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Kevin Mason’s Raccoon Lodge shows a decorated face to Clay Street in Uptown Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Raccoon Lodge given another extension

Port Townsend officials say art piece must be code compliant

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Funding to help counties ID drugs

Process could provide answers for antidotes

Arts & Entertainment

First Night to celebrate New Year’s Eve

Circus, lantern parade, theater, fireworks planned

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Polar bear plunges set for Sunday

High temperatures are expected to be in the mid-40s with partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies for the…

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Rafe Thornton, left, and Lane Dotson, both with the City of Port Townsend Street, Sewer and Storm department vacuum sewage out of the manhole and into the truck, on Thursday, in order to facilitate repairs to the broken sewer line at Gaines and Water Streets in Port Townsend, on a newly installed sewer line damaged by recent storm and tidal activity.

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Sewer repair in Port Townsend

Rafe Thornton, left, and Lane Dotson, both with the City of Port Townsend Street, Sewer and Storm department,…

Life

Unity PT services announced

PORT TOWNSEND — Unity in PT will host a New Year’s Eve peace meditation ritual at 4 p.m.…

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Evensong service scheduled in Port Townsend

Evensong service

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Housing Fund, appointments before county commissions

Government meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

Keith Harper.

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New judge named for Jefferson County

Appointee to move from Clallam court role

Natalie Calcote of Port Townsend exercises her dog, Davy Jones, by jumping over concrete barriers used to close off Washington Street, the main road through the Port Townsend Boat Haven Marina, which remained closed on Wednesday after severe flooding by the high tide and tidal surge on Tuesday. The drains were full and it was unknown what the effect of the anticipated 9.5-foot high tide at 9:44 a.m. today would be on road conditions. The road may be re-opened this afternoon during the falling tide. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Washington Street closed

Natalie Calcote of Port Townsend exercises her dog, Davy Jones, by jumping over concrete barriers used to close…

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Water Street at Gaines to close for repairs to sewer, road surface

Broken main is fixed, but road repairs could take a week or two

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Deadline for business support program Saturday

Small businesses, startups and nonprofits encouraged to apply

Arts & Entertainment

Story slam scheduled for Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Church of BuVu and Winter Texts will host PT Story Slam from 7:30 p.m.…

Visitors wander through the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s new exhibit on kelp forests in downtown Port Townsend. (Port Townsend Marine Science Center)

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Port Townsend Marine Science Center launches kelp forest exhibit

Free 3D display highlights ecosystem at downtown location

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City of Port Townsend streamlines permitting process

Online portal to launch on Tuesday

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Following strong winds, typical weather to return

Light rain expected after week of variable weather

Arts & Entertainment

Bar stool bingo slated for Wednesdays

PORT TOWNSEND — There is Bar Stool Bingo from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Wednesday in January.

A group of Admiralty Audubon members look out over the Strait of Juan de Fuca to count birds for the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Peninsula Christmas Bird Count nearing completion

Volunteers still needed for Friday’s Port Angeles outing

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Jefferson County gets millions in funding

$1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill sets aside money for regional projects

Crime & Justice

Man sentenced to 7 years for distributing drugs

Smith, 50, had prior arrests in Port Angeles in 2014 and 2021