Charlie Bermant

Sewage spill closes access to Port Ludlow Bay waters

PORT LUDLOW — Stay out of the water at Port Ludlow Bay. That’s the advice from the Jefferson County Public Health Department, which issued a… Continue reading

Firm says Port Ludlow Bay effluent back to normal after leak; health advisory against contact with water remains in effect until Tuesday

PORT LUDLOW — The quality of treated sewage that flows into Port Ludlow Bay from a treatment plant was back to normal two days after… Continue reading

Comments now open on draft environmental impact statement on Hood Canal conveyor belt, pier proposal; document suggests mitigation work

PORT TOWNSEND — A draft environmental impact statement recommends mitigation measures in four key areas for the proposed construction of a 4-mile-long conveyor belt to… Continue reading

Joanna Sanders

Port Townsend’s first full-time city clerk to step down; deputy assumes post Tuesday

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend City Clerk Pam Kolacy will relinquish the job to her deputy, Joanna Sanders, on Tuesday. Kolacy, 68, will move out… Continue reading

Joanna Sanders

Sewage spill closes access to Port Ludlow Bay waters

PORT LUDLOW — Stay out of the water at Port Ludlow Bay. That’s the advice from the Jefferson County Public Health Department, which issued a… Continue reading

Sewage spill closes access to Port Ludlow Bay waters

PORT LUDLOW — Stay out of the water at Port Ludlow Bay. That's the advice from the Jefferson County Public Health Department, which issued a… Continue reading

Writer and director John Sayles will visit The Port Townsend Film Festival this year. — Mary Cybulski

John Sayles, an icon of independent films, named as this year’s guest at The Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival’s special guest this September is a filmmaker who made his name in independent films. John Sayles, who… Continue reading

Writer and director John Sayles will visit The Port Townsend Film Festival this year. — Mary Cybulski
Malia Gifford

Repairs can begin on Mountain View Commons in Port Townsend after city, school district reach lease agreement

PORT TOWNSEND — Improvements to Mountain View Commons can proceed now that the Port Townsend School Board has approved a 15-year lease agreement between the… Continue reading

Malia Gifford
Writer and director John Sayles will visit The Port Townsend Film Festival this year. Mary Cybulski

John Sayles, an icon of independent films, named as this year’s guest at The Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival's special guest this September is a filmmaker who made his name in independent films. John Sayles, who… Continue reading

Writer and director John Sayles will visit The Port Townsend Film Festival this year. Mary Cybulski
Ann Healy-Raymond

Burgeoning collaboration between Port Townsend, schools aims to integrate library resources

PORT TOWNSEND — When next school year begins, local students will benefit from a rejuvenation of library resources that educators hope will improve access to… Continue reading

Ann Healy-Raymond
Roy Nott speaks to a Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce audience Monday.  —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Wild Olympics legislation an investment in environmental, economic future, proponent tells Jefferson County chamber

PORT TOWNSEND — The Wild Olympics bill represents an investment in the future that makes good economic and environmental sense, a speaker told the Jefferson… Continue reading

Roy Nott speaks to a Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce audience Monday.  —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Fundraising a dud, so no fireworks in Port Townsend on July 4 — but maybe in 2015

PORT TOWNSEND — Despite an eleventh-hour effort to secure sponsorships and pull together a public Fourth of July display, the skies over Fort Worden State… Continue reading

Chaz Hillyard performs for a group of about 50 kids at a kickoff event for the Jefferson County Library's summer reading program. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Jefferson County Library’s summer reading program focuses on more than just books with ‘Spark a Reaction’ theme

PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library's summer reading program is not only for children and is about more than books. “You don't want to… Continue reading

Chaz Hillyard performs for a group of about 50 kids at a kickoff event for the Jefferson County Library's summer reading program. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Actor-writer John Considine of Port Townsend has appeared on stage

Noted TV and movie actor John Considine to end his career on Port Townsend stage this week

PORT TOWNSEND — Aside from a 2013 reading of “Love Letters,” actor-writer John Considine hasn't been onstage since 1989. So his appearance in “A Life… Continue reading

Actor-writer John Considine of Port Townsend has appeared on stage
The new boat during a sea trial in Port Townsend Bay last week.  —Photo by Bill Beezley/East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue’s new boat raring to go — but naming it comes first

PORT TOWNSEND — A 33-foot boat built by a Port Angeles company awaits a name and a christening before it is put into service for… Continue reading

The new boat during a sea trial in Port Townsend Bay last week.  —Photo by Bill Beezley/East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

Fundraising a dud, so no fireworks in Port Townsend on July 4 — but maybe in 2015

PORT TOWNSEND — Despite an eleventh-hour effort to secure sponsorships and pull together a public Fourth of July display, the skies over Fort Worden State… Continue reading

Actor-writer John Considine of Port Townsend has appeared on stage

Noted TV and movie actor John Considine to end his career on Port Townsend stage this week

PORT TOWNSEND — Aside from a 2013 reading of “Love Letters,” actor-writer John Considine hasn't been onstage since 1989. So his appearance in “A Life… Continue reading

Actor-writer John Considine of Port Townsend has appeared on stage
Nicole Black of the Brinnon Herbal Collective in Brinnon inventories some products that will be displayed at Saturday's medical marijuana farmers market

WEEKEND: ‘Hempapalooza’ market to showcase medical marijuana today (Saturday) in Brinnon

BRINNON — Continuing the “buy local” philosophy that guides Jefferson County agricultural products, a medical marijuana merchant is sponsoring a “farmers market” to showcase products… Continue reading

Nicole Black of the Brinnon Herbal Collective in Brinnon inventories some products that will be displayed at Saturday's medical marijuana farmers market
June Stafford

30 Port Townsend merchants to stay open until 7 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays starting this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — In an effort to accommodate both tourists and locals, 30 merchants in the historic districts have expanded their weekend hours throughout the… Continue reading

June Stafford
Karen Page chats with Jefferson County Commissioner John Austin prior to a meeting about marijuana regulations Wednesday night. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Jefferson County looks for state participation in marijuana regulation forum

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County officials have contacted the state to have a forum to clarify marijuana regulation boundaries between the county and the state,… Continue reading

Karen Page chats with Jefferson County Commissioner John Austin prior to a meeting about marijuana regulations Wednesday night. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News