Charlie Bermant

Port Townsend, county to consider revenue pact for field, center

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County commissioners and the Port Townsend City Council both will consider Monday a joint agreement to provide maintenance for Memorial… Continue reading

Testing delays Chetzemoka; ferry now expected to be in service by late October

PORT TOWNSEND -- State ferries system officials hope to take possession of the Chetzemoka ferry soon and begin six weeks of crew training before the… Continue reading

Some sidewalk signs to get the boot in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- A new city ordinance that will control the number of sandwich board signs both in the downtown area and on Upper Sims… Continue reading

Biomass decision in Port Townsend likely by end of month

PORT TOWNSEND -- A decision on a state order that would give the go-ahead to Port Townsend paper mill's proposed biomass facility could be decided… Continue reading

Sidewalks open in time for boat festival; other Port Townsend projects on hold

PORT TOWNSEND -- Sidewalks are open all along Water Street, but the renovation of the reconfigured Wave Gallery and a newly designed Pope Marine Park… Continue reading

Wooden Boat Festival pushes off today in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- The 34th annual Wooden Boat Festival, which begins today, has both the characteristics expected when a large group of people get together… Continue reading

Memory Walk to remember loved ones who have dementia

PORT TOWNSEND -- The second annual Memory Walk will not only benefit Alzheimer's disease research but also connect people who have friends and relatives who… Continue reading

Hopes ride on city-county parks agreement

PORT TOWNSEND -- Both Jefferson County and city of Port Townsend officials hope that an agreement concerning Memorial Field and the Port Townsend Community Center… Continue reading

Ahoy for Wooden Boat Festival: Tents to go up today at maritime center

PORT TOWNSEND -- Preparations for the 34th annual Wooden Boat Festival, which starts on Friday, are taking over downtown. Port Townsend Bay, always littered with… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s Boiler Room tries to get to bottom of excessive noise problem

PORT TOWNSEND -- A downtown youth club that has drawn complaints from neighbors about its loud music and excessive noise is taking steps to fix… Continue reading

Rough seas: Substitute ferry still plying waters of Admiralty Inlet

COUPEVILLE -- As soon as the Steilacoom II left the dock for its 1:30 p.m. sailing Monday, an announcement came over the public address system.… Continue reading

Teaching from the same page: Jefferson school districts want to improve curriculum for all schools

PORT TOWNSEND -- For Tuesday's first day of school, members of the Port Townsend School Board will visit each campus with a basket full of… Continue reading

Restaurateur buys building on eve of its foreclosure auction

PORT TOWNSEND -- A downtown restaurateur has become her own landlord by purchasing the space she was renting -- and avoiding the threat of foreclosure.… Continue reading

Electric car owners draw a crowd in Port Townsend

Electric car enthusiast Roderick Wilde invited a few of his out-of-town friends out for lunch on Thursday, drawing a lot of curiosity and providing a… Continue reading

Partnership with Vermont college may lead to full degrees for Jefferson County students

PORT TOWNSEND -- The offering of academic programs in Jefferson County that range from associate degrees to graduate degrees is within reach, the Jefferson County… Continue reading

Andy Mackie festival celebrates music, kids — and founder — this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND -- In what has become a tradition over the last nine years, the Andy Mackie Music Foundation Family Music Festival and Scottish Highland… Continue reading

Jefferson shares new environmental health director with Kitsap County

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Department of Public Health has entered into a personnel-sharing agreement with Kitsap County to fill a position that has… Continue reading

Volunteers come to the rescue of washed-up oysters on Dabob Bay

DABOB BAY -- A Poulsbo man who organized volunteers to save thousands of oysters that washed up on Zelatched Point last month has written a… Continue reading

Jefferson County PUD get the power it needs; Bonneville inks agreement

PORT HADLOCK -- The Jefferson County Public Utility District took a step closer to becoming the county's electricity provider on Tuesday, when Bonneville Power Administration… Continue reading

How Port Townsend’s loss of ferry service helped it cope with sour economy

PORT TOWNSEND--The impact of the national economic crisis was minimized in Port Townsend because of preparations made by the city after the loss of ferry… Continue reading