The Haines Borough Assembly Friday May 7 gave the borough manager the go-ahead to increase harbormaster pay by up to $10,000 to attract the borough’s top candidate, currently harbormaster in Whittier. The borough budgeted $58,000 in wages for the harbormaster position this year, up from $55,000 it paid former harbormaster Christian Racich. The assembly’s okay gives borough […]
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Orphaned bear cub captured
A brown bear cub that was fed dog food for about a week was captured by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. State wildlife biologists Neal Bearten and Ryan Scott darted and hauled off the 60-pound bear from near a Mud Bay Road home July 13. “The bear appeared to come to the sound […]
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Final Juneau road report met with rally, lobbying
Residents have until March 13 to make comments on a plan to replace mainline ferry service between Haines and Juneau with a small ferry to Katzehin and a 51-mile road connecting to the Juneau road system at Echo Cove, 40 miles north of downtown Juneau. Comments should be mailed to Reuben Yost, DOT, 6860 Glacier […]