Charlie Bermant

Facilitator Bertha Cooper

Task force recommends Jefferson Healthcare hospital offer abortions

PORT TOWNSEND — A task force studying reproductive services offered by Jefferson Healthcare has recommended that the hospital provide abortions along with other reproductive services.… Continue reading

Facilitator Bertha Cooper
Michael Evans

Port Townsend interim police chief named as current leader plans July retirement

PORT TOWNSEND — Conner Daily, who has served as the Port Townsend police chief since 2005, is retiring July 1. Deputy Chief Michael Evans has… Continue reading

Michael Evans
Facilitator Bertha Cooper

Task force recommends Jefferson Healthcare hospital offer abortions

PORT TOWNSEND — A task force studying reproductive services offered by Jefferson Healthcare has recommended that the hospital provide abortions along with other reproductive services.… Continue reading

Facilitator Bertha Cooper
Facilitator Bertha Cooper

Task force recommends Jefferson Healthcare hospital offer abortions

PORT TOWNSEND — A task force studying reproductive services offered by Jefferson Healthcare has recommended that the hospital provide abortions along with other reproductive services.… Continue reading

Facilitator Bertha Cooper
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Mental health services task force to be formed after arrest in Port Townsend leaves man, officers injured

PORT TOWNSEND — The city manager is assembling a task force in the wake of a police arrest that left a man and two police… Continue reading

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Protesters tow their kayaks to where the Polar Pioneer was to appear Monday in hopes of preventing its progress

Rough water off Port Townsend interrupts planned kayak protest of Polar Pioneer oil rig

PORT TOWNSEND — Protesters intending to confront Royal Dutch Shell's drill rig as it passed by Port Townsend were unable to get close to the… Continue reading

Protesters tow their kayaks to where the Polar Pioneer was to appear Monday in hopes of preventing its progress
Protesters tow their kayaks to where the Polar Pioneer was to appear Monday in hopes of preventing its progress

Rough water off Port Townsend interrupts planned kayak protest of Polar Pioneer oil rig

PORT TOWNSEND — Protesters intending to confront Royal Dutch Shell's drill rig as it passed by Port Townsend were unable to get close to the… Continue reading

Protesters tow their kayaks to where the Polar Pioneer was to appear Monday in hopes of preventing its progress
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Mental health services task force to be formed after arrest in Port Townsend leaves man, officers injured

PORT TOWNSEND — The city manager is assembling a task force in the wake of a police arrest that left a man and two police… Continue reading

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‘He was a lover of life’: Man who drowned in Jefferson County lake remembered

CENTER — An 18-year-old Port Hadlock man who drowned Sunday evening had a great future ahead of him, those who knew him said Monday. “He… Continue reading

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Port Townsend tent city residents Terri Turner

Port Townsend homeless encampment vows to stay put at fairgrounds despite camping limitations

PORT TOWNSEND — A small group of homeless people who have shifted between two local campgrounds since the Port Townsend Winter Shelter closed in March… Continue reading

Port Townsend tent city residents Terri Turner
Beau Bridges ()

Port Townsend’s new Beau: Bridges announced as film festival’s special guest

PORT TOWNSEND — Beau Bridges, who first acted with his father, Lloyd Bridges, and has sustained a long, diverse career, will headline the 16th annual… Continue reading

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George Sickle and Diane Grau at last year’s Hempapalooza. ()

Second annual Hempapalooza to celebrate cannabis culture June 19-22 in Brinnon

BRINNON — A weekend festival celebrating marijuana will allow people to explore the new worlds created after Washington voters approved the legalization of the drug… Continue reading

George Sickle and Diane Grau at last year’s Hempapalooza. ()
Nicole Black

Second annual Hempapalooza to celebrate cannabis culture June 19-22 in Brinnon

BRINNON — A weekend festival celebrating marijuana will allow people to explore the new worlds created after Washington voters approved the legalization of the drug… Continue reading

Nicole Black
Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Haas reviews individual files of each teenager cited after a Sunday post-prom party. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()

Underage drinking cases hit Jefferson Prosecuting Attorney’s Office after post-prom party

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is deciding the disposition of 25 cases of underage drinking after deputes said a post-prom party… Continue reading

Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Haas reviews individual files of each teenager cited after a Sunday post-prom party. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()
Piper Dunlap of Port Townsend fixes a mast Wednesday in preparation for the Race to Alaska. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()

Race to Alaska crews look forward to adventure as competition sets off from Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Crews packed last-minute supplies outside the Northwest Maritime Center on Wednesday on the eve of a 750-mile boat race from Port Townsend… Continue reading

Piper Dunlap of Port Townsend fixes a mast Wednesday in preparation for the Race to Alaska. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()
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Jefferson County deputies say Chimacum boy, 12, molested girl, 7, on school bus

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County prosecuting attorney is weighing potential charges against a 12-year-old Chimacum boy whom deputies accuse of molesting a fellow student,… Continue reading

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Matt Sorenson of Oakland

Excitement builds in Port Townsend as start of inaugural Race to Alaska nears; events set today before Thursday’s launch

PORT TOWNSEND — The buzz around the Race to Alaska grew over the weekend, as several of the participating teams arrived and began assembling their… Continue reading

Matt Sorenson of Oakland
Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Haas reviews individual files of each teenager cited after a Sunday post-prom party. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

Underage drinking cases hit Jefferson prosecuting attorney’s office after post-prom party

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is deciding the disposition of 25 cases of underage drinking after deputes said a post-prom party… Continue reading

Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Haas reviews individual files of each teenager cited after a Sunday post-prom party. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County deputies say Chimacum boy, 12, molested girl, 7, on school bus

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County prosecuting attorney is weighing potential charges against a 12-year-old Chimacum boy whom deputies accuse of molesting a fellow student,… Continue reading

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Filmmaker John Sayles chooses Port Townsend’s Fort Worden for his next movie

PORT TOWNSEND — Independent film director John Sayles has chosen Port Townsend as the location for his next movie, which he hopes to film at… Continue reading

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