Charlie Bermant

Newly named Port Townsend Farmers Market Director Amanda Milholland prepares her garden for the winter with help from her three-month-old daughter

Port Townsend Farmers Market welcomes new director; Amanda Milholland returns to roots to lead hometown event

PORT TOWNSEND — The Halloween edition of the Port Townsend Farmers Market will introduce its new director, a Port Townsend native who has returned to… Continue reading

Newly named Port Townsend Farmers Market Director Amanda Milholland prepares her garden for the winter with help from her three-month-old daughter
Jefferson County Undersheriff Joe Nole places a gun in the evidence locker at the department's Port Hadlock office. Tighter controls on evidence is one recommendation the department will need to follow in order to earn accreditation. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

State group evaluates Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in first step toward association’s accreditation

PORT HADLOCK — A report by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs evaluating the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is the first step in… Continue reading

Jefferson County Undersheriff Joe Nole places a gun in the evidence locker at the department's Port Hadlock office. Tighter controls on evidence is one recommendation the department will need to follow in order to earn accreditation. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Laurie Liske

Banking professionals detail dangers of scams at Jefferson Chamber meeting

PORT TOWNSEND — Along with the convenience and power resulting from digital technology, there is a host of dangers that can victimize unsuspecting or uninformed… Continue reading

Laurie Liske
Owner Jim Kruse

Schooner Phoenix rises off rocks of Port Townsend breakwater

PORT TOWNSEND — After more than a week of being impaled on a breakwater, the schooner Phoenix has been floated into Boat Haven for repairs.… Continue reading

Owner Jim Kruse

Port of Port Townsend to sponsor feasibility study for Quilcene wastewater treatment facility

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port of Port Townsend has agreed to sponsor a feasibility study to determine the cost of a community wastewater treatment facility… Continue reading

The 62-foot Nordhavn motor yacht Undine at its new dock in Port Ludlow. Retired real estate developer John Shelton donated the yacht to the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Ace Spragg

Port Townsend’s Northwest Maritime Center gets donation of $1.6 million yacht

PORT TOWNSEND — The gift of a $1.6 million yacht to the Northwest Maritime Center will enable it to expand its educational offerings greatly, said… Continue reading

The 62-foot Nordhavn motor yacht Undine at its new dock in Port Ludlow. Retired real estate developer John Shelton donated the yacht to the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Ace Spragg
Owner Jim Kruse

Schooner Phoenix rises off rocks of Port Townsend breakwater

PORT TOWNSEND — After more than a week of being impaled on a breakwater, the schooner Phoenix has been floated into Boat Haven for repairs.… Continue reading

Owner Jim Kruse

Jefferson County PUD hopes for $300,000 in storm cost funds from federal government

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Public Utility District manager hopes to receive about $300,000 in federal aid for repairs to electrical utility infrastructure damaged… Continue reading

The 62-foot Nordhavn motor yacht Undine at its new dock in Port Ludlow. Retired real estate developer John Shelton donated the yacht to the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Ace Spragg

Port Townsend’s Northwest Maritime Center gets donation of $1.6 million yacht

PORT TOWNSEND — The gift of a $1.6 million yacht to the Northwest Maritime Center will enable it to expand its educational offerings greatly, said… Continue reading

The 62-foot Nordhavn motor yacht Undine at its new dock in Port Ludlow. Retired real estate developer John Shelton donated the yacht to the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Ace Spragg
Jude Rubin

‘Bag Monster’ conservation leader recognized with Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership Award in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Judith “Jude” Rubin, who has worked in support of a variety of environmental causes, is this year's recipient of the Eleanor Stopps… Continue reading

Jude Rubin
The 62-foot Nordhavn motor yacht Undine at its new dock in Port Ludlow. Retired real estate developer John Shelton donated the yacht to the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Ace Spragg

Port Townsend’s Northwest Maritime Center gets donation of $1.6 million yacht

PORT TOWNSEND — The gift of a $1.6 million yacht to the Northwest Maritime Center will enable it to expand its educational offerings greatly, said… Continue reading

The 62-foot Nordhavn motor yacht Undine at its new dock in Port Ludlow. Retired real estate developer John Shelton donated the yacht to the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Ace Spragg
Jude Rubin

‘Bag Monster’ conservation leader recognized with Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership Award in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Judith “Jude” Rubin, who has worked in support of a variety of environmental causes, is this year's recipient of the Eleanor Stopps… Continue reading

Jude Rubin

Second phase of Chimacum school bond poll to close today

CHIMACUM — The second phase of an online survey that will be used to shape an upcoming Chimacum School District bond issue will close today.… Continue reading

Recovery efforts for the schooner Phoenix continued Thursday. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Work continues to recover schooner snagged on Port Townsend breakwater

PORT TOWNSEND — The owner of a schooner that was dashed onto the Boat Haven breakwater by a storm one week ago hoped it would… Continue reading

Recovery efforts for the schooner Phoenix continued Thursday. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Camp Parsons manager Ken McEdwards in the newly constructed kitchen of the Brinnon camp's dining hall

Camp Parsons finishing $4 million addition near Brinnon; 14,000-square-foot building boasts dining hall for 600

BRINNON — While visitors to Camp Parsons go without many of the comforts of home, a new $4 million facility helps them find fellowship and… Continue reading

Camp Parsons manager Ken McEdwards in the newly constructed kitchen of the Brinnon camp's dining hall
Actor Robert Redford attends a special screening of "Truth" at The Museum of Modern Art last Wednesday in New York. The Associated Press

Filmmaker: Robert Redford joins as executive producer for movie expected to be shot in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A film that John Sayles hopes to film in Port Townsend next summer has recruited Robert Redford as executive producer, the director… Continue reading

Actor Robert Redford attends a special screening of "Truth" at The Museum of Modern Art last Wednesday in New York. The Associated Press
Port Townsend water fears ease with rains, but concerns for resource continue

Port Townsend water fears ease with rains, but concerns for resource continue

PORT TOWNSEND — Although recent rainfall has decreased the risk of a severe water shortage in Port Townsend, the city remains at the mercy of… Continue reading

Port Townsend water fears ease with rains, but concerns for resource continue

Second phase of Chimacum school bond poll to close Friday

CHIMACUM — The second phase of an online survey that will be used to shape an upcoming Chimacum School District bond issue will close Friday.… Continue reading

Actor Robert Redford attends a special screening of "Truth" at The Museum of Modern Art last Wednesday in New York. The Associated Press

Filmmaker: Robert Redford joins as executive producer for movie expected to be shot in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A film that John Sayles hopes to film in Port Townsend next summer has recruited Robert Redford as executive producer, the director… Continue reading

Actor Robert Redford attends a special screening of "Truth" at The Museum of Modern Art last Wednesday in New York. The Associated Press
Reading teacher Jason Lynch

Port Townsend School District eyes replacing Grant Street School with facility ‘for the future’

PORT TOWNSEND — The largest portion of a bond measure planned to be put before voters in the Feb. 9 special election would fund replacement… Continue reading

Reading teacher Jason Lynch