Jeff Chew

What to do next for Beckett Point situation?

DISCOVERY BAY - Jefferson County Public Utility District and county leaders agreed on Wednesday to meet Monday afternoon to hash out how best to proceed… Continue reading

Little protest expected for PT gay proclamation

PORT TOWNSEND - A proclamation marking June as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month is expected to generate little or no opposition today when… Continue reading

Port Townsend loses a ferry, gains a traffic snarl

PORT TOWNSEND - The ferry run between Port Townsend and Keystone was down to one boat this weekend. The MV Nisqually ferry, which was repaired… Continue reading

Petitions seeking ‘strong mayor’ city government gather steam in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - Petitions circulated at Port Townsend businesses had collected by Thursday more than 100 of 455 signatures of registered city voters needed for… Continue reading

Search for new CFO for Port Townsend Paper may take up to three months

PORT TOWNSEND - It could take up to three months to find a permanent replacement for Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s chief financial officer, who is… Continue reading

Transit workers ride grass-guzzlers to work to corral rising gas prices

PORT TOWNSEND - Behind a parking lot full of Jefferson Transit buses, Missy contentedly munches on grass in her new corral among berry brambles and… Continue reading

Hudson Point Marina set to open June 15

PORT TOWNSEND - With a new look and environmentally friendly materials, port officials have set their sights on reopening Hudson Point Marina to the public… Continue reading

Two historic Port Townsend buildings ‘endangered’

PORT TOWNSEND - Two buildings holding important places in the city's colorful history have been listed among the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation's 2007 Most… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council makes Hudson Point name official again

PORT TOWNSEND - About eight months after the Port of Port Townsend commissioners renamed Point Hudson as Hudson Point, the City Council approved the name… Continue reading

Gregoire tours site of future Northwest Maritime Center

PORT TOWNSEND - Gov. Chris Gregoire praised the Wooden Boat Foundation's hands-on marine education and trades programs as she toured the facilities and the site… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge anchors in place

Imagine dropping a 1,000-ton, 46-foot-diameter, 26-foot-tall concrete cylinder more than 300 feet into the dark depths of Hood Canal without a direct view - and… Continue reading

State Ferries takes new tack on Port Townsend-Keystone route

PORT TOWNSEND - Washington State Ferries is now planning smaller vessels for the Port Townsend-Keystone run and to keep the Keystone terminal on Whidbey Island… Continue reading

Traffic issues swirl around Upper Sims Way project in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - The city's main entrance, Sims Way - accident-prone and reaching its vehicle-handling capacity - is caught in a traffic jam of differing… Continue reading

Deepest well in Chimacum Valley seeks aquifer, finds history

CHIMACUM - An exploratory well was drilled to 600 feet by Friday but still fell short of tapping into a substantial deep aquifer as Jefferson… Continue reading

Lawmaker gets earful from port officials

PORT TOWNSEND - Sitting in the Port of Port Townsend commissioners' hot seat Thursday afternoon, state Rep. Kevin Van De Wege raised doubts that port-targeted… Continue reading

Port Townsend city library reduces hours; parks work ‘cut to core’

PORT TOWNSEND - The city's public library will cut its hours of operation on May 21 because a utility tax ballot measure failed in February,… Continue reading

Enforcement of Port Townsend helmet law may be delayed

PORT TOWNSEND - Enforcement of a city bicycle helmet law could be pushed another 18 months into the future to give the city more time… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit applies for grant to build new center

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson Transit has applied to the Federal Transportation Administration for a $5.8 million grant to help pay for construction of a new… Continue reading

Former Planning Commission chair appointed to Port Townsend City Council

PORT TOWNSEND - Following interviews and a closed executive session, the City Council reconvened Monday night to appoint George Randels to the council seat that… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge’s first 1,000-ton anchor take the plunge

The first of 20 1,000-ton anchors was placed near the Hood Canal Bridge's eastern half Tuesday, a job that took more than four hours. "They… Continue reading