Council approves SMIC breakwater and final boat harbor dock replacement
Heidi Zemach for SCN – At Monday night’s meeting the Seward City Council unanimously approved two resolutions concerning multi-million dollar projects that will help improve and modernize Seward’s...
View ArticleCity traffic laws enforceable and debate over leases at SMIC
By Heidi Zemach for SCN – Those who park in the wrong places, run stop signs, or violate a host of other traffic laws within Seward city limits will soon get ticketed and fined rather than getting off...
View ArticleTougas purchases, rebrands waterfront hotel
By Heidi Zemach for SCN – Tom Tougas has purchased the 90-room Holiday Inn Express on Alaska Railroad Corporation land at the Seward Small Boat Harbor, changed its name to the Harbor 360 Hotel, and is...
View ArticleCity Administration Briefs PACAB on Crane, Grid and Floats
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN — For years, commercial fishers and other vessel owners have steadily pushed for a public crane and a tidal grid in Seward small boat harbor. City of Seward administration...
View ArticleMariner rescued after fall from T-Dock
By Heidi Zemach for SCN- A rather daring, successful rescue took place recently off T-dock behind Icicle Seafoods in the Seward Small Boat Harbor, saving the life of an unidentified mariner who had...
View ArticleCity’s proposed two-year budget increases user fees, shows fiscal restraint
Heidi Zemach for SCN- The City Council, which has the final decision on city budgets, has been making some difficult choices lately. As state and federal funding sources decline, Seward’s General Fund...
View ArticlePort and Commerce Advisory Board Continues Push for Harbor Infrastructure
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN — At its regular monthly meeting this November, Seward PACAB once again formally recommended a public-use crane in the small boat harbor. Additionally, the Board passed a...
View ArticleSupport for Harbor Crane Still Strong, Funding Remains Uncertain
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN — At Tuesday evening’s City Council work session to discuss funding a harbor crane, Seward’s mariners showed up in strength to once again demonstrate their support for the...
View ArticleCouncil passes $11.4 million budget, fee increases; no funds for public crane
By Heidi Zemach for SCN- Commercial fishermen and those who work in the fishing industry packed City Council Chambers at Monday Nights’ November 9th meeting to lobby once again for a public use crane...
View ArticleOp-ed: Crane Purchase and Placement deserves Funding Priority in Seward’s Harbor
Op-ed by Rhonda Hubbard – Mariners and harbor users have spoken for over a decade regarding the need for a working crane in Seward’s Small Boat Harbor. Seward is among Alaska’s top 5 fishing ports in...
View ArticleSettlement reached in 6-year Seward coal case
By Heidi Zemach for SCN- Aurora Energy Services LLC and Usibelli Coal finally reached a settlement December 8th in U.S. District Court for the State of Alaska with the Alaska Community Action on Toxics...
View ArticleADEC’s coal permit revision out for public review
By Heidi Zemach for SCN- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is taking public comment on its revised permit–one that allows Aurora Services LLC to continue incidentally releasing coal...
View ArticleSeward B,C,S Dock Replacement
Turnagain Marine Construction will begin work on the replacement of Seward’s B,C,S Dock on January 18th. Construction activities will include: demolition of existing, float installation, pile driving,...
View ArticleEmergency Workers Volunteer to Enable a Safe, 2016 Polar Bear Jump
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN — About 150 costumed jumpers and their several hundred cheering fans came to Resurrection Bay’s port city to defeat cancer. At the orderly prompting of the Master of...
View ArticleHARBOR – PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT
HARBOR – PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT From now until April 30, 2016, the public is requested to stay clear of the South Harbor Upland parking area and the south employee parking area during the...
View ArticleSMIC – PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT
From now until the Fall of 2017, the public is requested to stay clear of North Dock and North Dock parking area at SMIC, including Jellison Avenue, during the construction time frame. Heavy equipment...
View ArticleSCLA Friends and RBHS co-host guest author Chuck Sassara
Don’t miss this special time with guest author Chuck Sassara as he tells his stories of early Alaska. Saturday afternoon, March 12, 2016 starting at 2pm in the Seward Library, located at 239 6th...
View ArticleGuest Author Chuck Sassara-Saturday 2 p.m. in the Library
Save the date! Chuck Sassara is coming to town. Resurrection Bay Historical Society (RBHS) and the Seward Community Library Association (SCLA), a.k.a. Friends of the Seward Library, are co-hosting...
View ArticleFishing Vessels Conduct Oil Spill Training on Resurrection Bay
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN — Prevent oil spills and eliminate the need for clean up, works as a slogan. As a plan B practical matter, twenty-seven Seward fishing vessels worked to prepare for the day...
View ArticleCouncil: City Budget Improving, 1.7 Acres Re-Zoned for Senior Housing Project
By Mike Bissonette for SCN – On May 9th, Seward City Council moved forward on a broad range of issues for the spring. Despite fiscal uncertainties from the State, Seward’s recent projects have been...
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