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Open position at Juneau Public Libraries focuses on Alaska Native Outreach; apply by Dec. 17

December 13, 2021 – News

The Juneau Public Libraries are looking to hire an Assistant Library Tech II who will focus on Alaska Native Outreach. Among other duties, the new position will focus services toward the needs of Alaska Native communities in Juneau and work collaboratively with other groups that serve these communities. See the …

Juneau Public Health & Juneau Police Department are new COVID-19 self-test distribution sites

December 10, 2021 – News

The City and Borough of Juneau has added the Juneau Public Health Center and Juneau Police Department as public distribution sites for free COVID-19 self-tests. You can use these rapid antigen tests regardless of vaccination status, or whether or not you have symptoms. The test can be self-administered from home, …

State reports 25 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau for Dec. 9 & 10

December 10, 2021 – News

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 25 new residents in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for December 9 and December 10. According to Juneau Public Health, there are about 80 active cases. Of those: about half the cases are known exposures, mostly from household members or small …

Community meeting on Fish Creek Recreational Area on Dec. 16

December 9, 2021 – FYI, News

Learn about and discuss the initial conceptual plan for the Fish Creek Recreation Area at a community meeting Thursday, December 16 at 6 p.m. The City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department, MRV Architects, and Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition teamed up earlier this year to improve recreation opportunities …

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When Juneau’s COVID-19 quarantine facility opened last year, Bartlett & CBJ implemented a unique protocol. Now, a peer-reviewed journal is praising the innovation.

December 9, 2021 – News

In October 2020, the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center (EOC) opened Centennial Hall as a COVID-19 quarantine and isolation facility. The goal was to prevent the spread of the virus amongst vulnerable populations, which would have led to high rates of hospitalizations. Most individuals using the facility …

State reports 15 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau for Dec. 7 & 8

December 8, 2021 – News

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 15 new residents in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for December 7 and December 8. According to Juneau Public Health, there are about 75 active cases. At least half are secondary cases. There is currently one person with COVID-19 hospitalized at …

For Tuesday, Dec. 7, school buses & Capital Transit are on Snow/Winter Routes

December 7, 2021 – News

First Student will be using snow routes today for school buses. Snow Route schedules can be found here or on the district website juneauschools.org in the Snow Bus Routes block. In addition, Capital Transit is implementing Winter Route Changes until midnight tonight. Service will be discontinued on Cordova Street, Davis …

State reports 23 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau for Dec. 4-6

December 6, 2021 – News

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 23 new individuals – 22 residents and one nonresident – in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for December 4 through December 6. The Juneau School District reports two new individuals within the Juneau School District who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 and …

State reports 11 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau

December 3, 2021 – News

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 11 new residents in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for December 3. Please note: Starting this Monday, December 6, the DHSS cases dashboard will update three times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays – and DHSS will begin issuing its COVID-19 …

COVID-19 vaccine clinic for kids age 5-11 this Saturday at Riverbend

December 2, 2021 – News

A free Pfizer Vaccine Clinic for kids age 5-11 is happening this Saturday, December 4, at Riverbend Elementary School from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vaccinating children against COVID-19 is safe and recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and the American Academy …