Jeff Chew

First anchors for replacement half of Hood Canal floating bridge to be placed this week

SHINE - Workers replacing the eastern half of Hood Canal Bridge are scheduled this week to place near the bridge the first of 10 anchors,… Continue reading

County officials edgy after threats, bring 75% of deputy force to courthouse

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson County Sheriff's Office posted six deputies at the courthouse Monday after two separate threats were reported, a sheriff's official said. "That… Continue reading

Jefferson County officials beef up security at courthouse meeting

PORT TOWNSEND - Taking a Chimacum farmer's threat seriously, Jefferson County's administrator called three sheriff's deputies to the county commissioners' meeting Monday to ensure order.… Continue reading

Partnership seeks to protect farmland

PORT TOWNSEND - Food-producing farmland is gradually slipping away in Jefferson County, a phenomenon exacerbated by growing development pressures, say conservation groups. Added to that… Continue reading

Indian Island receives first sub of 2007

PORT TOWNSEND - For the first time this year, a nuclear-powered submarine equipped to carry non-nuclear weapons docked at Naval Magazine Indian Island's munitions pier… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper’s Bankruptcy Court hearing rescheduled

PORT TOWNSEND - A hearing that would have informed unsecured creditors how much Port Townsend Paper Corp. will pay them was moved on Wednesday to… Continue reading

Port Townsend Farmers Market growing

PORT TOWNSEND - Sure, the sales dollars roll in faster each year. But the management team at Port Townsend Farmers Market sees the event as… Continue reading

Port Townsend tidal power idea on hold

PORT TOWNSEND - The City Council has deadlocked on a proposed partnership to seek a $100,000 grant to design a tidal turbine power generation project… Continue reading

Lack of affordable housing a crisis, say group members

PORT TOWNSEND - There is a housing crisis in Jefferson County and Port Townsend, say those who have helped build most of the area's affordable… Continue reading

Leaking barge trimmed because it’s too wide to hoist

PORT TOWNSEND - The leaking work barge is about an inch too wide for the Port of Port Townsend's 330-ton Marine Lift to hoist out… Continue reading

Theft prompts port security officer search

PORT TOWNSEND - A recent theft of equipment has prompted Port of Port Townsend officials to seek a full-time night security officer to patrol port… Continue reading

Contractors line up for airport hangar projects

PORT TOWNSEND - With groundwork to begin in about two weeks for eight new hangar sites at Jefferson County International Airport, Port of Port Townsend… Continue reading

Subs on way to Indian Island, commander says

PORT TOWNSEND - Nuclear-powered submarines could be docked for short periods of time at Naval Magazine Indian Island across the bay from Port Townsend by… Continue reading

Plans for Hood Canal Bridge closure period in 2009 include ‘medical bus’

PORT TOWNSEND - State Department of Transportation officials have an alternative transportation plan rolling so that North Olympic Peninsula residents can get around Hood Canal… Continue reading

Revamped horse arena to be dedicated Sunday on Jefferson County Fairgrounds

PORT TOWNSEND - Sue McIntire and other volunteers at Jefferson County Fairgrounds can hardly rein in their enthusiasm about the fairgrounds' new horse arena. The… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioner ‘optimistic’ about Hadlock-Irondale sewer plan

PORT HADLOCK - A Jefferson County commissioner is confident that a Port Hadlock-Irondale sewer facility plan will be approved by year's end. "Most important is… Continue reading

Ferry reservation system tabled, but Port Townsend backers press on

PORT TOWNSEND - A ferry reservation pilot program in Port Townsend is more than a year away from launch, those promoting and planning the project… Continue reading

Planning Commission chairman applies for Port Townsend City Council vacancy

PORT TOWNSEND - A 64-year-old retiree who has served on the Port Townsend Planning Commission since 2003 is the first to apply for the City… Continue reading

Permit opens door to new hangar construction in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND - It's thumbs up for a Jefferson County International Airport project that could add up to 65 new hangars, Port of Port Townsend… Continue reading

State poised to delay PT ferry project

PORT TOWNSEND - If approved by both state legislative branches, the House's two-year $7.4 billion state transportation budget proposal will delay $36 million earmarked for… Continue reading