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Jefferson County is planning to make improvements for a lower parking lot at the county jail.
The county hopes to install covered vehicle ports to the parking lot, and as a first step, sod near …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 3/2/23 |
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A legal battle over Alaskan waters is creating a stir in Port Townsend.
The Wild Fish Conservancy, a Washington-based nonprofit, has been pushing litigation forward that could cancel operations of …
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Derek Firenze
dfirenze@ptleader.com | 3/2/23 |
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There are few structures as important to Olympic Peninsula residents as the Hood Canal Bridge.
With recent news that the crucial overpass will close down for four weekends this summer, local …
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The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring Port Townsend to be a human rights city.
The city council approved the measure during its Feb. 21 business meeting, and …
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The Jefferson County Public Utility District announced that scheduled tree-trimming work on Highway 20 has been postponed.
The work — set to be done by Washington State Department of …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 3/1/23 |
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High winds and rough seas prompted the cancellation of multiple sailings on the Port Townsend-Coupeville route Sunday morning.
The 9:30 a.m. sailing from Port Townsend to Coupeville and the 10:15 …
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3/1/23
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Washington State Ferries has announced that reservations for spring travel on the Port Townsend-Coupeville route will become available Monday, March 6.
Reservations for travel from March 26 …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 3/1/23 |
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Port Townsend is inching closer to addressing affordable housing through Evans Vista, a planned development on 14 acres of land northwest of the Port Townsend Paper Mill.
Efforts are heating up …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 3/1/23 |
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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 136 calls between Friday, Feb. 3, and Thursday, Feb. 9. Below are selected reports.
At 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, a shoplifter was reported in …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 3/1/23 |
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OLYMPIA - A national test given to people who want to be para-educators in public schools often slows the process and presents roadblocks for bilingual applicants, some educators say.
Substitute …
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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 124 calls between Friday, Feb. 10, and Thursday, Feb. 16. Below are selected reports.
At 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, a construction site …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 2/24/23 |
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In rowing, speed is everything.
Except in Port Townsend.
The town famous for its Wooden Boat Festival is also home to the Rat Island Rowing & Sculling Club, which finds a similar foothold …
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Derek Firenze
dfirenze@ptleader.com | 2/24/23 |
