Jeff Chew

Pocket of native Olympia oysters found in Discovery Bay

DISCOVERY BAY -- The discovery of a pocket of native Olympia oysters at the foot of this tranquil bay has generated excitement in the fisheries… Continue reading

Ferry service resumes in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND --Ferry service between Port Townsend and Keystone resumed late Wednesday morning when the MV Illahee cruised in from the San Juan Islands to… Continue reading

Electrical problem sidelines state ferry in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- The North Olympic Peninsula's water link to the northern Interstate 5 corridor was severed Tuesday morning when the MV Klickitat was idled… Continue reading

Future murky for restaurant on sagging PT pier

PORT TOWNSEND -- The cost of saving the historical piertop building that most recently housed The Surf restaurant could soar to million of dollars, the… Continue reading

Murray applauds cooperation to enhance Port Townsend historic district

PORT TOWNSEND -- U.S. Sen. Patty Murray on Monday applauded a city and Port of Port Townsend partnership, saying it was a major reason she… Continue reading

New Economic Development Council president anticipating positive 2006 in aiding Jefferson’s economy

PORT TOWNSEND --Jefferson County Economic Development Council leaders says they are seeing the beginning of a turnaround in the agency after being plagued by inner… Continue reading

Jefferson County streamlining building permit process

PORT TOWNSEND --Jefferson County officials, dealing with more than 800 building permit applications for the second year in a row, are streamlining the permit process… Continue reading

Inattention cited as cause of Tuesday fatal collision south of Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Inattention was believed to be the cause of a head-on collision Tuesday night that killed a 56-year-old Port Hadlock man and seriously… Continue reading

Split council approves ‘status quo’ budget

PORT TOWNSEND -- A split City Council approved the 2006 city budget during a second reading late Monday night, then approved a 1 percent tax… Continue reading

Zoning refusal may lead to resumed Jefferson Transit talks for transit center land

PORT TOWNSEND -- Land acquisition negotiations for a new Jefferson Transit Center can resume now that Jefferson County commissioners have rejected the landowner's commercial crossroads… Continue reading

Jefferson: Security services hearing wraps up; examiner’s decision due by Dec. 19

PORT TOWNSEND -- Decorated Army helicopter pilot George Yakush testified Friday that Security Services Northwest's repeated gunfire has disrupted post-traumatic stress syndrome counseling sessions at… Continue reading

Discovery Bay: Landowner backs training center operator at hearing

PORT TOWNSEND -- The owner of a 3,700-acre Discovery Bay-area shellfish and tree farm that has been used partly for homeland security training said he… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Hearing opens in Discovery Bay noise, training center dispute

PORT TOWNSEND -- Security Services Northwest's owner and president Joe D'Amico testified Wednesday that he erred when he constructed new buildings at Fort Discovery Training… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Port gets A3 bond rating from Moody”s

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend leaders are marking a milestone in the port's 71-year history with an A3 bond rating. "It's the highest… Continue reading

Jefferson: Commissioners OK $834,911 bid for courthouse improvement

PORT TOWNSEND -- Before the Jefferson County Courthouse receives any restoration work, the grounds around the 113-year-old, Romanesque-style block structure will see a string of… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Vocational mill training high on school priority list

PORT TOWNSEND -- School District leaders are working with Port Townsend Paper Corp. to start a manufacturing technology class at Port Townsend High School that… Continue reading

Jefferson: – Summit examines Jefferson County’s economy: Better-trained workforce, more industrial land needed

PORT TOWNSEND -- Annual average wages and salaries at 57.1 percent of the state average. A workforce that manufacturers say lacks the skills and training… Continue reading

Port Townsend: – Rubert resigns from County Clerks office after election loss

PORT TOWNSEND -- Tammi Rubert, who ran unsuccessfully against appointed Superior Court Clerk Ruth Gordon in the September Democratic primary, submitted her two weeks notice… Continue reading

Jefferson: Hundreds turn out to protest Ecology water rule before legislators

PORT TOWNSEND -- They came from as far away as Seattle and Carnation to passionately state their cases against and for a state-proposed in-stream flow… Continue reading

Welch leading incumbent Kolff in Port Townsend City Council race; Sandoval, Walker also ahead

PORT TOWNSEND -- High school teacher Mark Welch surged to an upset victory Tuesday night over incumbent Port Townsend City Council member Kees Kolff. "Obviously,… Continue reading