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A single-vehicle fatality resulted in total and partial closures of Highway 101 in Brinnon for several hours on the afternoon of Friday, July 5.
The Jefferson County …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/9/24
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Brinnon Elementary and Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend are being recognized for performance growth by one or more of their respective student groups for the 2022-2023 …
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Special to The Leader
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7/9/24
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Valentine’s Day was months ago, but the nonprofit Northwind Art School has kept the spark alive this summer with its monthly two-hour “Date Night for Buddies and …
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Special to The Leader
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7/9/24
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Jefferson County Public Health has issued a statement warning the public that even moderate heat can have dangerous effects in typically cool places, such as Jefferson County itself.
As such, …
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7/9/24
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Although the members of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Volvo Sports America Club hail mostly from King County, it was the individuals from Kitsap and Jefferson counties who …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/9/24
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Streaming shows for fans of mature legal thrillers and all-ages superhero adventures are reaching the peaks of their season arcs.
“Presumed Innocent,” Apple TV+:
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/9/24
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The two complaints about Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro have come to a standstill for now as the complainant, former mayor Brent Shirley, has yet to bring forward …
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By James Robinson
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7/2/24
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Over 1,000 people flocked to Fort Worden on Saturday, June 29, to kick off the summer in style at the third annual Port Townsend Field Day.
Presented by The Production Alliance and …
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By Alex Frick
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7/2/24
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Staffing troubles continue at the Tri-Area Food Bank, with two more volunteers met by a sheriff and asked to leave on June 25, days after one says she provided an eight-page letter of …
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By James Robinson
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7/2/24
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Jefferson Land Trust has purchased 853 acres of Chimacum Ridge, permanently protecting the land from development and preserving its ecological integrity, an acquisition it has worked on …
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By Alex Frick
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7/2/24
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After meetings in Port Ludlow in January and Chimacum in April, May and June, the community group that’s seeking to connect Jefferson County to statewide and nationwide …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/2/24
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Rebekah Howe, a member of the Port Townsend Pétanque Alliance in Washington State, won the U.S. Women’s Pétanque Doubles Qualifier in Sonoma, California, …
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Special to The Leader
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7/2/24
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Sewer progress in Hadlock
County crews continue to lay pipeline for the Port Hadlock sewer project, with crews pushing into the four-way stop at the Port Hadlock QFC this week, and working up …
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7/2/24
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The Port Townsend Main Street Program is pleased to announce the return of its free outdoor “Concerts on the Dock” series in Pope Marine Park, running from 5-7 …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/2/24
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Jefferson County Health Department officials closed Port Ludlow Bay, Mats Mats Bay and Discovery Bay last week for the recreational harvest of shellfish, after water samples showed high levels of the …
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7/2/24
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There are a number of events planned around July 4, and The Leader can provide advice on how to help make those celebrations safer.
July 4 activities
Centrum presents Fiddle …
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7/2/24
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Mary O’Shaughnessy and husband Charlie Van Gilder, both artists, left Chicago in 2014 to move to Port Townsend, where Van Gilder lived in the late 1970s.
In 2021, …
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By Mitzi Jo Gordon
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7/2/24
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A stroll through downtown Port Townsend is always a stroll through history, a fact that draws a lot of our many visitors. It can also be lost on residents who are accustomed to the …
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By Marge Samuelson and Charlie Mullen
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7/2/24
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Scott Seymour, James Feit, Linda Gallaher, and Dena Bugel-Shunra hold signs of protest about the war in Gaza at Tyler Street Plaza on Friday, June 28.
The Jefferson County Palestine Solidarity …
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7/2/24
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“Voting is a core tenet of our democracy. If you could vote in the 2024 election, what issue would most influence your vote?”
That question, put out as part of the League of …
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7/2/24
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