Charlie Bermant

Port Townsend Marine Science Center exhibit opens for season today

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s marine exhibit opens for the spring season today to offer visitors up-close-and-personal contact with area sea… Continue reading

Rob Ingram

State parks fund gap outlined to rangers at Port Townsend training session

PORT TOWNSEND — The ability to effectively operate the state park system is in the hands of the state Legislature, a parks commissioner told a… Continue reading

Rob Ingram
Dick Wiltse of Port Townsend

Heightened security at Jefferson courthouse to be lifted today amid dialogue on audit’s proposed safety changes costing millions

PORT TOWNSEND — Tightened security at the Jefferson County Courthouse will be eased today as discussion is renewed about security issues and how to fund… Continue reading

Dick Wiltse of Port Townsend
Jefferson Museum of Art & History Executive Director Bill Tennent is excited about a new exhibit of Thomas Wilson’s work

Noted painter with ties to Port Townsend’s early arts scene to be a focus of Saturday’s gallery walk

PORT TOWNSEND — The work of a prominent artist who began his career in Port Townsend will be a featured attraction of this month’s gallery… Continue reading

Jefferson Museum of Art & History Executive Director Bill Tennent is excited about a new exhibit of Thomas Wilson’s work
Dick Wiltse of Port Townsend

UPDATE: Heightened security at Jefferson courthouse to be lifted Thursday amid dialogue on audit’s proposed safety changes costing millions

PORT TOWNSEND — Tightened security at the Jefferson County Courthouse will be eased Thursday as discussion is renewed about security issues and how to fund… Continue reading

Dick Wiltse of Port Townsend
Building 202 at Fort Worden State Park. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

Bid for Peninsula College’s construction at Fort Worden’s Building 202 to be vetted

PORT TOWNSEND — Peninsula College has an apparent successful bidder for renovation of Building 202 at Fort Worden, and officials hope to see work begin… Continue reading

Building 202 at Fort Worden State Park. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)
Levi Johnson hammers in the stakes to repair a tent that was blown down during a storm Monday night. Johnson is part of a small tent city in Fort Worden State Park. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()

Fort Worden’s small tent city gets another 10 days as housing action group reports progress

PORT TOWNSEND — An impromptu tent city at Fort Worden will stay in place for another 10 days. Organizers said it already has succeeded in… Continue reading

Levi Johnson hammers in the stakes to repair a tent that was blown down during a storm Monday night. Johnson is part of a small tent city in Fort Worden State Park. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()
Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Robinson puts courthouse visitors through a security screening Tuesday in response to a possible threat. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

2ND UPDATE — Heightened security at Jefferson County Courthouse to be in place through Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND — Increased security at the Jefferson County Courthouse is likely to stay in place through Wednesday after a threat was reported Monday night.… Continue reading

Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Robinson puts courthouse visitors through a security screening Tuesday in response to a possible threat. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)
Betsy Davis

Boat building school leader: Skills learned in maritime trade have currents in other facets of life

PORT TOWNSEND — Students at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding graduate with skills that are beyond the obvious, the school’s director said in a… Continue reading

Betsy Davis
Red Dog Farm owner Karyn Williams prepares tulips to be sold at Saturday’s opening day of the Port Townsend Farmer’s Market.  —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()

Port Townsend Farmers Market to open Saturday with visit from state official

PORT TOWNSEND — In years past, the high point of the opening of the Port Townsend Farmers Market has been the running of the goats,… Continue reading

Red Dog Farm owner Karyn Williams prepares tulips to be sold at Saturday’s opening day of the Port Townsend Farmer’s Market.  —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()
Scott Rogers

Port Townsend’s Dogs-A-Foot cart back and under new ownership

PORT TOWNSEND — When the Dogs-A-Foot hot dog cart wheeled into town earlier this month, it was under new ownership. “As long as I’ve lived… Continue reading

Scott Rogers

Court sentences burglar who had explosives to drug rehab first

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend man who pleaded guilty to burglarizing two shops, drug possession and abandonment of explosives was sentenced to a drug… Continue reading

Miyabi Aoki

Japanese students get dose of Port Townsend through exchange visit

PORT TOWNSEND — A delegation of students is visiting Port Townsend as part of a sister-city exchange with Ichikawa, a Japanese town of about 473,000… Continue reading

Miyabi Aoki

Court sentences burglar who had explosives to drug rehab first

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend man who pleaded guilty to burglarizing two shops, drug possession and abandonment of explosives was sentenced to a drug… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare chef Arran Stark and marketing director Kate Burke go over the last-minute details for Saturday’s Health

Hospital’s expo Saturday in Port Townsend gathers resources for those looking to stay healthy and fit

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare hospital’s Health, Wellness and Fitness Expo this weekend will offer information and activities to help participants maintain their health. “We… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare chef Arran Stark and marketing director Kate Burke go over the last-minute details for Saturday’s Health
Kees Kolff

Quimper Mercantile achieves small profit after two years of operation

PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper Mercantile Co. has shown a profit after two full years of operation. But it won't make its stockholders wealthy anytime… Continue reading

Kees Kolff
Dr. Tom Locke ()

Public health officer: Cost of Clallam measles outbreak could reach $200,000

PORT TOWNSEND — The cost of controlling a measles outbreak in Clallam County hasn't been tallied yet but could be as high as $200,000, Jefferson… Continue reading

Dr. Tom Locke ()
Jefferson Healthcare chef Arran Stark and marketing director Kate Burke go over the last-minute details for Saturday’s Health

Hospital’s expo Saturday in Port Townsend gathers resources for those looking to stay healthy and fit

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare hospital’s Health, Wellness and Fitness Expo this weekend will offer information and activities to help participants maintain their health. “We… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare chef Arran Stark and marketing director Kate Burke go over the last-minute details for Saturday’s Health
Kees Kolff

Quimper Mercantile achieves small profit after two years of operation

PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper Mercantile Co. has shown a profit after two full years of operation. But it won't make its stockholders wealthy anytime… Continue reading

Kees Kolff
Dr. Tom Locke ()

Public health officer: Cost of Clallam measles outbreak could reach $200,000

PORT TOWNSEND — The cost of controlling a measles outbreak in Clallam County hasn't been tallied yet but could be as high as $200,000, Jefferson… Continue reading

Dr. Tom Locke ()