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Port Townsend: Jefferson Healthcare commissioners eye expansion
PORT TOWNSEND — Because Jefferson Healthcare hospital physicians are forced to work in cramped offices, hospital commissioners on…
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Port Townsend: City Council hikes swimming pool fees
PORT TOWNSEND — After a passionate debate about what constitutes discrimination, the City Council approved a pool fee…
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Jefferson: 11 years of cleanup removes Indian Island Naval Magazine from EPA list
INDIAN ISLAND — The Environmental Protection Agency has removed the Indian Island Naval Magazine from the National Priorities…
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Aldrich’s Market rising from the ashes of devastating Port Townsend fire
PORT TOWNSEND — Heads turned with excitement and anticipation all week. Curious pedestrians and braking motorists peeked through…
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“Stop work” order issued on Discovery Bay counterterrorism complex
GARDINER — Security Services Northwest’s gunfire has led Jefferson County officials to issue a “stop work” order on…
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Port Townsend OKs cost overrun at City Hall to add sprinkler system
PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council unanimously approved adding $31,250 in additional costs to the historic City Hall…
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Port Townsend’s Boiler Room moves to buy Day Star restaurant, but organization still needs to raise money
PORT TOWNSEND — The popular Boiler Room youth coffeehouse and arts project celebrated Independence Day by moving to…
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Music, patriotism, fireworks fire up spirit in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — Fred Johnson loves five things in the world: his wife, family, country, flag and God.…
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Lipton announces run to rejoin City Council
PORT TOWNSEND — Former City Council member Sydney Lipton, who lost his seat to Freida Fenn in 2001,…
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Impromptu game of Russian roulette injures 21-year-old man
PORT LUDLOW — A night of drinking in a sand pit off Andy Cooper Road ended abruptly for…
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Crash victim dies from chest injuries
SEATTLE — A 25-year-old Tacoma resident died from serious chest injuries on Monday in Harborview Medical Center a…
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Andreasen prepares to retire as head of Port Townsend schools; Opstad ready to take over Friday
PORT TOWNSEND — Carol Andreasen, retiring Port Townsend School District superintendent, has two days to complete her packing…
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Port Townsend brewers honored in national competition
PORT TOWNSEND — A downtown landmark for beer lovers, Water Street Brewing & Ale House, celebrated its anniversary…
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Port Townsend Library turns to community for new logo
PORT TOWNSEND — Tired of the old, bleak logo, Port Townsend librarians are looking for a new symbol…
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Manufactured homes near legalization in Port Townsend uptown district
PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council unanimously approved lifting a manufactured housing prohibition in the city’s uptown district…
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Port Townsend: Urban encounters with wild animals expected to increase
PORT TOWNSEND — Bill Ferrell, a Franklin Street resident with a home across from the Jefferson Courthouse, sees…
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Six months later, no arrests in $1 million Port Ludlow arson fire
PORT LUDLOW — Six months after a $1 million arson fire destroyed four Port Ludlow condominiums and damaged…
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Local access TV show is the cat’s meow for shelter animals
PORT TOWNSEND — After the camera and microphones left the Jefferson Animal Shelter on Wednesday, volunteer Joyce Fell…
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Climber recalls fatal fall of companion: “Disbelief turned to an absolute terror”
CHIMACUM — Ryan Tillman, Mike Berry’s longtime climbing partner, recalled the morning of their Mount Rainier climb on…
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Back in business, Aldrich’s Market rising from the ashes of former self
PORT TOWNSEND — Overlooking scenic and historic Uptown, Admiralty Inlet and Port Townsend Bay vistas, eight luxurious condominiums…