The bulk of Petersburg borough workers and the local government agreed this month to terms of a new labor contract. It will mean wage increases of between two and four percent this year and next as well as other pay hikes for the employees.
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The Petersburg borough’s lobbyist in Washington D.C. said Monday the community faces the loss of its other Coast Guard vessel under a ship replacement program.
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Petersburg’s Rainforest Festival is underway this week. The keynote speaker this year is Naomi Michalsen of Ketchikan. She owns Kaasei Training and Consulting, which offers workshops about the importance and power of indigenous plants and foods. She’s talking in Petersburg this week about respectful harvest and leading several sessions on collecting and preserving plants for food and medicine.
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Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday said no to two months of free garbage drop off at the baler facility as a way to reduce the trash can temptation for problem bears.
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Petersburg’s swimming pool could see more permanent repairs to its electrical system this fall, more than a year after fire destroyed wiring and other equipment.
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