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“22 years and I just found the spot you were saving for me / Thanks for keeping it secret so I don’t have to share / The rock is still a little warm, so I’m going to sit here a …
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Letting go of a corporate job after achieving a management- level position might be intimidating for some. But Robert Evans, a 17-year veteran of the tire industry, is among those brave enough to do it.
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The first electric bus in Jefferson County will debut on the streets in no time.
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Port Townsend attracts especially creative, talented, engaged citizens from all walks of life.
There’s an air of acceptance, as important to the local environment as our Victorian …
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While current construction aims to provide Port Townsend with another roundabout, businesses near the intersection wish they could be kept in the loop more about its progress and impacts.
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A 4.3 magnitude earthquake in Jefferson County at 7:21 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, seems not to have left any damage, and was confirmed to pose no tsunami danger by the Jefferson County …
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Raising allegations of a hostile work environment, sexual harassment, and age discrimination, a former deputy prosecuting attorney has filed a federal lawsuit against Jefferson County and her former …
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A large and vocal crowd of 40-plus demonstrators took to the streets of Port Townsend Friday afternoon to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade — the landmark …
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Biologist and North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) senior project manager Kevin Long was awarded the 2023 Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership Award, announced at the annual PT Marine …
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The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved a resolution forming the new Equity, Access, and Rights Advisory Board during its Monday meeting.
The new board was researched and put forward …
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The council sat behind their three-foot-high protective walls while some of the public (those in non-virtual attendance) stood single file behind the podium. The wall no longer seems redundant as …
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The sights and smells of France can again be enjoyed out of a Shasta Camper at Finnriver Cidery.
Local Chef Brian Stafford purchased the camper and crepe business from Coco and Olivier Huin of La …
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The board of JeffCom911 ousted the director of the emergency dispatch organization at a special meeting last week.
The vote to terminate the employment of Stacie Huibregtse was unanimous, …
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The Jefferson Transit Authority Board has unanimously agreed to buy four new bus shelters.
The shelters will cost approximately $42,900.
The Jefferson Transit Authority Board met June 21. After …
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Alan Rawson, a virtuosic violinist whose 200 concerts in his Chimacum home became one of Port Townsend’s best-kept secrets, died unexpectedly of heart failure June 20. He was …
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Brian Kelly bkelly@ptleader.conm
That cat has not come back.
A cougar that was sighted near the baseball field on the Quilcene school campus May 26 has not been seen again since, Quilcene …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 6/10/22 |
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A new date has been set for the trial of a Sequim man accused of assaulting his boss with a hammer at a job site in Cape George.
Dennis B. Lentzner Jr., 51, was arrested May 2 for second-degree …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 7/25/22 |
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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 134 calls between Friday, April 7, and Thursday, April 13. Below are selected reports.
At 10:20 a.m. Sunday, April 9, a disturbance was …
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Leader News Staff
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The Port Townsend School District Board unanimously approved a three-year contract renewal for superintendent Linda Rosenbury at its June 22 meeting.
The contract includes a $14,500 yearly …
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Anna Tallarico
atallarico@ptleader.com | 6/28/23 |
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Following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s federal school lunch waiver being set to expire June 30, the Port Townsend School District will go back to charging students for breakfast …
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6/30/22
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