Charlie Bermant

Woodworking school has economic, historical value, Chamber of Commerce told

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend School of Woodworking can stimulate the economy on many levels, including a vocational school, the manufacture of locally branded… Continue reading

Eating options expand as two restaurants open in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- If the opening of new restaurants indicates a reviving economy, Port Townsend is having a banner month. Two new eating spots are… Continue reading

Students, Habitat for Humanity form ‘win-win partnership’ in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County now can distribute free items from a safe and weather-resistant location, after Port Townsend high… Continue reading

Idea floated in Port Townsend to replace defunct Swain’s Outdoor with mercantile co-op

PORT TOWNSEND -- A proposal to establish a community-operated mercantile store in the downtown space to be vacated by Swain's Outdoor will be addressed in… Continue reading

Master boat builder Tollefson to celebrate 100th birthday with many of his admirers

PORT LUDLOW -- Legendary boat builder R.M. "Tolly" Tollefson will be honored today, Saturday, for reaching centenarian status by friends and admirers of his boat… Continue reading

Ideas for Port Townsend development airing at community meetings

By Charlie Bermant Peninsula Daily News PORT HADLOCK -- Ideas for economic development were offered during the first of a series of three community meetings… Continue reading

Jefferson County chamber to honor citizen of year, business leaders

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce will honor its citizen of the year and business leader of the year at a brunch… Continue reading

Students stuck in tree safely brought back to Earth

CHIMACUM -- A sunny day brought out the adventuresome spirit in two Chimacum Middle School students, so they decided to climb the tree outside of… Continue reading

Interim director leading WSU Extension in Jefferson County

PORT HADLOCK -- Pamela Roberts has been named interim director of the Washington State University Extension for Jefferson County. Roberts, 55, will serve for six… Continue reading

2 new businesses optimistic about Port Townsend, their futures (***GALLERY***)

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two new retail establishments have begun operating in Port Townsend, both run by proprietors who feel their business visions and the strength… Continue reading

A place to try out your stuff: Several venues in Port Townsend invite performances

PORT TOWNSEND -- Nearly every day of the week, aspiring performers can find a stage and an audience. From Monday through Thursday and again on… Continue reading

Habitat for Humanity to work Monday on Dr. King holiday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Many people are getting a day off in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, but a crew of volunteers… Continue reading

Brinnon community mixed over $300 million resort plans after developer’s presentation

BRINNON -- Community members took a firsthand look last week at a model of the proposed Pleasant Harbor Resort and listened to a presentation by… Continue reading

Shutdown of Brinnon meals program leads to talk of local control

BRINNON -- About 40 senior citizens voiced their displeasure Thursday about Olympic Community Action Programs' decision to shut down the congregate meals program at the… Continue reading

New Jefferson Chamber of Commerce boss glad to be returning home to Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Teresa Verraes, a Port Townsend businesswoman who had moved to Oregon, will return as the new executive director of the Jefferson Chamber… Continue reading

Swan School students raise funds for D.C. trip

PORT TOWNSEND -- Fifth- and sixth-grade students at Swan School are sponsoring a raffle to raise funds for a trip to Washington, D.C., in March.… Continue reading

Old songs of the sea resurrected in Port Townsend tonight

PORT TOWNSEND -- The sea shanty tradition, where songs were used as a way to amuse and motivate sailors, will be explored and explained in… Continue reading

Drop boxes set for unused prescription drugs in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- Beginning Monday, Jefferson County residents will have two locations to dispose of unused prescription drugs and prevent them from being abused or… Continue reading

Story of orca to be told in 3-D

PORT TOWNSEND -- Graduate students began work this week to make three-dimensional images available to researchers and museums worldwide of an orca found dead on… Continue reading

Jefferson transit exec discusses tax measure; Jefferson commissioners endorse Prop. 1

PORT TOWNSEND -- A whistle-stop tour explaining the impact of a proposed sales tax increase occurred Monday, with two public meetings that featured discussions about… Continue reading