Jeff Chew

Commercial ferry for big trucks to run from Port Townsend during Hood Canal Bridge closure

PORT TOWNSEND -- The state ferry agency has agreed to provide Port Townsend-to-Edmonds ferry service for commercial trucking operations during the scheduled six-week Hood Canal… Continue reading

Port Townsend emergency shelter at capacity

PORT TOWNSEND -- This week's cold snap has the Jefferson County emergency winter shelter filled to the brim. "We're at capacity and it's cold, but… Continue reading

3 vie for interim foot ferry service to Whidbey Island

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two North Olympic Peninsula passenger ferry operations are among three vying to provide Port Townsend-Keystone service while the 50-car Steilacoom II is… Continue reading

Jefferson County OKs ’09 budget: 13 job cuts, some pay raises

PORT TOWNSEND -- With little discussion Monday, Jefferson County commissioners unanimously approved a $48 million 2009 budget that eliminates 13 jobs -- six of them… Continue reading

Port Townsend businesses talk marketing when Hood Canal Bridge is out for six weeks

PORT TOWNSEND -- Marketing the city before, during and after the May-June Hood Canal Bridge construction closure is about to kick into high gear, with… Continue reading

Long effort to pipe water to Marrowstone Island nearly finished

PORT HADLOCK -- The final chapter is near its close in Jefferson County Public Utility District's six-year battle to extend water service to Marrowstone Island,… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend raises moorage, hangar fees 3%

PORT TOWNSEND -- Despite opposition from marine trades operators and boat moorage tenants, the Port of Port Townsend commissioners on Wednesday formally adopted 3 percent… Continue reading

Ferry contract by Christmas, construction by June, shipbuilder exec says

PORT TOWNSEND -- Todd Pacific Shipyards' chief executive officer expects to sign a contract to build a 64-car, 750 passenger Port Townsend-Keystone ferry before Christmas.… Continue reading

Marina dredging planned this winter

PORT TOWNSEND -- Caicos Corp. will return to Point Hudson Marina to finish dredging this winter after the Port of Port Townsend commissioners approved on… Continue reading

Ideas flow to spare ailing Jefferson County budget

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County residents Monday called for more promotional efforts to draw tax-paying businesses, cost-conscious replacement of computer equipment and continue the new… Continue reading

Jefferson County government cutting 13 jobs

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County is eliminating the equivalent of about 13.33 positions -- and considering a budget that cuts 3.5 percent from the 2008… Continue reading

Grant paves way for restoration of historical farm

CHIMACUM -- Restoration of the historic Glendale Farm is expected to be in full swing next year. The Jefferson County commissioners this week accepted a… Continue reading

Public hears options for Jefferson County’s highway backbone

CHIMACUM -- The state Department of Transportation has listed more than 50 road improvement options along state Highways 19 and 20, and pitched a "smart… Continue reading

State seeking ‘temp’ ferry for time when car ferry is dry-docked

PORT TOWNSEND -- A call for bids will go out Wednesday for providing temporary passenger ferry service on the Port Townsend-Keystone route during January, when… Continue reading

Chimacum Valley well water limits anger audience

PORT TOWNSEND -- A proposed state rule, which would limit new wells to 500 gallons per day in the Chimacum Valley, was greeted with anger… Continue reading

State lets contract for new Port Townsend ferry; vessel could be going by mid-2010

SEATTLE -- A new 64-car, 750-passenger ferry could be plying the waters between Port Townsend and Keystone in May 2010 after the state Department of… Continue reading

Mile-long gravel conveyor belt from Wahl to Shine expected to open in mid-2009

SHINE -- By mid-2009, another 1.2-mile stretch of conveyor belt at Fred Hill Material's Shine hub is expected to be rolling gravel that eventually will… Continue reading

Big community dinner in Jefferson County today

CHIMACUM -- Seven turkeys, five hams, 20 pounds of stuffing and voluminous mounds of mashed potatoes, carrots, salad, rolls and pie. If your mouth is… Continue reading

East Jefferson water planning seeks a balance

PORT TOWNSEND -- An in-stream flow rule for the Quilcene-Snow watershed that is intended to strike a balance among farmers, fish and people who use… Continue reading

Gravel pit area leveled into ferry parking lot

SHINE -- A contractor has cleared and leveled about 17.5 acres at Fred Hill Materials Inc.'s Shine Pit, being transformed into a 1,500-space, temporary park-and-ride… Continue reading