Charlie Bermant

A new sign is outside the new power company offices in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Few hitches in Jefferson County energy switch

PORT TOWNSEND — When ownership of the electric utility for East Jefferson County transferred from Puget Sound Energy to the Jefferson County Public Utility District… Continue reading

A new sign is outside the new power company offices in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Carole Marshall

Port Townsend author explores aging in e-books

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend author is taking advantage of newly invented publishing options in order to present her message in easily digestible portions.… Continue reading

Carole Marshall
Port Townsend Pool Manager Anji Scalf tests the pH level at the pool

Soft opening scheduled Tuesday for Port Townsend pool

PORT TOWNSEND — The municipal pool will re-open without fanfare at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday now that a failed valve, which delayed a grand reopening originally… Continue reading

Port Townsend Pool Manager Anji Scalf tests the pH level at the pool

East Jefferson electrical switch flips just after midnight tonight

PORT TOWNSEND — The changeover to local ownership of electric utility Monday will benefit the county for a long time to come, according to a… Continue reading

Port Townsend Mayor David King

Port Townsend finances discussed at town meet

PORT TOWNSEND — A rise in city revenue that has accompanied a decline in services is hopefully now better understood by the public after a… Continue reading

Port Townsend Mayor David King
Cmdr. Michael Yesunas

New commander takes helm at Indian Island facility

NAVAL MAGAZINE INDIAN ISLAND — Cmdr. Michael Yesunas assumed command of Naval Magazine Indian Island from Cmdr. Gary Martin on Thursday morning in a ceremony… Continue reading

Cmdr. Michael Yesunas
Quimper Mercantile CEO Peter Quinn

Port Townsend mercantile to lose money at first, CEO says

PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper Mercantile Co. will lose money during its first year of operation, which is exactly what the managers of the community-owned… Continue reading

Quimper Mercantile CEO Peter Quinn

PUD ready to flip switch in Jefferson

PORT TOWNSEND — There will be no ceremonial throwing of a switch when electrical power service in East Jefferson County transfers from Puget Sound Energy… Continue reading

Richard Probst

Port Townsend merchants to meet today on sea gull abatement plan

PORT TOWNSEND — Downtown merchants and building owners hoping to find ways to control the usual summer onslaught of sea gulls can meet with experts… Continue reading

Richard Probst
Heavy equipment is used to separate the metal from the wood during the demolition project for the site where the new Port of Port Townsend administration building will be constructed. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Boat Haven building comes down for new Port of Port Townsend headquarters

PORT TOWNSEND — Just 18 hours after port officials and a contractor signed a contract, demolition began on a decrepit wood-and-metal building that will be… Continue reading

Heavy equipment is used to separate the metal from the wood during the demolition project for the site where the new Port of Port Townsend administration building will be constructed. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Parks, library, fire protection: Port Townsend town meeting to focus on future spending

PORT TOWNSEND — A town meeting Thursday will focus on a decade of city budget information. The meeting will be from 6:30 p.m. to 9:10… Continue reading

Roger Loney

Search for new Port Townsend Paper president begins

PORT TOWNSEND — Roger Loney, who has served as the Port Townsend Paper Corp. president since 2011, announced his resignation Tuesday. Loney, who joined the… Continue reading

Roger Loney

Port Townsend Port bidder won’t appeal judge’s decision

PORT TOWNSEND — A Carlsborg construction company that filed a challenge to the Port of Port Townsend’s bid process will not appeal a judge’s decision… Continue reading

Adam Lysiak is charged with multiple counts of stolen property and one count of posession of stolen mail.

Attorneys seek to have mail theft case tried in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — Attorneys in a high-profile mail theft case involving several counties want to consolidate it so that it is tried only in Jefferson… Continue reading

Adam Lysiak is charged with multiple counts of stolen property and one count of posession of stolen mail.

Panel to study Jefferson parks district

CHIMACUM — The first meeting of a committee studying a possible proposal for a joint city-county metropolitan parks district set the stage for the process… Continue reading

Here it is: The 2013 Port Townsend community portrait. David Conklin/for Port Townsend Main Street Association

Port Townsend poses for its 2013 family portrait

PORT TOWNSEND — The photo shoot for the latest community portrait was over in a flash but the results will live on for years. “You… Continue reading

Here it is: The 2013 Port Townsend community portrait. David Conklin/for Port Townsend Main Street Association
Victorian Heritage Festival organizers Nathan Barnett

WEEKEND: Victorian Heritage Festival mixes fashion, ‘manly arts’

PORT TOWNSEND — The three-day Victorian Heritage Festival begins today — mixing the tea-and-crumpets flavor of past events with new elements that are intended to… Continue reading

Victorian Heritage Festival organizers Nathan Barnett
During a farm tour the Washington State Conservation Commission  stopped at the Spring Rain Farm and Orchard in Chimacum where they inspected a bridge that was constructed out of an old railway boxcar. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

State conservation panel tours Jefferson County farms

CHIMACUM — When John Barrow purchased SpringRain Farm and Orchard in 2008, it wasn't easy to get from one end of his property to the… Continue reading

During a farm tour the Washington State Conservation Commission  stopped at the Spring Rain Farm and Orchard in Chimacum where they inspected a bridge that was constructed out of an old railway boxcar. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Contractor Brent Davis marks the spot for the corner of the new foundation for the historical house he is moving on Jefferson Street in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Victorian home gets new foundation for the future

PORT TOWNSEND — The relocation of a Victorian home built in 1873 could add another 100 years to the life of the building, contractors said.… Continue reading

Contractor Brent Davis marks the spot for the corner of the new foundation for the historical house he is moving on Jefferson Street in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Construction firm appeals Port of Port Townsend’s bid awardee

PORT TOWNSEND — A Sequim construction company has filed an appeal in Jefferson County of a Port of Port Townsend decision to hire a different… Continue reading