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A midday semi-truck accident on Thursday, Dec. 21, on Highway 20 narrowed the road to single-lane alternating access, but was not the result of driver impairment, nor did it result in any injuries.
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Kirk Boxleitner
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12/22/23
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The Friends of the Port Townsend Golf Park converged on City Hall on the morning of Friday, Dec. 15, so that Bob Wheeler, president of the Friends, could join City Manager …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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12/20/23
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The unwrapping of the Port Townsend Post Office last week drew holiday-related reactions but there is still a mystery about how much this particular gift will cost us.
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By Charlie Bermant
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12/20/23
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When the community converged in the Port Townsend High School library on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 7, they got to hear from the Port Townsend School District Librarian, and even from …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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12/20/23
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Mayor David Faber told The Leader that he has seen two significant plans to replace the pool fall apart.
As he nears the end of his eighth year on the Council, he’s witnessing his third, …
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12/20/23
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The arrival of compact discs and digital media has repeatedly characterized vinyl records as a "dead art form,” but it thrives in Port Townsend.
Quimper Sound, once …
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By Charlie Bermant
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12/20/23
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Both of us have stood at tee boxes, looked eagerly down a green fairway, and risen to the challenge by hitting golf balls straight and far – but in the absolute wrong direction. In these …
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12/20/23
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A one-vehicle rollover on Marrowstone Island in the early morning of Wednesday, Dec. 13, resulted in two Port Townsend men in their early 20s being airlifted to Harborview …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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12/20/23
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When you are 75 years old and write a letter to Santa asking for a round-trip ticket to Scotland you don’t really expect to get what you wish for but that is exactly what happened …
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As told to The Leader by Marla Streator:
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12/20/23
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Port Townsend’s Haines Place Park and Ride hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 6 to officially celebrate Jefferson Transit Authority’s first electric bus.
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BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
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12/13/23
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On Dec. 11, the Port Townsend City Council unanimously authorized the city manager to sign the lease with the Friends of Port Townsend Golf Park for the operations of the golf park, but …
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BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
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12/13/23
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The Jefferson County Commissioners voted by a 2-1 margin on Dec. 11 to direct county staff to study the possibility of creating a Public Facilities District, as well as to work with the …
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BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
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12/13/23
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Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County addressed the community on Dec. 12 about its Mason Street affordable housing project in Port Hadlock.
The public meeting took place at …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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12/13/23
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On Dec. 9, the Port Townsend branch of the American Association of University Women honored Zhaleh Almanee Weinblatt as its local “Woman of Excellence” for 2024.
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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12/13/23
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The original Dec.1 extension of Siaumau Sanele Auseuga’s sentencing hearing has expired without resolution.
In 2021, Auseuga was pulled over by officers from the Jefferson …
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THE LEADER STAFF
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12/13/23
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Firefighters are known for their dedication to the fire service, working 24-hour shifts, responding to fires, saving lives and protecting property.
Rolf Schumann of East Jefferson Fire & …
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12/13/23
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In 2008, Michael Gilmore, then of Port Hadlock, was stopped at a traffic light on Haines Place waiting to turn left onto State Route 20 when his work van was rear-ended by a …
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Leader Staff
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12/13/23
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Washington State Patrol (WSP) detectives are seeking witnesses to a hit-and-run fatality that occurred on State Route 3 on the offramp to Finn Hill in Poulsbo.
Detectives believe the incident …
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12/13/23
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“There is a country . . . where the children have everything their own way. It is a most delightful country to live in. The grown-up people are obliged to obey the children, and are …
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BY JOIE HYDE
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12/13/23
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It’s time again for the Port Townsend Library’s annual Gingerbread House Contest, and over 17 fully edible entries have been submitted for your voting approval.
Thanks to the …
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12/13/23
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