Charlie Bermant

Christel Hildebrandt

Where everybody knows her name: Former Uptown Pub bartender is now its owner

PORT TOWNSEND — A bartender at the Uptown Pub and Grill who left town last year to attend to family issues has become the new… Continue reading

Christel Hildebrandt

Jefferson County to aid creation of Sequim demonstration garden

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County commissioners Monday approved funding for a demonstration garden in Sequim that will display plants that can survive without irrigation.… Continue reading

Jefferson County Treasurer Judi Morris

Occupy protesters camp on Jefferson courthouse lawn, challenge county’s account with Bank of America

PORT TOWNSEND — A group of protesters spent Sunday night camped on the Jefferson County Courthouse lawn prior to meeting with Treasurer Judi Morris on… Continue reading

Jefferson County Treasurer Judi Morris
Dave Holman disposes of a splicing box that was on the wires above Taylor Street on Monday. Crews are working to take all the poles in time for the Port Townsend Film Festival

Wires coming down off historic downtown Port Townsend poles

PORT TOWNSEND — Workmen on Monday began taking down the wires attached to utility poles on Water, Taylor and Washington streets, which precedes the removal… Continue reading

Dave Holman disposes of a splicing box that was on the wires above Taylor Street on Monday. Crews are working to take all the poles in time for the Port Townsend Film Festival

Free ‘E.T.’ to open Port Townsend film festival Friday

PORT TOWNSEND — Those who attend the 13th annual Port Townsend Film Festival, scheduled for Friday through Sunday, will be made to feel as if… Continue reading

County Commissioner candidate Geoff Masci addresses the crowd at a Sept. 12 candidate forum in Chimacum while his opponent. Phil Johnson

Jefferson County hopefuls discuss public safety

PORT TOWNSEND — Candidates for Superior Court and Board of County Commissioners positions in the Nov. 6 general election weighed-in on public safety during a… Continue reading

County Commissioner candidate Geoff Masci addresses the crowd at a Sept. 12 candidate forum in Chimacum while his opponent. Phil Johnson

Poles won’t come down before film fest

PORT TOWNSEND — When Taylor Street renovation began this winter, it was expected that all work would be finished in time for the Port Townsend… Continue reading

Former Fort Worden State Park manager Kate Burke started as Jefferson Healthcare's new marketing director Sept. 4. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Former manager of Fort Worden takes post at Jefferson Healthcare

PORT TOWNSEND — Kate Burke, former manager of Fort Worden State Park, is Jefferson Healthcare's new marketing manager. “This is a really exciting position,” said… Continue reading

Former Fort Worden State Park manager Kate Burke started as Jefferson Healthcare's new marketing director Sept. 4. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
DeEtte Broderson was the featured hunter during 2011's Antler Show

WEEKEND: 2012 Antler Show fetes art of hunt

QUILCENE — When Mari and Gary Phillips started the Quilcene Antler Show as an adjunct to the annual Quilcene Fair, they weren't sure where it… Continue reading

DeEtte Broderson was the featured hunter during 2011's Antler Show

Fort Worden plan to be reviewed by state, independently

PORT TOWNSEND — A business plan outlining the way a public development authority will enter into a management agreement for part of Fort Worden State… Continue reading

Mystery Bay management plan wins national award

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — A management plan for Mystery Bay was recognized with a national award that lauded its ability to accommodate several different functions in… Continue reading

Port Townsend officer on list for Oak Harbor chief

PORT TOWNSEND — The officer with the most seniority in the Port Townsend Police Department is one of three finalists to become the next Oak… Continue reading

State Senate candidate Larry Carter

Jefferson candidates discuss young folks’ apathy

BRINNON — Candidates for Jefferson County commissioner and Superior Court judge said at a forum this week that they favor efforts to get young people… Continue reading

State Senate candidate Larry Carter

Prosecutor: Quilcene recall can move forward

PORT TOWNSEND ­­— The absence of numbered lines on the petitions submitted for the recall election of two Quilcene fire commissioners does not invalidate the… Continue reading

Simone d'Amore

250 recall Port Townsend restaurateur d’Amore at memorial

PORT TOWNSEND — Frank d'Amore, local restaurateur, entrepreneur and raconteur, was celebrated in an emotional memorial service at Fort Worden State Park. About 250 people… Continue reading

Simone d'Amore

Quilcene recall petitions may be improper, auditor says

PORT TOWNSEND — The instigators of a recall action against two Quilcene fire commissioners appeared to have gathered enough signatures to force a vote. But… Continue reading

Linda Herzog

Quilcene get 8 murals as first public art

QUILCENE — Eight murals that had been displayed outside of the Seattle Aquarium for 32 years have arrived in Quilcene. The murals were placed in… Continue reading

Linda Herzog
Marilyn and Mike Carosella of Spokane find a prime seat for watching boats come into Port Hudson at the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Wooden Boat Festival wraps up today in Port Townsend [ *** GALLERY *** ]

PORT TOWNSEND — The 36th Wooden Boat Festival, which ends today, filled the area with boats, the people who love them and those who come… Continue reading

Marilyn and Mike Carosella of Spokane find a prime seat for watching boats come into Port Hudson at the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
This is the osprey nest on the emergency tower next to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Port Hadlock.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Testing . . . nesting . . .: Osprey nest on 9-1-1 tower poses dilemma

PORT HADLOCK — An osprey nest atop a 150-foot communications tower has presented a quandary for emergency personnel who are forbidden by state law to… Continue reading

This is the osprey nest on the emergency tower next to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Port Hadlock.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend gets $3 million state loan for water project

PORT TOWNSEND — The city has been awarded a $3 million loan for the construction of a $9.9 million water filtration facility designed to remove… Continue reading