On Monday, the Juneau Assembly Committee of the Whole is scheduled to discuss relocating the Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial to Marine Park. But it will do so without a recommendation from the city’s Docks and Harbors Board. When the assembly approved a floating cruise ship berth to be built in front of the memorial, it…
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Woman indicted in PFD fraud case
A Soldotna woman has been indicted for lying on her 2010 Permanent Fund Dividend application. According to the state departments of Law and Revenue, a Juneau Grand Jury has charged 62-year-old Sherrie Ann Ace of one count of unsworn falsification in the first degree, a Class C felony. The indictment also charges Ace of second…
Harbor board to give input on possible memorial move
The Docks and Harbors Board is expected to make a recommendation to the Juneau Assembly tonight on the location of the Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial, now that a floating cruise ship berth is to be built in front of it. The memorial’s board of directors believes it should be left where it is, but not…
BRH board to seek sole oversight of top executives
To most people it probably seems like an odd arrangement, but it’s fairly typical in the health care industry. Bartlett Regional Hospital is owned by the City and Borough of Juneau and governed by a board of directors appointed by the CBJ Assembly. The board hires a professional management company – Quorum Health Resources –…
Thursday Newscast
Stories include a recent meeting between National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials and charter operators in Homer over a proposed catch sharing plan.
Bartlett to add new signage
It’ll soon be easier to find where you’re going at Bartlett Regional Hospital. This week, the board of directors for Juneau’s community-owned hospital approved funding for three new signs. Two will point visitors to the emergency room and the third will identify the main entrance. During renovations over the past few years, the emergency room…