Jeff Chew

Mobilisa goes on attack over national investigative report

PORT TOWNSEND -- Intellicheck Mobilisa's president and chief executive officer has attacked a Huffington Post Investigative Fund story regarding earmarks involving his company and Congressman… Continue reading

Journalist eyes Canada from Port Townsend perch

PORT TOWNSEND -- Bill Mann could be the last American journalist solely assigned to cover Canada. He figures media cutbacks in hard times and America's… Continue reading

Supreme Court to hear suit seeking Naval Magazine Indian Island documents

PORT TOWNSEND -- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Kitsap County peace activist's lawsuit against the U.S. Navy that seeks documents related to Naval… Continue reading

Red tide triggers closures at Port Ludlow, Mats Mats bays

PORT LUDLOW -- High levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning have closed Port Ludlow and Mats Mats bays to recreational shellfish harvesting, Jefferson County Public Health… Continue reading

Peninsula doctor’s son killed in Afghanistan

PORT TOWNSEND -- A July 30 Port Angeles ceremony is being planned in memory of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. William Taylor Richards, the son of… Continue reading

Resident loses free speech suit against Jefferson County; unsure if he’ll appeal

PORT TOWNSEND -- Mats Mats Bay resident Mike Belenski, who filed suit last year against Jefferson County commissioners claiming they were infringing on his right… Continue reading

Petition drive opens for home-rule charter in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- A five-member board of Jefferson County commissioners. Electing county commissioners based on their districts. Making partisan county positions nonpartisan. The ability to… Continue reading

Restaurant proposed for Point Hudson Marina; port commissioners say it’s too early to decide

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port Townsend developer who helped build the Swan Hotel in the early 1990s proposes a commercial building on recently cleared Port… Continue reading

Filtration technology can keep PT boat, ship yards green, water clean

PORT TOWNSEND SEmD Some might mistake it for just another Dumpster, but the Port of Port Townsend believes the compact blue StormwateRx filtration systems are… Continue reading

Jefferson milestone: PUD signs power pact with Bonneville

PORT HADLOCK ­-- Clearing another tall hurdle in its long-distance run to provide East Jefferson with public power, Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners signed… Continue reading

Lawmaker gives boost to Intellicheck Mobilisa’s anti-terror tool; stock soars for Port Townsend-based firm

A New York lawmaker threw Port Townsend-based Intellicheck Mobilisa into the national limelight Monday, urging the Department of Homeland Security to allocate $50 million to… Continue reading

Adult business rules put on hold as Jefferson County weighs options, effects

PORT TOWNSEND -- Putting off adoption of an ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses, Jefferson County commissioners want county planners to look at licensing requirements and… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit to ask for tax hike; service cuts likely without increase

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Transit Authority Board is expected to ask voters to increase the local sales tax to avoid service cuts. The board will… Continue reading

Security firm seeks high court review of ruling

OLYMPIA -- Joe D'Amico, president of Security Services Northwest, has filed a petition asking the Washington Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals decision,… Continue reading

Bonneville pledges discount power rate for fledgling Jefferson PUD system

PORT HADLOCK ­-- Bonneville Power Administration has approved discount power for Jefferson County Public Utility District, paving the way for the utility to seek financing… Continue reading

Jefferson rescuers delve into ‘height’ of training

What started out as a conversation between Jefferson County Sheriff Tony Hernandez and Ed Wilkerson, Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue's chief, became a money-saving joint… Continue reading

Port Hadlock resident to pedal from Seattle to San Diego for polycystic kidney disease research

PORT HADLOCK -- Vicki Shaver, who lives with life-threatening polycystic kidney disease, is training for the cycling trip of a lifetime. Beginning July 11, the… Continue reading

Ferry Chetzemoka sea trials next month

PORT TOWNSEND -- Sea trials for the new 64-car Kwa-di Tabil-class ferry Chetzemoka, destined for the Port Townsend-Keystone route, are expected to begin next month.… Continue reading

Volunteers, donations spruce up Port Townsend’s Memorial Field

PORT TOWNSEND -- About $40,000 worth of volunteer work and donations have gone into improving popular Jefferson County Memorial Field this year to keep it… Continue reading

Retiring Rep. Kessler receives standing ovations at farewell to Jefferson chamber

PORT TOWNSEND -- Calling for civil discourse among Republicans and Democrats in the state Legislature, retiring state Rep. Lynn Kessler choked back tears as she… Continue reading