Jeff Chew

Intellicheck Mobilisa reports success in 2009

PORT TOWNSEND -- Intellicheck Mobilisa, a Port Townsend company that develops and markets wireless technology and identity systems, experienced its best year ever in 2009,… Continue reading

Port Townsend plans schedule for replacement of marina docks

PORT TOWNSEND -- Bond financing for a $5 million Port of Port Townsend project to build and replace new A/B docks for about 100 boats… Continue reading

Double-murder trial opens after change of venue denied in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Michael J. Pierce shot Patrick and Janice Yarr at point-blank range in a robbery gone bad, the prosecution told a newly empaneled… Continue reading

Superintendent finalists visit Chimacum

CHIMACUM -- Three superintendent finalists are visiting Chimacum School District this week for tours, follow-up interviews and to meet with the public. Board members are… Continue reading

Commissioner opposes Port Townsend-to-Seattle ferry; fears creation of bedroom community

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Commissioner Phil Johnson became the first elected official to publicly speak out against bringing passenger ferry service to Port Townsend.… Continue reading

‘We are transforming the world with our hammers,’ Habitat pioneer tells East Jefferson volunteers

PORT TOWNSEND -- Clive Rainey, Habitat for Humanity International's first volunteer, said he never thought in 1977 that the organization that empowers needy families to… Continue reading

Double-murder trial jury could be selected Wednesday in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Craddock Verser called on lawyers Monday to work toward seating a jury in the Michael J. Pierce… Continue reading

Split Port Townsend council won’t pursue levy election; will seek fire district annexation

PORT TOWNSEND -- A divided City Council on Monday night voted down seeking voter approval of a tax increase for firefighting services, instead supporting annexation… Continue reading

Jury selection in trial over double-homicide involving prominent family starts Monday

PORT TOWNSEND -- The process of selecting 12 jurors and two alternates to judge if Michael J. Pierce is guilty of killing Patrick and Janice… Continue reading

Quarry company vows little noise on Port Ludlow

PORT LUDLOW -- A report by Iron Mountain Quarry Inc., which is proposing a new Shine Quarry to mine basalt near Port Ludlow, concludes that… Continue reading

Chimacum board eyes superintendent finalists

CHIMACUM -- The Chimacum School Board will interview six finalists for district superintendent on Saturday, with the intent of hiring for the position by the… Continue reading

State won’t auction timber; path cleared for possible park expansion in Jefferson County

CHIMACUM -- State action this week cleared the way for a proposed eventual transfer to Jefferson County of 64 acres of state Department of Natural… Continue reading

Port Townsend to ask voters for emergency-services levy lid lift

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council is calling for an April 27 election measure asking voters to reinstate the city's emergency medical services levy through… Continue reading

Grant to extend broadband in Clallam County; Jefferson will try in ’round two’

The Clallam County Public Utility District will bridge the digital divide in the coming years, extending its broadband reach to the county's most rural reaches,… Continue reading

Port Townsend B&Bs unique; that should be marketed, chamber told

PORT TOWNSEND -- One of Port Townsend's longest-standing bed-and-breakfast innkeepers sees a lodging industry in transition. "Before, I thought Port Townsend was the bed-and- breakfast… Continue reading

Woman dies in crash on U.S. 101; she was part of attempt to get left-turn lane installed

GARDINER -- The office manager of a recreational vehicle resort was killed on the highway in front of the resort Monday as she attempted a… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: RV park office manager killed in Highway 101 crash

In this photo, two residents of D.B.R. RV Park on U.S. Highway 101 in Gardiner comfort each other at the scene of a three-crash this… Continue reading

A picture of perfection: No litter on Peninsula roadways

PORT LUDLOW -- Michael Berman is turning trash into art -- with a message. He learned through the camera's lens that roadside litter is an… Continue reading

VISTA volunteers help OlyCAP in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- The four Olympic Community Action Programs' AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers help the agency for the same reason -- to help people. This year's… Continue reading

Port Townsend to Seattle on foot ferry? Idea being floated again

PORT TOWNSEND -- Community leaders are floating options to bring passenger ferry service to Port Townsend with a direct route to Seattle. The Port of… Continue reading