Charlie Bermant

Five utility poles along Taylor Street will be removed following a three-month delay. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Taylor Street utility poles coming down next week

PORT TOWNSEND — Five utility poles that were scheduled for removal in June will come down next week, resulting in a clear view on Taylor… Continue reading

Five utility poles along Taylor Street will be removed following a three-month delay. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Kim Aldrich waits for a mooring rope to be tossed from a guest boat as boats trickle into Point Hudson Marina for the Wooden Boat Festival in 2011. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Wooden Boat Festival to draw sailors, curious

PORT TOWNSEND — The 36th annual Wooden Boat Festival, which begins today, is one of the busiest weekends of the year, drawing an estimated 30,000… Continue reading

Kim Aldrich waits for a mooring rope to be tossed from a guest boat as boats trickle into Point Hudson Marina for the Wooden Boat Festival in 2011. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps will play Upstage Bistro on Friday.

Blues singer Teresa James and band coming to Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — It's a familiar story for modern parents: When the children are grown, parents do what wasn't possible when child-rearing was a priority.… Continue reading

Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps will play Upstage Bistro on Friday.

Port Townsend City Council approves buying 10,000 reusable shopping bags for community

PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council has approved the purchase of 10,000 resuable shopping bags to be distributed throughout the community. Half of the bags… Continue reading

Port Townsend council learns it can have 1 air monitor

PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council has returned a proposed resolution to a committee for a rewrite in light of the news that the Olympic… Continue reading

Jefferson 9-1-1 services to go independent, lose county oversight

PORT HADLOCK — The agency that handles Jefferson County’s emergency dispatching will become independent Oct. 1 and no longer come under the auspices of county… Continue reading

Port Townsend Maritime Center Executive Director Jake Beattie rides a simulated ferry through a storm using the new Pilot House

Wooden Boat Festival to celebrate all things maritime

PORT TOWNSEND — The three-day Wooden Boat Festival that starts Friday is a unique attraction where attendees can celebrate the maritime trades, organizers said. “It's… Continue reading

Port Townsend Maritime Center Executive Director Jake Beattie rides a simulated ferry through a storm using the new Pilot House
Tom Krug

Port Townsend’s Concert on the Dock wrapping Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Concerts on the Dock series will end what organizers call its most successful season Wednesday with a double bill featuring two… Continue reading

Tom Krug

Groups file proposed decree to force EPA review of kraft paper mills like Port Townsend’s

PORT TOWNSEND — A group of environmentalists has filed a proposed consent decree to force the federal Environmental Protection Agency to update its air-quality standards… Continue reading

Craig Durgan

Port Ludlow man, write-in against state Rep. Van De Wege, says he won’t campaign much

PORT LUDLOW — A candidate surprised that he is in a race to unseat state Rep. Kevin Van De Wege said he won't be available… Continue reading

Craig Durgan
Chad and Rachel Hamer make up the Bend

Seattle singer, Bend duo coming to Quilcene stage

QUILCENE — A 19-year-old country singer will appear at a concert Saturday in a performance that an organizer hopes will usher in a viable summer… Continue reading

Chad and Rachel Hamer make up the Bend
Public Defender Richard Davies

Mental health court touted at Port Townsend meeting

PORT TOWNSEND — A mental health court in Jefferson County could provide needed treatment for those accused of a crime, streamline the local justice system… Continue reading

Public Defender Richard Davies
Judy Johnson

Boat safety can be bought locally, Jefferson chamber told

PORT TOWNSEND — Transmitters installed on boats to notify other vessels as well as those on land are a valuable safety tool, according to information… Continue reading

Judy Johnson

Jefferson to consider creating mental health court

PORT TOWNSEND — The creation of a specialty court to deal with offenders having mental health issues will be discussed at a meeting today. “We… Continue reading

Marty Gay

Quimper Mercantile distributing stock certificates

PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Mercantile Co. is distributing stock certificates to those who have purchased shares in the new store, which is expected to open… Continue reading

Marty Gay

Crash victim reverted to alcohol, wife says

CHIMACUM — The driver who died along with his nephew in a single-vehicle crash that authorities say involved alcohol was a clergyman who had relapsed… Continue reading

George Rezendes plays the 1966 Fender Stratocaster his mother gave him when he was 12 years old. At left is the first guitar he ever made

PENINSULA PROFILE: Music the theme of Port Townsend man’s life

George Rezendes has about 25 guitars in his home studio. But two have special value: a 1966 Fender Stratocaster that was a gift from his… Continue reading

George Rezendes plays the 1966 Fender Stratocaster his mother gave him when he was 12 years old. At left is the first guitar he ever made
Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Proposed Fort Worden State Park plan: Blending learning with recreation

PORT TOWNSEND — A draft business plan for the management of portions of Fort Worden State Park by a public development authority has been unveiled.… Continue reading

Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Pippa Mills serves up fresh tea in her new business. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Take tea in PT: Tea room a modern interpretation of traditional beverage

PORT TOWNSEND — This isn't your grandmother's tea room. Pippa Mills, who arrived in Port Townsend in 2010 to open a modern tea shop that… Continue reading

Pippa Mills serves up fresh tea in her new business. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Christmas present? Passenger ferry to Seattle could start sooner than expected

PORT TOWNSEND — Proposed passenger ferry service between Seattle and Port Townsend could begin earlier than expected, Port of Port Townsend commissioners were told this… Continue reading