Charlie Bermant

Save the trees, says one resident; get rid of them, say others

PORT TOWNSEND — Four poplar trees along Walker Street north of the Jefferson County Courthouse are likely to be removed in response to safety concerns… Continue reading

City Council swaps property for Port Townsend waterfront hotel resort

PORT TOWNSEND—The City Council approved a land swap Monday night, setting the stage for construction of a hotel on the Port Townsend waterfront. Silver Cloud… Continue reading

Hadlock Days’ lawn mower races shift into higher gear

PORT HADLOCK — The lawn mower races, which have become the main attraction of July's Hadlock Days, are shifting into a higher gear. “This year… Continue reading

Marina repairs wrapped up in Port Hadlock; new owners ready to invest in renovations, new features

PORT HADLOCK — The Port Hadlock Marina is repaired after a Thanksgiving-week storm wrecked havoc on its dock and breakwater, and is in safe harbor… Continue reading

Overnight learning gives students maritime — and life — skills in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Blue Heron Middle School fifth-grade students have immersed themselves this week in a program designed to teach maritime knowledge while developing teamwork… Continue reading

Fallen branch fuels demands for tree removal in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — After a wind gust knocked a large branch from a poplar tree into Walker Street on Wednesday, the Port Townsend city officials… Continue reading

Martin guitar representative 
to conduct workshop in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — It's unlikely that you could spend an hour downtown and not see at least one person walking down the street carrying a… Continue reading

‘True blues’ musician Taj Mahal coming to Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Taj Mahal will headline Centrum’s weeklong 20th annual Acoustic Blues Festival this summer. The festival will take place at Fort Worden State… Continue reading

Judge considering roundabout lawsuit filed against city of Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The owners of a hardware store who filed a lawsuit against the city of Port Townsend saying that the Thomas Street roundabout… Continue reading

Mayor: MV Chetzemoka almost didn’t happen for Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The MV Chetzemoka coming into service on the Port Townsend-Whidbey Island route in November was a milestone that almost didn’t happen, Port… Continue reading

Box at Jefferson County Courthouse empty, but bomb squad visit raises questions

PORT TOWNSEND — The State Patrol bomb squad found nothing in a package discovered on the front steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse on Monday… Continue reading

From Hollywood to Quilcene: Community center director tells of his life

PORT TOWNSEND— Bob Rosen has been to four Academy Awards ceremonies, but he found Sunday night’s Oscar party at Port Townsend’s American Legion Hall to… Continue reading

Frozen ground broken for historical research facility in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The construction of a research center that will act as a repository for historical artifacts began with a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday afternoon.… Continue reading

GOP will take over in 2012, state attorney general tells Jefferson Republicans

PORT TOWNSEND — Although Republicans are a minority in East Jefferson County, party members feel a change in state and national leadership could help break… Continue reading

UFO ‘Truth Event’ draws 100 people to Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — About 100 people from the Puget Sound area participated in a nine-hour “Truth Event” on Saturday, hearing about UFO sightings and government… Continue reading

Port Townsend volunteer wins state Jefferson Award

PORT TOWNSEND — A founder of a Habitat for Humanity resale store and a scholarship foundation is one of five winners of the Jefferson Award… Continue reading

UFOs, Sasquatch topics of Port Townsend meeting

PORT TOWNSEND — Scenarios about life on other planets and whether Bigfoot is an extraterrestrial being living on Earth will be explored in Port Townsend… Continue reading

Jefferson County focuses on public outreach, customer service

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Department of Community Development aims to improve its customer service with the creation of a new resource center and… Continue reading

Jefferson County mulls net pen aquaculture rules

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County officials are considering where and how to permit net pen aquaculture, which has been prohibited in the county for decades.… Continue reading

Weather forecast postpones Water Street work in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Repaving and other work on Water Street, which was scheduled to begin Tuesday, has been postponed until Monday because of a forecast… Continue reading