Jeff Chew

Homeless to be allowed to camp at fairgrounds after Port Townsend shelter closes

PORT TOWNSEND - St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, through an Archdiocese of Seattle grant, has purchased camping gear and campsites at Jefferson… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council votes 5-2 for anti-war resolution

PORT TOWNSEND - In a split vote late Tuesday night, the City Council approved a modified resolution that calls for an end to the Iraq… Continue reading

Port Townsend quietly puts in bid for tidal energy generation

PORT TOWNSEND - A quiet competition is under way between the city of Port Townsend and the Snohomish County Public Utility District, both of which… Continue reading

Amphitheater seating installed above Port Townsend’s Haller Fountain

PORT TOWNSEND - As the Steve Corra Memorial Fund Committee surpasses the halfway mark in its $60,000 fundraising goal, mini-amphitheater seating overlooking Haller Fountain takes… Continue reading

Infamous cocaine boat getting a new start

PORT TOWNSEND - The tuna trawler found five years ago laden with 5,538 pounds of cocaine in the state's biggest maritime drug bust has been… Continue reading

Jefferson County Library levy election surprises backers with its success

PORT TOWNSEND - A levy lid lift to maintain Jefferson County Library's existing level of services was handily winning by Tuesday night, after the first… Continue reading

Public views expansion plans for historically sensitive Port Townsend Library

PORT TOWNSEND - The majority of public comments taken over the weekend on the city library's preliminary expansion designs are favorable, the library's director said… Continue reading

Residents to have a say in library planning Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND - Residents will get a look and have a say Saturday when preliminary interior and exterior designs are unveiled for the Port Townsend… Continue reading

Bankruptcy judge approves Port Townsend Paper’s first step

PORT TOWNSEND - A federal bankruptcy judge in Seattle issued an order Wednesday to set up interim financing that allows Port Townsend Paper Corp. to… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper sees brighter future after filing for bankruptcy protection, restructuring debt

PORT TOWNSEND - Financially embattled Port Townsend Paper Corporation has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure its debt. The legal move has no… Continue reading

American Legion encouraged to seek grant for building renovation

PORT TOWNSEND - The decrepit American Legion building is a missing link of sorts at Monroe and Water streets, one that Legion members say would… Continue reading

‘Renaissance man’ David Hero named Port Townsend Citizen of Year

PORT TOWNSEND - A longtime Port Townsend businessman and community volunteer who led the fund-raising effort to renovate old City Hall was named the 2006… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s ‘homeless wonder’ survives the elements

PORT TOWNSEND - Gudrun Jensen says she has slept in her rusting, leaky Volvo for much of the past eight years. Jensen, a cheerful 77-year-old… Continue reading

Jefferson County uses week to conduct homeless count

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson County's point-in-time homeless count was wrapping up Thursday night with more than 20 volunteers helping to locate and survey those without… Continue reading

County attorney reprimanded for profane outburst at activist

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Juelie Dalzell is giving Deputy Prosecuting Attorney David Alvarez a written warning for swearing at and flipping obscene… Continue reading

Jefferson charity fund-raising director doubts goal can be reached

PORT TOWNSEND - A United Good Neighbors of Jefferson County official expressed doubt Wednesday that the agency would reach its fund-raising campaign goal. Lizanne Coker,… Continue reading

Outcome of investigation into county lawyer’s outburst may come today

PORT TOWNSEND - The outcome of an investigation into a confrontation that ended in Jefferson County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney David Alvarez throwing obscene remarks and… Continue reading

Port agency buoyed over possibility of getting in tourism business

PORT TOWNSEND - Legislation proposed in the state Senate and House would allow state ports, such as the ports of Port Townsend and Port Angeles,… Continue reading

Pact may keep Port Townsend pool open

PORT TOWNSEND - The city and Port Townsend School District are working on a new 2007 public swimming pool lease agreement. The proposed agreement would… Continue reading

Man shoots self in excitement of televised game

CHIMACUM - The New Orleans Saints vs. Chicago Bears televised playoff game was a blast for a Chimacum man who accidentally shot himself while reacting… Continue reading