Charlie Bermant

Zoog's Caveman Cookin' Restaurant & Cave Lounge owner Bret “Zoog” Forsberg prepares for the lunch rush Wednesday. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Hadlock eatery featured on TV show says it may close because of lease

PORT HADLOCK — A restaurant featured on a reality show makeover in February could close next week because of its lease, its owners say. It… Continue reading

Zoog's Caveman Cookin' Restaurant & Cave Lounge owner Bret “Zoog” Forsberg prepares for the lunch rush Wednesday. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)
Jefferson Historical Society Executive Director Bill Tennent

Port Townsend festival starting Friday is Victorian in history, but it offers a modern focus

PORT TOWNSEND — This weekend's Victorian Heritage Festival has evolved in recent years, infusing the previous tea-and-tradition orientation with detailed historical information about the era… Continue reading

Jefferson Historical Society Executive Director Bill Tennent
Port Townsend Film Festival Executive Director Janette Force adjusts the props that made up a “shrine” she created when it appeared that next weekend’s Women & Film festival could lose its headline attraction. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()

Film anchoring Port Townsend’s inaugural Women & Film festival still on tap despite unanswered questions

PORT TOWNSEND — A featured documentary in next week’s inaugural Women & Film festival was picked up for national distribution, a move that caused a… Continue reading

Port Townsend Film Festival Executive Director Janette Force adjusts the props that made up a “shrine” she created when it appeared that next weekend’s Women & Film festival could lose its headline attraction. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()

Jefferson Healthcare acknowledges ACLU letter over abortion services

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare CEO Mike Glenn has responded to a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union that accuses the hospital of acting… Continue reading

Jefferson County Department of Community Development Director Carl Smith speaks to a Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce audience Monday. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()

Jefferson Community Development director: Efficiency, customer service training improves permit approval process

PORT TOWNSEND — A training program to improve efficiency and customer service has already benefitted the Jefferson County Department of Community Development, the department’s director… Continue reading

Jefferson County Department of Community Development Director Carl Smith speaks to a Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce audience Monday. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()
Paul Sanow and John Prentice

Small tent city forms at Jefferson County Fairgrounds following closure of Port Townsend Winter Shelter

PORT TOWNSEND — A group of Port Townsend residents hope to help homeless people who have established an improvised tent city at the Jefferson County… Continue reading

Paul Sanow and John Prentice
Paul Sanow and John Prentice

Small tent city forms at Jefferson County Fairgrounds following closure of Port Townsend Winter Shelter

PORT TOWNSEND — A group of Port Townsend residents hope to help homeless people who have established an improvised tent city at the Jefferson County… Continue reading

Paul Sanow and John Prentice
Jefferson County Sheriff David Stanko ()

Jefferson County sheriff presses for more community-oriented policing

PORT HADLOCK — Armed with a new report from a consultant assessing the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff David Stanko says he is pleased with… Continue reading

Jefferson County Sheriff David Stanko ()

Quilcene School garden program awarded $10,000 grant by Jefferson County Community Foundation’s Giving Circles

QUILCENE — The Quilcene School garden program received a substantial financial boost last week with the awarding of a $10,000 grant for building structures and… Continue reading

Jefferson County Sheriff David Stanko ()

Jefferson County sheriff presses for more community-oriented policing

PORT HADLOCK — Armed with a new report from a consultant assessing the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff David Stanko says he is pleased with… Continue reading

Jefferson County Sheriff David Stanko ()
Jefferson Healthcare Commissioner Chuck Russell and citizen Debbie Jahnke listen to a presentation at a meeting Thursday where abortion services at the hospital in Port Townsend were discussed. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

Citizens group wants to see abortion offered in Jefferson County — corrected

EDITOR'S NOTE: The surname of American Civil Liberties Union representative Jane Whicher has been corrected in this report. PORT TOWNSEND — A group formed to… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare Commissioner Chuck Russell and citizen Debbie Jahnke listen to a presentation at a meeting Thursday where abortion services at the hospital in Port Townsend were discussed. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)
Jefferson Healthcare Commissioner Chuck Russell and citizen Debbie Jahnke listen to a presentation at a meeting Thursday where abortion services at the hospital in Port Townsend were discussed. —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()

Citizens group wants to see abortion offered in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — A group formed to push for abortion services in East Jefferson County doesn’t care about the reasons the service isn’t provided in… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare Commissioner Chuck Russell and citizen Debbie Jahnke listen to a presentation at a meeting Thursday where abortion services at the hospital in Port Townsend were discussed. —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News ()
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Rhododendron Festival coronation set Saturday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The selection of the royalty court for the 80th annual Rhododendron Festival will take place Saturday when a queen and two princesses… Continue reading

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Port Townsend’s Rat Island Rowing Club restoring wooden Pocock racing shell; $9,000 sought in online fundraising effort

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rat Island Rowing Club is restoring a 62-foot-long wooden classic racing shell and is using an Internet crowdfunding site to raise… Continue reading

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From left

Rhododendron Festival coronation set Saturday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The selection of the royalty court for the 80th annual Rhododendron Festival will take place Saturday when a queen and two princesses… Continue reading

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Jefferson Healthcare chef Arran Stark provided Port Townsend High School students some background about the potato at a presentation Wednesday. Stark was joined by Peninsula College professor Wes Cecil

Chef, professor shed new light on staple vegetable in first ‘Food for Thought’ event; dinner to follow on March 27

PORT TOWNSEND — The lowly potato was the star of a presentation Wednesday and will be the featured food at a dinner later this month.… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare chef Arran Stark provided Port Townsend High School students some background about the potato at a presentation Wednesday. Stark was joined by Peninsula College professor Wes Cecil

Kids must get anti-pot message from parents, community members, state health expert tells Chimacum audience

CHIMACUM — Parents and teachers need to inform teenagers of the potential dangers of smoking marijuana at a young age, but it will be challenging… Continue reading

Jefferson County Commissioner Kathleen Kler

Navy details Kitsap Bangor base project to small crowd in Chimacum — corrected

EDITOR'S NOTE: The deadline for making comments on the proposed Naval Base Kitsap project has been corrected in this article. CHIMACUM — Proposed changes at… Continue reading

Jefferson County Commissioner Kathleen Kler
Rhododendron Festival royalty candidates

Rhododendron Festival royalty candidates tell Jefferson Chamber of Commerce that young people need more activities [Corrected]

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County is lacking in youth activities and that damages the social and economic structure of the county, according to the four… Continue reading

Rhododendron Festival royalty candidates
Rick Thompson ()

Hiring of new Chimacum superintendent expected to be finalized with pay package during school board meeting Wednesday

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum School Board is expected to finalize the hiring of a new superintendent at a meeting Wednesday. The meeting will begin at… Continue reading

Rick Thompson ()