A still-unidentified driver drove a silver Jeep through the Eagles Cemetery on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, damaging headstones and fences and uprooting a 50-year-old lilac bush.
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Fisk beats Sanford in race for Juneau mayor
The new mayor was the only change to the Juneau Assembly to come out of the elections. Assemblymen Loren Jones and Jerry Nankervis will both retain their seats for second terms.
Watch: Juneau Votes assembly candidate debate
About 40 people attended a debate between the candidates for Juneau Assembly on Tuesday. Watch the debate here.
Assembly candidates lay out approaches to money, capital projects
One candidate disagreed with the others on approving capital projects piecemeal.
Still no confirmed candidates for 2 Juneau School Board seats
Monday is the filing deadline for municipal election candidates to run in Juneau. If no one’s elected to the school board, the board will choose their new colleagues.
Juneau Assembly nixes sales tax break on high-value jewelry
Beginning in 2016, individual jewelry items that sell for more than $12,000 will be taxed at the same rate as everything else.
Assembly considers $1 million hit to Juneau seniors’ sales tax perk
The Juneau Assembly advanced a series of policy changes Thursday that would leave lower-income seniors entirely exempt from paying city sales tax, while reducing wealthier seniors’ benefit.
So far, only one newcomer in Juneau’s fall elections
Local voters could elect up to six new members to the Juneau Assembly and School Board this fall — if candidates step up.
Without state funding, school maintenance questions arise
The Juneau Assembly offered lukewarm support Monday to prep a fall ballot question asking local voters to authorize debt for school maintenance.
With $500,000 to schools, Juneau Assembly makes up for last year
The Juneau School District now won’t have to increase class sizes in kindergarten to second grade.