Jeff Chew

Discovery Bay neighbors organize anti-training center group

DISCOVERY BAY -- Neighbors from around this placid body of saltwater have formed Discovery Bay Alliance to fight the gunfire and explosions coming from a… Continue reading

Port Ludlow chamber organizes ferry for second bridge closure period

PORT LUDLOW -- The Chamber of Commerce will provide free passenger-only ferry service between Port Ludlow and Kingston on Aug. 22-24 during the Hood Canal… Continue reading

Jefferson: Training center supporters call gunfire “sound of safety”

PORT TOWNSEND -- An outpouring of support from Discovery Bay-area neighbors on Monday countered opponents of the gunfire and explosions occurring at Fort Discovery Training… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Port commissioners award contract for airport work

PORT TOWNSEND -- Following a special meeting Monday, Port of Port Townsend commissioners awarded a $1.5 million contract to Jefferson County-based Seton Construction for development… Continue reading

Discovery Bay gun range distributing support petitions; bomb squads train at site

GARDINER -- While residents around Discovery Bay are petitioning Jefferson County leaders to end gunfire at Fort Discovery Training Center, Security Services Northwest's president is… Continue reading

Point Hudson Marina project delayed at least a year

QUILCENE -- Construction of a Point Hudson Marina moorage and facilities improvement project must wait at least a year because Port of Port Townsend officials… Continue reading

Tickets go on sale for Port Townsend-Seattle ferry runs during Hood Canal Bridge closure

PORT TOWNSEND -- Tickets went on sale Tuesday for Aqua Express' Port Townsend-Seattle weekend passenger ferry sailings, being offered during the Aug. 11-15 Hood Canal… Continue reading

Property owner cool to public beach access on Marrowstone Island

PORT TOWNSEND -- Following a second wave of Marrowstone Island homeowners calling for keeping public access where West Nolton Road used to be, one of… Continue reading

California man dies in three-car collision on Highway 101

GARDINER -- A California man became the North Olympic Peninsula's fifth car crash fatality on U.S. Highway 101 this year when his car crossed the… Continue reading

Jefferson County EDC directors clash over funding

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Economic Development Council directors openly clashed Friday over government funding and the support needed to help keep the job-creating agency… Continue reading

Commissioners identify 2006 budget priorities

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners know what their priorities are. They rate law and justice, public health, enhancing natural resources, investment in community infrastructure… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners override previous board’s recreation policy on subsidies

CHIMACUM -- All Jefferson County families should have the opportunity to fully participate in county recreation programs, regardless of income, says a new policy approved… Continue reading

Peninsula beefs ferry, bus security in wake of London bombings

Thursday's terrorist bombings in London brought changes to mass transit and ferry operations on the North Olympic Peninsula. Shortly after news of the rush-hour attacks… Continue reading

“Bump in the road” will delay water system on Marrowstone Island

CHIMACUM -- Jefferson County Public Utility District's ongoing effort to deliver water to Marrowstone Island hit a state Ecology Department "bump in the road" that… Continue reading

Neighbors fight loss of Marrowstone beach access

MARROWSTONE ISLAND -- Rita Kepner laments the loss of West Nolton Road, the last public access to Kilisut Harbor's tidelands between Mystery Bay and Fort… Continue reading

It’s official: First round of complete Hood Canal Bridge closures to be Aug. 11-15

SHINE -- State Transportation officials on Thursday made an Aug. 11-15 weekend closure official for Hood Canal Bridge work. The closure will affect visitors coming… Continue reading

Jefferson Democrats elect officers; ex-astronaut firmed as county committee president

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Democratic Party has elected new officers and picked Ruth Gordon as party nominee for county clerk. Shine resident and… Continue reading

“A provisioning kind of town” as Port Townsend hosts, views armada of tall ships

PORT TOWNSEND -- A crowd warmly greeted the Lady Washington with applause early Tuesday evening when she moored at City Dock, one of four tall… Continue reading

Foot ferry to operate when Hood Canal Bridge closed

PORT TOWNSEND -- City officials and Aqua Express have reached an agreement to provide weekend high-speed ferry service between Port Townsend and Seattle while the… Continue reading

Owner of anti-terrorism training center working to muffle sound rattling Discovery Bay

GARDINER -- Joe D'Amico carries a decibel meter to measure the sound level of gunfire as he walks behind a row of camouflage-clad trainees firing… Continue reading