Jeff Chew

Homeland security: Navy to begin installing floating security fence around Indian Island pier

INDIAN ISLAND -- A floating fence the Navy calls a "waterfront force protection barrier system" will be installed around the Naval Magazine Indian Island pier… Continue reading

Rocket boosters to stop at Indian Island during transport for space program

INDIAN ISLAND -- Three rocket boosters that will be used in a 2010 launch from Kodiak Island will stop off at Naval Magazine Indian Island… Continue reading

Port candidates debate spending

PORT TOWNSEND -- Fending off challenger Leif Erickson's calls to cut port expenses, incumbent Port of Port Townsend Commissioner Herb Beck defended the port's investments… Continue reading

Computer technician keeps old hardware out of local landfills, into hands of African schoolchildren

PORT TOWNSEND -- In Jefferson County, Malick Sow is recognized as keeping computer waste out of landfills. In the West African country of Senegal, he… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend to fine-tune first strategic plan

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port of Port Townsend commissioners, who are approaching the final stage of mapping the port's first strategic plan, will consider fine-tuning… Continue reading

Twilight author a part-time resident of Peninsula on which her books are set

MARROWSTONE ISLAND -- World-famous Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer bought a million-dollar waterfront home on Marrowstone Island two years ago -- and has been apparently… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge reopening to boats delayed, but no problem to Bangor sub base

SHINE -- The reopening of the Hood Canal Bridge to boats, which was expected Thursday, has been postponed to today -- and then only on… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD prepares to go to community on bid to acquire electrical service

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners and staff are confidentially negotiating the acquisition of Puget Sound Energy's electric-service facilities to provide power… Continue reading

More Jefferson County employee furloughs to keep budget afloat — except judges

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Public Health Department is the latest to make cuts because of a county general fund $100,000 revenue shortfall. Employees… Continue reading

UPDATE: Hood Canal Bridge closed to marine traffic; car traffic unaffected

SHINE — The Hood Canal Bridge has been closed to marine traffic since the draw span slammed shut on Monday. The bridge remains open to… Continue reading

Pit-to-pier’s ‘significance’ spurned by Jefferson County commissioners

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners on Monday took no action on a Fred Hill Materials' request to designate the company's proposed pit-to-pier project as… Continue reading

New air charter takes off in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- The owners of Port Townsend Aircraft Services have launched an air charter service that will fly up to three passengers from Jefferson… Continue reading

Deadly algae closes Leland, Gibbs lakes to recreational use

PORT TOWNSEND -- Both Lake Leland near Quilcene and Gibbs Lake in Chimacum have been closed to recreational use after toxic blue-green algae levels skyrocketed.… Continue reading

Wooden Boat Festival draws many to Port Townsend’s shores — including a fan from Brazil

PORT TOWNSEND -- Luis Peaze came a long way to attend the 33rd Wooden Boat Festival -- all the way from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.… Continue reading

Northwest Maritime Center’s Chandler Building opens with a cannon’s boom

PORT TOWNSEND -- The tall wooden doors to the Chandler Maritime Education Building were thrown open Thursday night after visitors heard praise of those who… Continue reading

Sea what’s going on in Port Townsend: Maritime center about to open

PORT TOWNSEND -- A brief ceremony late Thursday afternoon will mark the Northwest Maritime Center's opening of the Chandler Maritime Education Building to the public,… Continue reading

It’s Thompson-Schuessler in Port of Port Townsend general election race

PORT TOWNSEND — Incumbent Dave Thompson will face challenger Bob Schuessler on Nov. 3 for the Port of Port Townsend District 2 seat, it was… Continue reading

Crews save ocean life by cleaning up lost, abandoned fishing gear from Jefferson, Clallam waters

PORT TOWNSEND -- An operation to clear Puget Sound and the North Olympic Peninsula's waters of derelict commercial fish nets has cleared more than 10,000… Continue reading

Study finds abandoned crab pots can be killers

SEQUIM -- A yearlong study of Dungeness Bay adds credence to what fisheries officials have suspected for years: derelict pots kill crab and cost commercial… Continue reading

Relief in sight for Hood Canal Bridge delays

SHINE -- Kay Thoreson, who frequently drives between her Port Townsend and Seattle homes, is among those frequent car ferry travelers who has noticed a… Continue reading