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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3472"] An injuction filed by Michele Goodwin (pictured), an encampment resident, has temporarily halted the encampment closure. Photo by Scott France [/caption] News by Scott France The City of Port Townsend voted in a special City Council meeting tonight to change
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1786"] Photo by Manny Becerra, unsplash [/caption] By Beacon Staff We are, at the time of publishing, 27 days into the federal government shutdown. We’re mere days away from SNAP running out of money, and there are no guarantees that
Environment
Sowing Resilience: Rural communities across the country are grappling with food insecurity. Schoolchildren, seniors, grocers and even farmers face a food crisis compounded by government cuts and soaring costs. These 9 stories reveal how communities are navigating — and reimagining — the systems that have left them hungry. News by Scott France
Environment
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1280"] Photo by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] News by Scott France The Washington Department of Ecology has fined the Port Townsend Paper Company (PTPC) $20,000 for two separate spills of untreated and potentially harmful wastewater into Port Townsend Bay earlier this
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="4032"] Photo by Angela Downs [/caption] News by Angela Downs If you’ve been frustrated by the parking situation at Quimper Plaza, it turns out you’re not alone. Mark D. Hall, President and CEO of Hall Equity Group, who owns
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="4032"] Photo by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] News by Nhatt Nichols Families suddenly separated, long-term green card holders held for an indeterminate amount of time in detention centers, sometimes hundreds of miles from their home. This is the heartbreaking reality of Trump’
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="4032"] Since the automated parking system has been in place, several people have complained that they received a fine in spite of not staying over the allotted 30 minutes. Photo by Angela Downs [/caption] News by Angela Downs Society is in
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1000"] Photo courtesy of https://ptpubliclibrary.org/library/page/history-library [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] News by Angela Downs Over a year of negotiations came to completion on Monday, July 21, when a resolution for the collective bargaining agreement with City
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3708"] Roughly two thousand protesters lined Sims Way on Saturday for the No Kings protest. Photo Angela Downs [/caption] News by Angela Downs On Saturday, June 14, Jefferson County residents lined Sims Way and gathered at the Kah Tai Lagoon, joining
Housing
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1338"] Illustration by Kristina Hestenes-Stimson [/caption] News by Scott France Olympic Housing Trust (OHT) has scored a big win for local affordable housing and soon, for five fortunate families. OHT will receive a $385,000 appropriation in the new Washington state
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1168"] Photo courtesy of Jacquie Beaubien, Ed.D [/caption] Citizen Screen is a monthly column dedicated to film and film-related topics, sourced and curated by Port Townsend Film Festival. This month’s column is by filmmaker and education specialist Jacquie Beaubien,
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="4032"] Currently, the only public pool in Jefferson County is at the YMCA in Port Townsend. Photo by Scott France. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] News by Scott France Jefferson County residents strongly support a new aquatics center, according to a