This airport is located in Port Townsend, WA. It can be seen miles away in Puget Sound as ferry passengers cross from Coupeville. Mad Hatter & Co. 926 Water St. Suite A Port Townsend, WA 360-379-1859. A public records request by Port Townsend Free Press has obtained the application for the special use Outside money bankrolled Lorna Smith. The article is a case report of autopsy findings in a 76-year-old man who had Meet Alexander Zachary French. With the end of the statewide masking mandate approaching, we've been asked, "What happened to Homeschooling is being chosen by more and more parents both nationwide and locally since the beginning of the Covid lockdowns in 2020. . Like the rest of WHAM! She was photographed just after she stole a Trump sign. None of the high school kids who blocked traffic while shouting "Black lives matter!" As I mentioned in a previous article, I was concerned with Washington State mandating Covid-19 shots for any child attending public school. Prosecutor's Odd Response Repeats Charge He Let A Serial Rapist Go Free Jefferson County Prosecutor Michael Haas has been hit with another complaint for unlawful use of his office in his campaign for re-election. Right off the bat the projections of millions dead were regularly revised downward, though Joe Biden keeps saying things like 200 million Americans will be dead from COVID by the Diversity not welcomed. Haas refused to meet her, a young Filipino woman with the initials SL, Michael Haas is under investigation and trying to run out the clock before voters can learn about it. The restraints of trade ingrained into the way realtors work make the housing affordability crisis worse. Home | Peninsula Daily News Restoration planting season underway along Tarboo Creek Volunteers needed for upcoming events 3 hours ago Swimming cougars cast new light on cat movement 3 hours ago Paintings, photography, wood relief on view during Port Townsend art walk 3 hours ago Sequim Sunshine Festival celebrates 'Blue Hole' 1 day ago Plus, he's A community partnership between retired law enforcement officers and civilians has been educating seniors and property owners about scams and crime prevention, bringing cheer to those needing a little love, and helping active-duty deputies do their jobs safely. The City of Port Townsend did something good. Youre surely not hearing about vaccine injuries or deaths from any other local media. Republican challenger Jodi Wilke has snagged a union endorsement in her David vs. Goliath race against incumbent Mike Chapman, who represents Jefferson County in the State House of Representatives. Washington State Patrol said the highway. The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 124 calls between Friday, Feb. 10, and Thursday, Feb. 16. At least another $1 million will be required before the first tenant moves into the Cherry Street Project that's been sitting empty and decaying on a Port Townsend hillside A school shooting might have occurred at Port Townsend High School if it weren't for the school's police officer. Meanwhile, Washington State and all its other counties (including Greg Brotherton as county commissioner has steered millions of dollars to an organization he heads as its chairman. We introduced this feature for readers who want to bring up December 31st is the deadline for removal of all streateries remaining in Port Townsend. No court judgments for racial profiling or wrongful arrest. The Jefferson County Board of Health has spent more time on climate change, nuclear disarmament and wordsmithing a resolution on "systemic racism' than it has Only 4.5% of Washington's emergency room hospitalizations were COVID related for the seven-day period ending October 14. Thank you! Our last reporting on heart damage from the shots focused on the increasing incidence in young people. Brotherton has violated state laws prohibiting such conflicts of interest because he has voted for and actively lobbied the "This is not over," Julie Jaman told the Port Townsend City Council on October 3, 2022. NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. There are aircraft carrier-based flight training operations scheduled to occur at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island complex the week of March 6-12, 2023. I saw many people I know, good people, thoughtful people, marching with this group. That sums up the Port Townsend City Council's weekly meeting on No deaths, no new cases, ICU's not overrun, hospital beds open. It would have been easy to break the law. The Rev. The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners is joining the effort to keep you from exercising your constitutional rights. The city said it ended the contract in light of recent information that was discovered about the organizations founder, Robert Smiley. Lets start with similarities. The coyote was first spotted by Amy Yaley, the hospital's marketing and communications director, around 10:15 a.m. Teaser: it involves [Editor's Note: Welcome new contributor Brett Nunn, a long-time Port Townsend resident, father and published author. Port Townsend should immediately declare the Cherry Street Project in default and save taxpayers a little over $316,000. We get it. These "phases" refer to A local businessman has left Jefferson County after false accusations of racism incited by the Jefferson Community Foundation. Hospitals overrun. Unfortunately for Jefferson County his words at the BOH's pivotal May 21 meeting were quickly forgotten. . Not a day passes without some person being accused by some other person of some form of unseemly behavior, invariably linked to sex or something like sex. There are key questions that should Where does the money go? Open mics, church services, street music. Many of the restaurants already have courtyards or some kind of space outside. I WRITE THIS on Ash Wednesday of this year the most somber day of the Christian church year: the day we face not only our sins, but the very fact of our death. Are Your Children Getting The Education You Paid For? He offered to pay to upgrade the Y's security system so they could Until a few short weeks ago, Id never heard the slur TERF. Incredibly Expensive Affordable Housing Project Follows Cherry Street Debacle, Two More Deaths from Heart Failure Following Pfizer Vax, Local Challenge to Proof-of-Vaccine Mandate Supported by Federal Rulings, Christmas for Children Program Reaching More Kids Than Ever, New Majority on City Council Should Kill the Cherry Street Project, County Commissioners To Make Housing Even More Unaffordable, New Laws Sweep Away Barriers to Churches Helping the Homeless, Health Enforcers Catch Misinformation Fever. Scott and his family have moved to Texas. Other states are much freer. Port Townsend FreePress | a source for original reporting, investigation, and commentary. McEntire is well-known by A Concerened Citizen of Port Townsend | Jul 15, 2020. Penn Cove Shellfish is the oldest commercial mussel farm in An Edmonds woman pleaded guilty to committing insurance fraud after an investigation completed by the Washington State Insurance Commissioners Office Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU). The town is at the tip of the Olympic Peninsula, at the gateway to the Puget Sound. And I look forward to meeting the future musical legends that are currently practicing their instruments, booking their first gigs, writing their first songs or perhaps havent even started yet. In the first installment (click here), she and her nineteen-year old boyfriend decided to marry and do what it took to bring their child into the world. Port Townsend Sailing Association As voters, are we complicit to a crime if a candidate has become compromised beyond a shadow of a doubt, yet we continue to support his campaign in an effort to secure his ascension to higher office? 8 R.A. Long's fourth-quarter comeback attempt to win 57-55 in Friday's elimination game at the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Jefferson County Board of Health on September 16 unanimously adopted a resolution "declaring health misinformation a public health crisis." , I love to prune my roses you can forget everything else while youre doing it. Julie Andrews, , I suspect you may have already realized that the world is actually a little silly much of the time. On one hand, We need a Smarter Stay-At-Home Order. Our Board of County Commissioners declared an Affordable Housing Emergency three years ago. Washington (WA) Port Townsend ; Port Townsend Restaurants; Search. Port of Port Townsend updated on Short's Farm, jetty construction Acquisition depends on securing $1 million from state Legislature Feb 27, 2023 By Paula Hunt Peninsula Daily News Jefferson County Ports Researchers: Sequim artifact oldest bone weapon in Americas Study confirms date on 13,900-year-old fragments Feb 27, 2023 by Michael Dashiell Now one of them has taken their concerns to the Washington Attorney General. And that's how it's going with Jay Inslee. Join us at Vintage by Port Townsend Vineyards where we , Panel discussion: Growing, Harvesting, and Arranging Amazing Local Flowers Below are selected reports. Open year-round, Heart O' the Hills has 105 campsites in the old-growth forest. Port Townsend Speaker set for Unitarian service 100% Right coverage: 1 sources Biggs will speak at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. A healthcare nightmare. Founded in 1987, Sound Publishing, Inc. is the largest community news organization in Washington State with dailies and community news outlets in Washington and Alaska. Where Is The Recovery Plan for Port Townsend and Jefferson County? Port Townsend Free Press has obtained emails between Cameron Jones, who has identified himself You're not going to die. A landslide near Kearney Street and Highway 20 in Port Townsend has closed Highway 20 south of the Port Townsend Ferry Terminal. A massive Back the Blue Rally organized by the wives of law enforcement officers stretched from Chimacum through Port Townsend on by A Concerened Citizen of Port Townsend | Aug 29, 2020. While the Empires police were busy confiscating fuel from Freedom Convoy truckers in Ottawa (photo above), last Saturday's mini-convoy from Port Angeles to Port Townsend indeed came to pass. Population, from the 2018 U.S. Census: Poulsbo 10,927 people. Someone left the cake out in the rain. Who gets it? Home War of the Worms: Destructive Wrigglers Invade Discovery Bay Garden by Bonnie Broders | February 16, 2023 | General | 25 Comments Leader News Staff . Built in 1889 by George Starrett for his wife Ann. Read Story. Leaders of the local group telling our community how the police should do their job have no training or experience in law enforcement and criminal justice. The exhibition features the work of teaching artists Evette Allerdings, Lauren Altman, Jeremy Johnson, Allan Jones, Jesse Joshua Watson, Meg Kaczyk, Barbara Ramsey and Dana Sullivan. Reservations for travel from March 26 , Port Townsend is inching closer to addressing affordable housing through Evans Vista, a planned development on 14 acres of land northwest of the Port Townsend Paper Mill. 1-360-385-2900, Representatives from Jefferson County businesses and organizations warned of catastrophic financial impacts from the planned four-weekend closure of the Hood Canal Bridge during a special meeting , The city of Port Townsend is switching to the cloud as it looks to beef up the financial software systems integral to running the municipality. On Sunday afternoon, February 26, Jefferson County Deputy Dean Murray was patrolling Port Hadlock when he . In the spirit of offering Letters to the Editor as a traditional platform for lively, wide-ranging conversations in the public square, we invite you to write about whatever is on your mind. The annual Tri-Area Community Thanksgiving Meal will return starting noon tomorrow and filling bellies and bringing smiles until 3 p.m. And then one day we wake up and wonder, "Where did America go?" The opportunity to learn and better connect with the people and issues that matter to us is deeply appreciated and I have mostly resisted the urge to write about national politics. The First Trimester Stories not being told, voices not being heard. The Port Townsend City Council has unanimously , received a total of 161 calls between Friday, Feb. 17, and Thursday, Feb. 23. Port Townsend has avoided the mayhem and destruction that has hijacked many of the otherwise civil demonstrations against the murder of George Floyd. the Carmel House, the building at the center of the Cherry Street Project, sits empty and blighted above PT's golf course. Black Lives Matter of Jefferson County: Where Are Donations Going? "That's what Jesus does for us. October 26,. When officials urge the public to follow the science, one would think that the appropriate data would be supplied. Kayaking is a popular activity in Port Townsend and Puget Sound. Suicide and substance abuse touch all our lives. Relax and sip our handcrafted meads at the Mead Werks , On vacation while in sunny California this month, we were looking for a PT fix. Will Port Townsends Next Demonstration Be Peaceful? Some cases are very serious, like the We rate everything fromPort Townsend Brewingas quaffable, top-notch suds. Vincenzo Scarantino was 18 years old in 1915 when police swept through his remote Sicilian village rounding up conscripts to throw against Austrian fortifications. Below are selected reports. Seventy-five percent are male. In a June 30, 2020 article in The American Thinker Charles Battig points out that Planet of the Humans, the recent film produced by Michael Moore, shows how the reality of needing to provide 24/7 reliable electricity to consumers requires that fossil fuels remain the Democrats rule supreme and Jefferson County is paying the price for their almost two decades of monopoly power. Instead of building careers and Once the leading marijuana store in Jefferson County, Greg Brotherton's Sea Change Cannabis is now barely out of last place Brotherton is running for Jefferson County Commissioner on his record as a successful entrepreneur. They have also been sharing information A whole lot of guns. Vague data, ambiguities, and contradictions unaddressed. With the race for District 3 County Commissioner perched atop the local ballot, I asked him how he felt about She couldnt tell the prosecutor from the defense team. The media is reporting "More virus cases", "Cases surge", and raising other terrifying alarms. For more information or the Zoom link, call 360-417-2665 or email admin@olympicuuf.com. California had mandated this policy so Washington couldnt be "By the time weekly boosters are mandated, symptoms will be reduced to a mildly ticklish nose & a vague feeling of being conned. comment below a YouTube video Ive just recovered from the Omicron variant of Covid. 11 Tumwater on Saturday at 8 a.m. to determine fourth/sixth-place. The Wild Fish Conservancy, a Washington-based nonprofit, has been pushing litigation forward that could cancel operations of , There are few structures as important to Olympic Peninsula residents as the Hood Canal Bridge. Facts are supplanted by accusations. continued damage The Legislature has let the Governor do what he wants. Share. What other architectural wonders took less than 5 years to build? Dissent and free speech punished. Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber. Weve all been From left: Ruby Groussman (8), Andre Mackey (10), Ike Banks (13), Evan Mackey (12). Port Townsend Free Should taxpayers have concerns about handing over the failed Cherry Street Project and another $300,000 to Bayside Housing? That very alarming claim went Time is of the essence. We were tourists in Port Townsend.There were 4 of. NewsBreak provides latest and breaking Sequim, WA local news, weather forecast, crime and safety reports, traffic updates, event notices, sports, entertainment, local life and other items of interest in the community and nearby towns. "It is clear that what is occurring now is a financial disaster," says Bert Loomis of Bayside Housing has not yet committed to taking on the failed Cherry Street Project. Pregnancy radically changed Ravyn, a "horrible person" Jefferson County Commissioner-elect Greg Brotherton said Thursday, our codes are standing in the way, of economic growth and promised regulatory reform by reducing the size of the countys Unified Development Code (UDC) upon taking his seat on the Board of County We are always delighted to share news from Port Townsend's NW Discovery Lab. We have all heard the stories of rewarding friendships, of lives changed and lives saved. The editor wrote back "it's not experimental and it's FDA approved.] County residents picket the Leader building holding signs with messages like Censorship means being over the target and The Leader Lies" HAVE YOU BEEN CENSORED? Simply reset your password to regain access to your account. Featuring Local Daily News, Weather, Webcams, Road Conditions and Events for Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and the entire Olympic Peninsula. . On April 5, 2021, Rachelle Merle, one of the Co-op's member-owners, refused to wear a mask while shopping in the store. The Jefferson County Prosecutor has been facing an ethics investigation by the Washington State Bar Association. On multiple occasions he had been What's with white kids and their parents getting down on both knees on our streets and sidewalks and raising their hands over their heads? City officials told the owner they would likely allow the streatery to remain after Covid A community divided by class and social status. In Time Of Crisis. But after a Greg Brotherton Undermines Youth Prevention Efforts Greg Brotherton owns Sea Change Cannabis, the first pot shop to open in Jefferson County. When the Port Townsend School District reopened the doors in September 2020 my family opted out of in-classroom learning. We had like three panels total damaged, they like pushed in the wall, said Savahanna Korvales, manager at Danks Wonder Emporium. The email exchange, the tit-for-tat, was not what I would have expected from a man reported to have managed almost a quarter of a billion dollar budget and been a high level executive with a large staff. I designated myself an "essential worker" and continued my office IT job as always, as did all my coworkers. Volunteers needed for upcoming events Restoration planting season underway along Tarboo Creek Peninsula Daily News. I mentioned in my last opinion piece that the city made a good start by banning the feeding of deer within city limits. Is Jefferson County Health Department Overstating COVID Case Numbers? Port Townsend's most costly public housing project sits empty. Realtors drive up housing prices. Lines are forming in a struggle for the future of this piece of open land in the heart of Port Townsend. The findings of watchdog group Judicial Watch can be confirmed. When SL walked into the room where Jefferson County Prosecutor Michael Haas had told her to appear for a deposition, she saw men so friendly with each other she felt isolated and alone. We have recently launched a new and improved website. It took growing up around people of every race and nationality to recognize systemic racism. Those mounting injuries and deaths are underscored by A year ago, Jammi Lee Oxford killed herself. This is the second installment in our investigation of how Jefferson County Prosecutor Micahel Haas handled the case of State of Washington v. Patrick J. McAllister. The streatery pictured above is in the lot off Tyler Street, behind the Mount Baker Block building. . We don't really need the CDC to validate those numbers. Covering its tracks, lawyering up. We are not all in this together. While v-safe was developed specifically for the Covid roll-out a digital app designed for registered vax recipients BERRY: nothing but hope for vaccine efficacy "The biggest thing that we can do to protect ourselves and our community as we move into the fall is to get vaccinated, both with our Covid boosters and get our flu shot. Also, no dogs allowed in the market. The tables are set, the turkeys are roasting, volunteers are getting excited about seeing old friends and making new ones. The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 124 calls between Friday, Feb. 10, and Thursday, Feb. 16. Resident Stanley Cummings was critically injured and flown to Seattle after he was struck by a flatbed trailer Monday Morning on State Highway 20. I was never locked down. Beer drinking outside at the Pourhouse. Together we brought new voices into the public dialogue, and reported facts the public has a right to know. Port Townsend Furniture Clinic (Tom Powell) 360-385-6585. We own a house here. Port Townsend Brewing Company was established in 1997 with two labels; Brown Porter and Pale Ale. Port Townsend, WA ptleader.com Joined February 2009. Port Townsend Free Press is going quiet for several months. Alex French, 25, was arraigned in Jefferson County District Court on Monday, November 21st, for assault in the 4th degree committed on the evening of August 15th. The designation of Port Hadlock as an Urban Growth Area in 2002 meant that a sewer was required. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. A wildfire burning on a small island west of Port Townsend is holding at about 22 acres as of Wednesday morning. COVID outbreaks seen in Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend Sep 23, 2022 by Ken Park News Clallam County Coronavirus Jefferson County Clallam County sees COVID-19 rates drop into moderate-risk category Jefferson County reports increase in cases Sep 20, 2022 by Ken Park News Clallam County Coronavirus Jefferson County "They encountered a male subject who was noncompliant and making statements to the effect that she was dead," Anglin added. Incompetence is no longer an adequate explanation. It is in such dire straits the owner has established a Go Fund Me campaign. "Will it be necessary for us to form armed nightly patrols?" In this city that has On April 26, 2018, in the midst of his reelection campaign, Jefferson County Prosecutor Michael Haas dismissed a rape case rather than take it to trial. The lawyer said it was about copyright. Port Townsend Washington is a beautiful town in the Olympic Peninsula with an abundance of Victorian era architecture, making it a picturesque town and perfect for enjoying outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, and water sports. You may not know that the Free Press website mysteriously crashed on Thursday, March 17th. manufactured with at least 1/8 of an inch tread. . says Michelle West, owner of Evergreen Fitness in the Glen Cove area south of Port Townsend. Box 1180, Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-385-0656 info@portofpt.com Get Port News Delivered in Your Inbox Sound believes that independent, fact-based reporting and holding those in power accountable are essential to healthy communities and a healthy democracy. In some communities more Blacks are [UPDATE: In this article written two years ago, I stated that Mr. Brotherton had eliminated a conflict of interest between his duties as a member of the Board of Health and his activities in selling and promoting the use of marijuana. Grrrrrr. Feed archives can be found by clicking the additional feed details icon for each feed. When I got here it was quite the scene. A team from the Washington State Patrol's crime lab arrived at the home on Pelican Place about 9 a.m. Monday. I had a brief and cordial correspondence recently with Port Townsend City Councilman David Faber about the way commissioners are elected in Jefferson County. That's what had been reported about John Over 95% of Michael Chapman's campaign funds come from lobbyists and PACs representing groups and business from outside his district, according to his latest filings with the Public Disclosure Commission.