The Rev. Crystal Cox and her Universal Church of Light has cast her ethics complaint net wide over recent days, with additional filings alleging ethics breaches against city council members Amy Howard and Libby Wennstrom, and against Public Records Officer Haylie Truesdel.
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By James Robinson
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3/19/25
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The rules regarding how the city proceeds with ethics complaints against council members, staff and advisory board members have been changed.
Proposed amendments were approved by the …
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By Mallory Kruml
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3/19/25
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Port Townsend’s city council voted to pause the proposed downtown parking pilot program during their meeting on March 17.
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By Mallory Kruml
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3/19/25
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As reproductive health access becomes increasingly restricted across the country, expanding Washington’s law that protects patients and healthcare workers is becoming more important, supporters of the law say.
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By Mary Feusner
Washington State Journal
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3/19/25
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As this season’s Port Townsend Farmers Market prepares to open April 5, one longtime vendor is looking at a serious milestone.
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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3/19/25
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Editor’s Note: Behind the Dais is a Q&A-style feature focusing on elected officials. This feature was coordinated by Mallory Kruml.
Port Townsend City Council Member Ben …
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3/19/25
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At approximately 1:51 a.m. on Monday, March 17, East Jefferson Fire Rescue responded to a report of a fire in the 600 block of Robbins Road on Marrowstone Island.
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Leader Staff
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3/19/25
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A Brinnon man was sentenced March 10 in Jefferson County District Court for a May 2024 incident involving poaching Hood Canal spot shrimp on opening day of shrimp season.
The defendant, Curtis …
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Leader Staff
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3/19/25
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The city’s historic Charles Pink House in Uptown Port Townsend is slated for $253,000 worth of repairs this spring.
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By Mallory Kruml
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3/19/25
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A petition to change Port Townsend’s city government structure is gaining traction, with the effort garnering 178 signatures as of March 18, up from 100 on March 13.
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By James Robinson
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3/19/25
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Daily’s 20th milestone
Daily Computer Consulting is celebrating 20 years of business in Port Townsend. Since 2005, the Lawrence Street business offers a wide range of services including …
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3/19/25
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The city of Port Townsend acknowledged a recent loss when City Manager John Mauro informed attendees of the March 17 city council meeting of the passing of the city’s senior planner, John McDonagh, in the previous week.
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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3/19/25
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The Port Townsend Main Street Program is in the market for a new executive director starting this summer.
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Leader Staff
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3/19/25
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The following short items have been culled from The Leader’s physical archives and the University of Washington Library’s digital collections. The text and style appear verbatim from the …
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3/19/25
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Future healthcare professionals at Chimacum Junior Senior High School are gaining hands-on experience and leadership skills through the school’s newly launched HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) Club.
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By Kelley Watson and Tyler Walcheff
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3/19/25
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Developers for a proposed 12-acre, mixed-use project at the intersection of San Juan Avenue and Discovery Road, moved their project another step closer to fruition with a …
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By James Robinson
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3/12/25
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The city’s Council Culture and Society Committee met to review suggested changes to the city’s code of ethics on Feb. 12, which, if adopted by the council following an open public meeting, would alter how the city proceeds with ethics complaints against the city.
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By Mallory Kruml
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3/12/25
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Port Townsend Mayor David Faber and City Manager John Mauro sat down at the Point Hudson Pavilion to deliver their annual State of the City address on March 5.
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By Mallory Kruml
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3/12/25
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Wind-driven waves crash over the breakwater at the Port Townsend Boat Haven marina early Sunday, March 9. MV Kennewick is out of service due to the high winds and stormy seas in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Steve Mullensky/for The Leader
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3/12/25
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Port Townsend's General Fund expenses have outpaced revenues for three years in a row, and over five years General Fund expenses have grown more than four times the rate of inflation.
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By Barney Burke
Special to The Leader
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3/12/25
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