Jeff Chew

Building moved for new Coast Guard station

PORT TOWNSEND -- A building used by the Coast Guard for more than 50 years should be moved this weekend to make way for a… Continue reading

Kingston passenger ferry Spirit seen as a ‘regional benefit’

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port of Kingston's newly purchased passenger ferry, Spirit, which is undergoing inspection in dry dock in the Port of Port Townsend… Continue reading

Hydraulic system performing poorly so drivers can expect more delays with Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE -- More delays lie ahead for drivers on the Hood Canal Bridge after testing found that the west-half hydraulic system is not working correctly.… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD electrical power decision expected in a month

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners spent three hours in closed executive session Wednesday, reconvening in public to announce that a decision… Continue reading

Port Townsend hosts event on future work set for downtown sidewalks

PORT TOWNSEND -- When it comes to fixing downtown's dangerously old sidewalks and upgrading the area with streetscape designs, business owners, merchants and residents ask… Continue reading

Port Townsend fire district levy, annexation proposals broached

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council is expected on Monday to consider a resolution calling for an April 27 election, asking voters to reinstate the… Continue reading

Foot ferry to get a Port Townsend inspection

PORT TOWNSEND -- Residents interested in passenger ferry service from Port Townsend to Seattle can get a peek at the future Thursday when the 72-foot… Continue reading

Fire chief: Levy increases needed in Jefferson

PORT TOWNSEND -- Fire Chief Gordon Pomeroy on Monday vowed to stop the administrative revolving door at East Jefferson Fire-Rescue. But he hinted hard at… Continue reading

Work At Home Moms support group provides ‘purposeful support’

PORT TOWNSEND -- Heather Flanagan knows the challenges facing work-at-home moms. She's a career-certified business and life coach who works out of her 16th Street… Continue reading

Jefferson County’s Internet broadband hopes buoyed

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Jefferson County coalition is working on an application for a grant to bring faster Internet broadband service to government hubs and… Continue reading

Hollywood Video to close in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Hollywood Video, met by loud anti-chain store protests even before it opened in August 2005, will quietly fade to black, closing its… Continue reading

Big cougar killed after attack on bull in Beaver Valley

BEAVER VALLEY -- A 155-pound male cougar believed to have killed a Holstein bull more than twice its size near a family's home west of… Continue reading

Residents near Kah Tai Lagoon leery of aquatic center proposal for Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Neighbors living near Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park have made some waves of their own, protesting the proposed Make Waves! aquatic and… Continue reading

Governments unite to map Jefferson County’s economic future

PORT TOWNSEND -- A three-way agreement among Jefferson County, the city of Port Townsend and Port of Port Townsend sets up a new framework of… Continue reading

Jefferson moves to acquire speedier Internet

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County, through its economic development arm Team Jefferson, has formed the Jefferson County Broadband Coalition in an attempt to secure a… Continue reading

Key step reached toward funding Tri-Area sewer project

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County's Irondale-Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area has been found to be fully compliant with the state Growth Management Act, giving the… Continue reading

Port Hadlock counselor’s goal: Help domestic violence perpetrators to change

PORT HADLOCK -- Protecting domestic violence victims is certainly a worthy cause, says therapist Diane Kelly, but she adds, what about getting to the root… Continue reading

Volunteers help produce Jefferson County’s first ‘built green’ church

PORT TOWNSEND -- For those at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Church, living an environmentally conscious lifestyle means being closer to God. That belief led to a… Continue reading

Naming of second Port-Townsend-Keystone ferry delayed

It may be July before the second 64-car ferry planned for the Port Townsend-Keystone route is named. The naming has been delayed while the state… Continue reading

Passenger ferry to Seattle? Port of Port Townsend considers applying for grant

PORT TOWNSEND -- The off-and-on prospect of passenger ferry service between Port Townsend and Seattle has been floated once again, this time by Port of… Continue reading