrina…
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History’s Mystery: Victorian Festival brings true crime to life
PORT TOWNSEND — Down at City Hall, the Democrats and the Republicans are duking it out for power,…
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Autocanoe inventor plugs into electric car market
PORT TOWNSEND — If you’ve ever seen a Kinetic Skulpture race, you’ve probably seen John Montgomery or his…
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Port Townsend family pets looking for new home
PORT TOWNSEND — On anybody’s scale, Hissta and Axel rank as the ultimate in low-maintenance pets. They only…
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PT gears up for annual Winter Woodstock festival
PORT TOWNSEND — Love and Peace. A New Dimension. Throw in a pink flamingo, and you have the…
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Lantern Festival lights up Chinese New Year
PORT TOWNSEND — Stars wheeled overhead in the cold night sky, candles glowed in a spiral of light…
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Art Deco Light Museum Opens in PT
PORT TOWNSEND — The Depression was a dark time in American history. But a museum showcasing light fixtures…
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In-school program scores big with Big, Little Brothers in Jefferson County
PORT TOWNSEND — At 2 p.m. every Tuesday, Tom Foley leaves his Glen Cove business and drives to…
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Port Townsend: First ‘Community Read’ focus is life on the line
PORT TOWNSEND — It is the fall of 1992, and sports writer Larry Colton has just arrived in…