Jeff Chew

Adventuress – vanguard of tall ships arriving in and passing Port Townsend in next few weeks

PORT TOWNSEND -- This community's own 135-foot schooner Adventuress will be in port today through Monday, the first of a flotilla of tall ships to… Continue reading

Beetle invasion aimed at non-native knapweed

CHIMACUM -- The newest noxious weed-killing warriors in Jefferson and Clallam counties don't come from a spray gun or jail chain gang. They have funny-looking… Continue reading

Gunfire makes Discovery Bay residents long for the sounds of silencer

DISCOVERY BAY -- Practice gunfire resounded again Tuesday around this placid body of water dotted with quiet shoreline communities. The gunfire came as Security Services… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit Board picks Highway 20-Four Corners site for new hub

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County's people-moving agency could have a new transit center this year if land purchase negotiations go as Jefferson Transit Authority officials… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare “all about access,” Port Townsend chamber told

PORT TOWNSEND -- Equal access to healthcare services is of the utmost importance to those operating Jefferson Healthcare, hospital leaders said Monday. "It's all about… Continue reading

Sound of automatic gunfire carries from Discovery Bay training range, complainant says

Chuck Sherred is another of many residents who have registered complaints about waves of automatic and semi-automatic gunfire noise that emanates from Security Services Northwest's… Continue reading

Pennco owner says there’s “no hope” of reopening

Pennco Transportation, which halted operation of its 30-vehicle North Olympic Peninsula door-to-door shuttle business May 20, is unlikely to hit the road again, at least… Continue reading

Marrowstone Island residents defend water system project against Port Townsend environmentalists

PORT HADLOCK -- Emotions ran hot Wednesday night when Port Townsend environmental activists challenged Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners about the need for an… Continue reading

Gunfire ruining caliber of life for Discovery Bay residents

DISCOVERY BAY -- From the quiet, scenic bluff of Chevy Chase Beach Cabins, Barbara Bailey wonders if the machine gun and semi-automatic weapons she has… Continue reading

New Jefferson commissioner majority approves $20,000 for Fort Worden parking

PORT TOWNSEND -- Making good Monday on her November promise to return this year before a favorable Democratic majority, Fort Worden Advisory Committee Chairwoman Jean… Continue reading

Trail paving will provide safe passage around Highway 20 bridge

PORT TOWNSEND -- Larry Scott Memorial Trail's first paved section should make for happier -- and safer -- cyclists. Work is scheduled to begin Monday… Continue reading

Port commissioners OK $300,000 remodel of Point Hudson hospital building

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend leaders on Wednesday came one step closer to moving their executive and accounting staff to new offices in… Continue reading

Remaining Democratic leaders respond to resignations; June 28 board election is scheduled

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Democratic leaders remaining after a party feud last week over the correct primary process for the selection of candidates went… Continue reading

County commissioners roll back Tri-Area to rural development standards

PORT TOWNSEND -- Responding to a Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board order last week, Jefferson County commissioners Monday approved returning the Irondale-Port Hadlock area… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper mill plans to cut water consumption

PORT TOWNSEND -- The president and chief executive officer of Port Townsend Paper Corp. anticipates that the county's largest private employer will dramatically reduce water… Continue reading

Board rebukes Jefferson County on Tri-Area urban growth area

In a final decision that throws Jefferson County's Tri-Area planning back eight years, a state growth management panel has concluded the county's designated Port Hadlock-Irondale… Continue reading

Skyrocketing home prices affecting Port Townsend’s residents with modest and low incomes

PORT TOWNSEND -- Although retired teacher and fisherman Ed Barcott lives comfortably in the 1887 Rose Cottage in uptown Port Townsend, he has a hard… Continue reading

Affordable housing at a premium in Jefferson County

It's a simple matter of limited supply and big demand in Port Townsend and Port Ludlow, where Realtors say finding a home for much less… Continue reading

Remodeling project to create Port offices in old Point Hudson hospital building

PORT TOWNSEND -- It could take $250,000 to $300,000 to remodel the interior of the old Point Hudson Hospital building, but Port of Port Townsend… Continue reading

Mackie’s record harmonica effort documented for Guinness world records

SEATTLE -- Harmonious harmonicas -- up to 1,706 of them -- helped land Quilcene music man Andy Mackie in the Guinness Book of Records over… Continue reading