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Daily named new Port Townsend police chief
PORT TOWNSEND — Conner Daily, an 11-year Port Townsend Police Department veteran, has been named the city’s new…
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Amenities issue forces hearing on 80-lot Port Ludlow development
PORT TOWNSEND — What types of amenities should an 80-lot residential development bring to Port Ludlow? That was…
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Island watchdog continues effort to protect the environment
GARDINER — Eleanor Stopps, Jefferson County’s Citizen of the 20th Century, met with about a 100 Peninsula environmental…
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Port Townsend School Board rejects football coach hiring recommendation; position will be re-advertised
PORT TOWNSEND — In a swift 3-1 vote Wednesday night, the Port Townsend School District board rejected a…
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Board slated to discuss hiring new head football coach tonight
PORT TOWNSEND — School Board members tonight are scheduled to discuss a hiring committee’s recommendation for a new…
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Port Townsend sewage treatment plant flush with three straight awards
PORT TOWNSEND — Residents of a city that prides itself on ecological consciousness might be happy to find…
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Jefferson County music man going for world harmonica record in Seattle
All he needs is 852. That’s the number of harmonica players Andy Mackie hopes will join him in…
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Port Townsend Customs office could be curtailed
PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend officials fear visitors from north of the border must avoid Jefferson…
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Players rally around football coach; School Board delays decision
PORT TOWNSEND — Stopping short of doing a touchdown dance, Port Townsend Redskins football players left a School…
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Historical society donation helps to solidify ailing Old City Hall brick wall
PORT TOWNSEND — Looking forward to reopen a history museum in the Old City Hall early next year,…
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Deteriorating brick wall in old Port Townsend City Hall won’t cost an arm and a leg
PORT TOWNSEND — A disintegrating brick wall inside the old City Hall’s façade will cost the city about…
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Fire commissioner’s residency questioned, will go to court
PORT TOWNSEND — Rich Stapf Jr.’s eligibility to retain his Jefferson County Fire District No. 6 commissioner position…
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Gregoire signs bill including $2.3 million for Jefferson County
Three Jefferson County agencies will reap the benefits of $2.3 million after Gov. Christine Gregoire signed the state’s…
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Home-school children participate in marine data collecting
PORT TOWNSEND — A sleek, high-tech Mary Beth leaves Port Townsend Boat Haven on a sunny Wednesday afternoon…
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Port Townsend approves plan that could lead to one fire agency from PT to Chimacum
PORT TOWNSEND — City Council members have approved a consolidation agreement that in effect could create a firefighting…
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Port Townsend City Council deadlocks on chain store regulations; ordinance goes to Planning Commission
PORT TOWNSEND — Following a two-hour theatrical showdown Monday night, the City Council deadlocked 3-3 on a resolution…
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Business community weighs in on Port Townsend chain store ordinance
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County officials and business leaders on Monday questioned the benefits of an interim city…
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Old City Hall renovation woe might not be as costly as originally feared
PORT TOWNSEND — City Manager David Timmons was breathing easier Thursday after learning that repairs on a recently…
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Chimacum schools make deep budget cuts in anticipation of declining revenue
CHIMACUM — School Board members on Wednesday, expecting deep revenue shortages next school year, slashed staff hours and…
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Newly outfitted ambulance wows combining fire agencies in Port Townsend, Jefferson County
CHIMACUM — Three fire departments in Jefferson County just landed three new sets of specialized wheels that will…