Jeff Chew

Authorities investigate 100-gallon diesel spill in Port Townsend waters

PORT TOWNSEND -- A fishing boat moored at Port Townsend Boat Haven dumped about 100 gallons of diesel fuel in two separate spills three days… Continue reading

Jefferson prosecuting attorney candidates in final showdown before today’s election

PORT TOWNSEND -- The two hopefuls for Jefferson County prosecuting attorney -- incumbent Juelie Dalzell and challenger Peggy Ann Bierbaum -- politely and politically duked… Continue reading

Transportation group declines to support Jefferson County’s plan for $10 million

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization is holding fast to a plan to spend $10 million for temporary mitigation measures when the… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend evicts marina business over environmental concerns

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port of Port Townsend is evicting a shipyard business owner, citing uncontained sandblasting and noise. Port officials want John "Mike" Hogan's… Continue reading

Ferry project aims for finding that it won”t hurt environment

PORT TOWNSEND -- Those interested have until Oct. 16 to make comments on Washington State Ferries' study of the potential environmental effects of expanding the… Continue reading

Korean War vets on hand as Port of Port Townsend makes Hudson Point name official

PORT TOWNSEND -- What's in a name? To seven Korean War veterans who remembered the place from long ago and Port of Port Townsend leaders,… Continue reading

Demonstrators plan protest at Indian Island gate

PORT TOWNSEND -- Peace activists from Jefferson and Kitsap counties are gearing up for a day of "nonviolent direct action" Sept. 23 at the gate… Continue reading

Fire bell tolls for 9/11 memorial

PORT TOWNSEND -- Five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the thought of those who perished -- nearly 3,000 -- is still… Continue reading

Sailing ships, wooden boats call crowds to Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- About 200 boats, several tall ships and a rock 'n' roll legend sailed in for what is shaping up to be a… Continue reading

Ahoy! Time for the Wooden Boat Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- If maritime heritage really floats your boat, the 30th annual Wooden Boat Festival is bound to put wind in your sails and… Continue reading

Chance of Anderson Lake reopening before season ends

PORT TOWNSEND -- Anderson Lake, closed due to toxic bacteria, could reopen briefly before it closes for the winter if the bacteria disappears before Nov.… Continue reading

Galatea a lifelong companion for Port Townsend man

PORT TOWNSEND -- Haller Fountain holds special memories for Bob Carter, who remembers looking down on Galatea from his father's office atop the stairs over… Continue reading

Jefferson County will be given more weight in elk plan, state official says

PORT TOWNSEND -- A proposal to move more elk to Jefferson County isn't written in stone, according to Sue Patnude, state Department of Fish and… Continue reading

Lemons to leave PTTV to run for City Council

PORT TOWNSEND -- It's fade to black for Gary Lemons, who after nine years as the PTTV's first and only station manager has told the… Continue reading

Officials outline good and bad of $36 million ferry dock expansion

PORT TOWNSEND -- Pile driving will resound on and off -- and at times it will be loud, very loud. There will be dredging, and… Continue reading

Raging Grannies to sing protests of naval base on TV

PORT TOWNSEND -- They are children of the '60s who in many cases vigorously and vocally opposed the Vietnam War. These days the members of… Continue reading

Key City Players plan new theater in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Key City Players, Port Townsend's oldest community theater, has much to celebrate these days. Key City Players board president Ian Keith is… Continue reading

Port Townsend orders Soroptimists to take statue down

PORT TOWNSEND -- A statue erected at Willow Tree Park without the city of Port Townsend's knowledge has City Manager David Timmons pointing to it… Continue reading

Judge to rule later on Security Services Northwest appeal following scrappy court hearing

PORT ORCHARD -- A Kitsap County Superior Court judge said Tuesday he will rule later on a Security Services Northwest's appeal of a Jefferson County… Continue reading

Renovated old City Hall to get grand opening Nov. 8

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Historical Society leaders are calling it a "Once in a Century Celebration." Port Townsend City Hall will have a grand… Continue reading