Pressure bombs – plastic bottles filled with Drano, water and tinfoil – have been exploding around Juneau. Police have received several calls in recent weeks about the homemade bombs found in various places; the remnants of one near the road on Dudley Street just last week. There’ve also been reports of explosions, then pieces of…
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First full-time Rabbi at Temple Sukkat Shalom
Dov Gartenberg will be the first year-around Jewish Rabbi in Juneau. He says Dov is pronounced like the bird or the past tense of dive – and he goes by either. “In Hebrew it’s pronounced Dov. If anyone reads the book of Exodus, it’s one of the main characters; but Dov means bear. In moving…
Assembly settles fishermen’s memorial issue
The location of the Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial has been laid to rest by the Juneau Assembly. The panel Monday determined the memorial should stay where it is on Juneau’s working waterfront, even though a floating cruise ship berth will be built in front of it in the next couple of years. The memorial board…
Tuesday Newscast
Casey Kelly fills in for Matt Miller. Stories include, Juneau man indicted on 2nd degree murder charges for June automobile crash that killed his 19-year-old friend; CBJ Assembly says Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial should stay put; longshoremen protest cruise industry; A permanent rabbi moves to Juneau; and is predator control taking a toll on grizzly…
Longshoremen hold cruise ship protest
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 200 picketed at Marine Park in Juneau today (Monday) while the cruise ship Westerdam was anchored in Gastineau Channel. Union members say cruise lines have repeatedly broken the law by not calling a contract stevedoring company to perform dock work – such as tying up tender…
Atlin rezone illegal, city attorney says
The recent rezoning of a parcel of land at the corner of Atlin Drive and Mendenhall Loop Road is illegal, according to Juneau’s city attorney. Earlier this month the Juneau Assembly changed the two-plus acres from residential to light commercial — against the recommendation of area neighbors, CBJ Community Development staff and the Planning Commission.…