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Organizers with the Jefferson Universal Movement Playground, better known as JUMP!, are looking for volunteers to help them erect an all-inclusive playground.
This supervised community build will …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 8/10/22 |
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The Port Townsend/Coupeville ferry route will remain out of service for the rest of the day on Wednesday, Aug. 10 due to unscheduled maintenance.
The M/V Chetzemoka will replace the M/V Salish and …
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I’M ABOUT A WEEK BEHIND here and am skipping over piled-up notes on various topics to get in a few licks for women’s freedom, which is taking a beating these days.
Too bad the U.S. …
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There were flowers in their hair, fire dancing duos, and light shows like you wouldn’t believe last weekend at Departure Fest NW.
From Friday, Aug. 5 through Sunday, Aug. 7, attendees camped …
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Derek Firenze
dfirenze@ptleader.com | 8/10/22 |
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On the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 10, it was announced that the PT/coupeville ferry would return to service by midafternoon.
The route was declared out of service until further notice due to …
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Leader News Staff
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A celebration of life for Woody will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St. Please bring your stories to share. Full obituary to …
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Rosaline “Ro” Eugenia Crump passed away peacefully April 27, 2022 at Life Care Center in Port Townsend two months after her 97th birthday. She had lived at Avamere at Port Townsend for …
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Betty Lemex Petrie, 79, passed peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of Friday, July 22, 2022, at Mat-Su Regional Hospital in Wasilla, Alaska.
Ms. Petrie was born Nov. 24, 1942, in …
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Steve Southards (Barbé) of Chimacum, Washington, passed away July 25, 2022, in Port Townsend, Washington of natural causes. He was 73.
Steve served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam as a SEAL in …
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A Port Townsend woman has been permanently banned from the Mountain View Pool on Blaine Street after she confronted a transgender YMCA employee in the facility’s changing rooms and refused to …
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Naval Magazine Indian Island will have a training exercise on the installation Thursday, Aug. 11, the Navy has announced.
Residents near the installation may hear blank ammunition …
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The Coast Guard rescued an injured hiker from the beach near Cape Johnson in Olympic National Park Monday afternoon.
Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound watchstanders received a call at 1:50 p.m. Aug. …
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Leader News Staff
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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 144 calls between Friday, July 22, and Thursday, July 28. Below are selected reports.
At 1:35 p.m. Monday, July 25, at the Washington and …
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Leader News Staff
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 230 calls for service between Saturday, July 2 and Friday, July 8. Below are selected reports.
At 9:48 p.m. Friday, July 8 in Port …
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Leader News Staff
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A Port Townsend man who was awaiting trial for allegedly strangling a woman during a domestic violence assault in July 2021 is facing two new counts of unlawful imprisonment after authorities claim …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 8/8/22 |
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A transient with a history of 10 burglary arrests entered a pleading of not guilty Friday in Jefferson County Superior Court to charges of second-degree burglary and third-degree theft.
Clint …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 8/7/22 |
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The sights and smells of France can again be enjoyed out of a Shasta Camper at Finnriver Cidery.
Local Chef Brian Stafford purchased the camper and crepe business from Coco and Olivier Huin of La …
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 230 calls for service between Saturday, July 2 and Friday, July 8. Below are selected reports.
At 1:31 p.m. Tuesday, July 5 in Port …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 8/7/22 |
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Local poet Zinnia Hansen — who graduated last year from Port Townsend High School — has recently published her first full length poetry collection.
A self-reflexive yearning to …
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Derek Firenze
dfirenze@ptleader.com | 8/6/22 |
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A dam at the Lord’s Lake Reservoir, Port Townsend’s main source of water, is set to be inspected for seismic stability following a concerning seismic discovery in 2020.
An inspection …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 8/6/22 |