A couple watches as the stars twinkle above the colorful greens and purples from the Aurora Borealis as it shines above the light pollution over Whidbey Island on Wednesday night as seen from North Beach in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Northern lights

A couple watches as the stars twinkle above the colorful greens and purples from the Aurora Borealis as…

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Counties view vehicle purchase, homeless encampment lease

Government meetings across Norht Olympic Peninsula

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Neill, Hull to perform Friday at Palindrome

PORT TOWNSEND — Portland singer-songwriter Casey Neill will perform with Whidbey Island singer-songwriter Timothy Hull at 7:30 p.m.…

Margie McDonald displays some of her work. She will be among artists featured during Soundcheck.

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Soundcheck festival to highlight local talents

Week-long celebration begins Friday

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Port Townsend Gateway project stakeholders discuss plants

Advisory group to make recommendation on selection for Sims Way corridor

Julie Jaman, the 80-year-old woman at the center of a controversy around transgender access to bathrooms, speaks at a protest across from Port Townsend City Hall on Monday. Jaman was banned from the local pool after she confronted a transgender woman in the locker room, and the event has gained national attention. Jaman and her supporters were surrounded by protestors Monday evening who shouted and made noise while they tried to speak, and scuffles broke out between the two groups. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

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Transgender proclamation draws hundreds to meeting

Protesters clash outside Port Townsend City Hall

Free children’s art activities, such as this pictured in a file photo, at the Uptown Street Fair in Port Townsend will be from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Uptown Street Fair offers music, art, parade on Saturday

Annual festival focuses on local residents

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Observable sheen from oil spill shrinks

No effect seen on wildlife, Coast Guard says

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Jefferson County Food Bank Growers Network plant sale set

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Food Bank Growers Network will conduct a plant sale from 10 a.m.…

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Grant applications accepted for small businesses, nonprofits

OLYMPIA — Applications for the Working Washington Grants: Round 5 and new Convention Center Grants programs open today.

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PAT NEAL: Real questions from real tourists

THIS MUST BE one of the busiest tourist seasons ever. It has the locals hoping that school will…

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Monkeypox vaccine coming to Clallam County

COVID-19 case rates trending downward

Steve Short of Port Townsend escaped without a scratch after he rolled his 1987 Suzuki Samurai during a run on the 4x4 course at the Jefferson County Fair on Sunday. Short said he should have “rolled back, but my foot slipped off the brake pedal and hit the gas instead.” The vehicle sustained damage to the front end, but it smoked a lot on the way back to the pits. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Rolled over

Steve Short of Port Townsend escaped without a scratch after he rolled his 1987 Suzuki Samurai during a…

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All County Picnic aims to build resiliency

This weekend’s gathering marks a decade of preparation

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Sea star gazing classes at Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Marine Science Center will host sea star classes at 1 p.m. and…

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Strait turners to meet

GARDINER — The Strait Turners chapter of the American Association of Woodturners will meet at noon Saturday.

Crying Lady Rock on Second Beach in Clallam County is part of a stamp set celebrating the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act being signed into law Oct 23, 1972. The photograph was taken by Matt McIntosh. (Photo courtesy USPS)

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USPS stamp set includes popular Clallam County landmark

Artwork marks marine sanctuary’s 50th anniversary

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Port of Port Townsend to consider benches, rate hikes

Initial Jetty work slated for September

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Jefferson County to consider opioid settlement allocation

Peninsula entities to receive allocations from state lawsuit

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Walk and talk about seals on the beach set

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — Deisy Bach will lead a beach walk and discuss Pacific harbor seals at 9 a.m.…