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Port Townsend approves utility rate changes, renames skate park

Public hearing set for Transportation Benefits District

(Northwind Art Richard Coletta) 
Richard Coletta of Port Townsend admires Caryl Fallert-Gentry's quilt titled "Electric Snails," part of the "Burst of Color" exhibit at Jeanette Best Gallery.

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Final ‘Burst’ in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — This is the final weekend for “Burst of Color,” the sweeping fiber art show at…

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A perch on the bowsprit affords these spectators a wide open view of competing boats in a previous year's regatta on Port Townsend Bay.

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Shipwrights’ Regatta set for Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — The sailboat racing season opens Saturday with the Port Townsend Shipwrights’ Regatta.

Jenner Fox of Bainbridge Island and singer-songwriter Jermey Elliott are set to debut their one-day-old CD, “The Moon That Moves the Sea,” at Concerts in the Woods in Coyle for a matinee show on Saturday.

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Fox, Elliott to play at Concert in the Woods on Saturday

COYLE — Jenner Fox of Bainbridge Island and singer-songwriter Jermey Elliott will debut their album “The Moon That…

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Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra to perform February concert Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra will present its February concert at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Artist Chris Stevenson, who described herself as an urban sketcher from Port Townsend, uses a pencil for scale as she sketches the work at the new entrance to Point Hudson Marina on Monday morning. A group in town, the Port Townsend Urban Sketchers will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday to sketch at the Port Townsend Aero Museum. Sessions are free and open to sketchers of all skill levels. For more information, see www.urbansketchersporttownsend.wordpress.com. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Marina art

Artist Chris Stevenson, who described herself as an urban sketcher from Port Townsend, uses a pencil for scale…

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Report: Crime down in Port Townsend in 2023

New hires added to city department

The Candlelight Concert this month will feature classical pianist Mike Carroll.

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Michael Carroll offers an evening of classical piano

PORT TOWNSEND — Classical pianist Michael Carroll will perform at Trinity United Methodist Church during its Candlelight Concert…

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Conservation Futures Fund citizen committee to elect officers

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee will elect new officers during a…

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Cetacean system aims to reduce ship strikes

SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard is launching a cetacean desk pilot program designed to reduce ship strikes…

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Get to the the root of pruning problems

VALENTINES DAY IS here and gone, and the too-good weather just keeps rolling onto the North Olympic Peninsula.

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30…

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Marina in Port Townsend to reopen on March 1

Grand opening celebration set April 24

Crime & Justice

Man jailed after newborn’s death released

Charges dismissed without prejudice

Politics

Chapman explains votes

OLYMPIA — Rep. Mike Chapman was among the few Democrats who voted against bills capping rent increases and…

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Quilcene EP&O levy fails in second ballot count

Other Peninsula-area measures pass

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Everett woman dies in crash on Highway 104

SHINE — A 71-year-old Everett woman died in a collision on state Highway 104 at 9:43 a.m. Thursday,…

Jeffrey Cohan

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Salish Sea Early Music Festival concert on Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — The 2024 Salish Sea Early Music Festival will present early chamber music on period instruments…

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Peninsula entertainment offered this weekend

Juggling, a play and a symphony concert are among the activities available on the North Olympic Peninsula this…