Quilcene marina loses caretaker

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Quilcene marina loses caretaker

QUILCENE — The Herb Beck Marina no longer has a year-round caretaker.

Port Townsend unanimously approves ‘Welcoming City’ resolution

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Port Townsend unanimously approves ‘Welcoming City’ resolution

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved a “Welcoming City” resolution, which reaffirms city practices…

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‘Kitchens Bay to Bay’ on display at April Kitchen Tour

PORT TOWNSEND — Tickets are available now for the 20th annual AAUW/UWF Kitchen Tour, set Saturday, April 22.

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Hood Canal Bridge closures to start back up Sunday

SHINE — A series of six-hour night closures of the Hood Canal Bridge is tentatively scheduled to start…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: The best April Fools’ joke ever

APRIL FOOLS’ DAY must be my favorite holiday.

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NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles School Board to meet for work session Thursday … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board will conduct strategic planning at a work session Thursday.

Port Angeles police identify man found dead in water at Boat Haven

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Port Angeles police identify man found dead in water at Boat Haven

Officers hope to identify body today

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Trump should shoulder responsibility for his mistakes, but he won’t

Donald Trump should reveal his tax returns, proving he paid his fair share and to ensure that policy…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Recent letter writer on Michelle Malkin stole my thunder

I take issue with the March 20 letter to Peninsula Voices “Open-minded.”

Politics

House budget proposal seeks $3 billion in new revenue

By Rachel La Corte

Groups addressing details of new Port Townsend homeless shelter

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Groups addressing details of new Port Townsend homeless shelter

PORT TOWNSEND — Representatives from a number of local organizations are tackling the logistics of a new year-round…

Cars make their way around a curve on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent west of Port Angeles earlier this month. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Contract awarded for Lake Crescent’s Highway 101 rehab project

PORT ANGELES — Construction will get underway in late April under a traffic-disrupting, three-year contract to repave and…

LIHEAP utility funds on the line with Trump budget

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LIHEAP utility funds on the line with Trump budget

PORT ANGELES — Nearly 3,200 people across the North Olympic Peninsula could lose funding that helps pay utility…

Politics

Washington, Oregon governors vow to fight Trump on environmental protection

The Associated Press

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: It’s time to return to managing national forests for their multipurpose uses

Statewide in 1990, the U.S. Forest Service harvested 817 million board feet, according to the state Department of…

Two escape injury when truck loses wheel, strikes tree and overturns

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Two escape injury when truck loses wheel, strikes tree and overturns

PORT LUDLOW — The driver and passenger of a Chevrolet Silverado were uninjured after the truck lost a…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Folk songs and puppet shows slated … and other items

Red Yarn Productions, a Portland, Ore.-based folk music and puppetry company, will offer free musical puppetry performances at…

Pennies for Quarters finds property for tiny homes community to help vets

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Pennies for Quarters finds property for tiny homes community to help vets

PORT ANGELES — An organization aiming to help homeless veterans get back onto their feet has found a…

Setting anchor: Permanent home in curriculum sought for Port Townsend maritime program

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Setting anchor: Permanent home in curriculum sought for Port Townsend maritime program

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School District’s Maritime Discovery Initiative has received positive community feedback so the…

Politics

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Sen. Van De Wege criticizes Senate GOP budget

OLYMPIA — The Senate has passed a $43 billion two-year budget plan that includes a statewide property tax…