Jeff Chew

When trucks collide: Garbage, dump trucks crash near Mount Walker

QUILCENE -- A Port Hadlock garbage truck driver and a Port Townsend dump truck driver were hurt Tuesday morning in a head-on collision on a… Continue reading

Zoning opponents assured more time in Jefferson County shoreline flap

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners on Monday assured residents that the time to comment on a draft shoreline master program proposal would likely be… Continue reading

Timber projections worst on record

PORT TOWNSEND -- State Department of Natural Resources officials delivered dismal 2009 timber sales projections, citing a stalled housing market that has left North Olympic… Continue reading

State water proposal growing fears

PORT TOWNSEND -- A National Marine Fisheries official has recommended to the state that no additional water allocations from the Big Quilcene River or Chimacum… Continue reading

Attorney recommends getting advice on condemnation for PUD

PORT HADLOCK -- A Seattle bond attorney recommended that Jefferson County Public Utility District officials talk to an attorney about condemnation proceedings if the utility… Continue reading

Old ferry sale scrapped for now

SEATTLE -- The scrapping of four mothballed Steel Electric ferries has been put on hold after the buyer, Environmental Recycling Systems, asked for a delay… Continue reading

Navy plans tests near Nordland

NORDLAND -- The Navy will sink tidal turbines in Admiralty Inlet off the eastern shores of Marrowstone Island to generate power that would light a… Continue reading

Shipbuilders aim to make ‘the greenest boat on the blue’

PORT HADLOCK -- The energy levels inside a tall, U-shaped canvas shelter on a hillside are matched only by the whining grind of the power… Continue reading

Aviation museum founders named Port Townsend Citizens of Year

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Townsend Aero Museum founders Jerry and Peggy Thuotte were named Port Townsend Citizens of the Year on Sunday, and Port Hadlock… Continue reading

Adults, high-schoolers help craft 16 new oars for Port Townsend’s beloved longboats

PORT TOWNSEND -- When 260 seventh-graders row two longboats three times a year, oar damage is as certain as low and high tides. That's why… Continue reading

PSE talks ‘productive,’ Jefferson PUD leader says

PORT HADLOCK -- Thursday talks with Puget Sound Energy representatives about Jefferson County Public Utility District venturing into providing electric service were productive, said the… Continue reading

Port Townsend may be without car ferry for at least two unexpected weeks

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Steilacoom II car ferry could be out of service until Feb. 15 -- two weeks longer than expected -- because it… Continue reading

Jefferson adds funding to road overlay project

PORT TOWNSEND -- In hopes of grabbing a piece of the Obama Administration economic stimulus package for shovel-ready infrastructure projects, Jefferson County commissioners added a… Continue reading

Port Angeles ferry company awarded contract for shuttle when Hood Canal Bridge out

SHINE -- The Port Angeles-based operator of the Victoria Express passenger ferries has landed a state Department of Transportation contract to provide water shuttle service… Continue reading

Port Townsend chamber drops longtime campaign for weekend foot ferry to Seattle

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce is unable to find a charter boat service willing to provide Port Townsend-Seattle passenger ferry service,… Continue reading

PSE willing to sell to Jefferson? Firm advises PUD to move aggressively

CHIMACUM -- Jefferson County PUD Commissioner Wayne King asked on Wednesday if Puget Sound Energy would sell the Public Utility District its electrical system in… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit considers Sunday change

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Transit is considering cutting Sunday bus service to Poulsbo and running a bus to the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal. Kitsap Transit… Continue reading

Sewer discussion to tackle design, financing; meeting on Tri-Area plan set for Jan. 27

PORT HADLOCK -- With the proposed Tri-Area sewage facility plan well into its design phase, an ongoing public discussion about the system that could cost… Continue reading

Jefferson County has idea for preserving historical Customs House in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- City and Jefferson County leaders are discussing the possible creation of a public development authority to acquire the 115-year-old U.S. Customs House,… Continue reading

Trust organizations mull taking over park

PORT TOWNSEND -- Preserving 367-acre Old Fort Townsend State Park is one thing ¬­-- managing it is another, say trust land organizations interested in saving… Continue reading