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Massachusetts man faces numerous charges in alleged drug lab, dumping of chemicals in Everett, Malden [Video]

A man was in court Wednesday to face charges in connection with an illegal drug-making operation in Everett, Massachusetts.Everett police said Alexander Yaksic, 33, of Everett, was arrested on Revere Beach Parkway Tuesday on a federal probation warrant. A judge ordered him held on $25,000 bail, citing “disturbing” circumstances.Sky5 was over the parkway on Tuesday, where police and fire officials were seen surrounding a gray sport utility vehicle. Investigators wearing gloves appeared to be searching the SUV.On Oct. 30, Everett police and other first responders arrived at the scene of a car crash on Wilbur Street. While on scene, officers discovered an unknown substance which was collected and sent to the crime lab for analysis. The incident did not pose a threat to the public, and Everett police said it determined that there were no arrestable offenses at that time.A few days later on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4, Everett police received additional reports that someone discarded unknown substances at several locations in the city. Everett Fire and Inspectional Services Department responded, and while wearing protective gear, safely cleaned and discarded residue from the scene. On the morning of Nov. 4, the Inspectional Services Department also found a discarded container on Sycamore Street. The investigation led Everett police to 51 Gledhill Ave. on Monday, where police uncovered a lab that had the ingredients to produce MDMA/ecstasy, police said.WCVB crews saw bottles of glacial acetic acid on the front porch and steps of the home.Police in nearby Malden confirmed a scene near Holy Cross Cemetery on Lynn Street on Monday was also related to the Everett incident. From Sky5, splotches of a white substance could be seen on the roadway, and chemical containers were on the side of the road. “Mr. Yaksic is the suspect related to an incident at 51 Gledhill Avenue and at other locations in the City of Everett and he will be charged with numerous narcotics-related offenses,” Everett police and Mayor Carlo DeMaria said in a joint statement. There was no immediate threat to the public, the city said.Yaksic will return to court on Dec. 9.

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Anchorage School Board holds first meeting after announcing schools considered for rightsizing [Video]

The Anchorage School District held a work session Monday to further discuss the rightsizing initiative, followed by a board meeting in which many students and parents spoke in opposition to the plan. The session was the first opportunity for the public to voice their opinions after the announcement was made Friday that seven elementary schools were being considered for closure, consolidation or repurposing.

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Minden celebrates re-opening of Minden Bowl after April tornado [Video]

THERE. MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AGO, THE CITY OF MINDEN, IOWA, WAS DEVASTATED BY THE APRIL TORNADOES AND RECOVERY EFFORTS ARE STILL UNDERWAY. IT MAY TAKE YEARS TO GET THINGS BACK TO NORMAL, BUT THE CITY IS TAKING STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. TONIGHT, THEYRE HOSTING A COMMUNITY VISION SESSION TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE CITY WHILE CELEBRATING A LOCAL BUSINESS. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVENS EDDIE MITCHELL HAS THE STORY. LOOK AT THESE PICTURES NOW AND LOOK AT HOW FAR WEVE COME. YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. ITS ITS PRETTY AMAZING INSIDE OF THE NEWLY RENOVATED MINDEN BOWL, YOU CAN FIND PICTURES OF THE DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY THE APRIL 26TH TORNADO. THATS MY HOUSE RIGHT HERE. YEP. BOTTOM LEFT, DYLAN SCHNECKLOTH, A HOMEOWNER AND THE BUSINESS MANAGER OF MINDEN BOWL, A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE FOR THE CITY OF 600 PEOPLE, WILL CELEBRATE THEIR REOPENING SIX MONTHS AFTER THE CAFE WAS DAMAGED IN APRIL. ITS FINALLY HAPPENING. ITS HERE YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW, ITS ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. ITS THE TOWN NEEDS IT AND EVERYONES EXCITED. SO WERE GONNA FILL THE PLACE UP. ITS GONNA BE GREAT. THE REOPENING IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A COMMUNITY VISIONING SESSION, WHERE COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL MOVE RECOVERY EFFORTS FORWARD. THE NIGHT OF THE STORM, THEY SAID ITS NOW A MARATHON. ITS NOT A RACE, AND THEYRE NOT KIDDING. I MEAN, ITS A SLOW GOING. YOU GOT TO BE WILLING TO STAY IN IT. THE CITY HAS STAYED WITH IT. THEY WILL BREAK GROUND ON A NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT NEXT YEAR. THE CITYS NEW STREET LIGHTS ARE FINISHING UP WHILE THE MEAT MARKET WILL BE TORN DOWN. THIS WEEK TO BE REBUILT, WHICH IS AWESOME. AND THE BOWLING ALLEY COMING BACK AND EVERYTHING, ITS ITS REALLY ITS MAKING IT WORTH ALL THE WORK. MINDEN IS NO STRANGER TO MAJOR TORNADOES. THEY HAD A SIMILAR 1 IN 1976 THAT DEVASTATED BUSINESSES. THIS TIME AROUND, THE GOAL IS THE SAME REBUILD AND CONTINUE TO GROW AS THE CITY BEGINS TO BUILD NEW HOMES, DUPLEXES AND APARTMENTS. I THINK WERE GOING TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR PEOPLE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO BE BACK TO OUR POPULATION, AND THEN GROWING SO ITLL BE EXCITING BECAUSE WEVE BEEN WANTING TO GROW FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. THERES STILL A LONG ROAD AHEAD, BUT TONIGHT THE CITYS HUB IS BACK UP AND RUNNING. COME BACK AND ENJOY YOURSELF. AND GET BACK TO WHERE WE WERE SIX MONTHS AGO. REPORTING FROM MINDEN EDDIE METZEL KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN. AND COMING BACK STRONGER THAT COMMUNITY VISION SESSION IS JUST GETTING UNDERWAY. THERE WILL BE CUTTING A RIBBON FOR MINDEN BOWL, AND ANY RESIDENTS WH

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This is Our Home: Saint Johnsbury, Vermont [Video]

BEN FRECHETTE SHOWS US SOME OF THEM IN THIS WEEK’S “THIS IS OUR HOME”. NOTHING COMPARES TO THE UNBREAKABLE BOND BETWEEN DOGS AND HUMANS… IT’S A LOVE THAT INSPIRED THIS LANDMARK IN SAINT JOHNSBURY. DOG MOUNTAIN FEATURES 150 ACRES OF MOUNTAINTOP FARMLAND, PURCHASED BY THE LATE ARTIST STEPHEN HUNECK AND HIS WIFE GWEN. JUDY ROSS DOES COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THE MOUNTAIN. SHE SAYS THE OLD BARN WAS CONVERTED TO A GALLERY FOR STEPHEN’S “WOODCRAFT” ART. BUT HIS GREATEST WORK IS THE CENTERPIECE OF DOG MOUNTAIN — THE DOG CHAPEL. A HEALING SPACE. PROVIDING CLOSURE TO PET OWNERS… AFTER LOSING A BELOVED ANIMAL. SAINT JOHNSBURY IS ALSO HOME TO THE ONLY PUBLIC PLANETARIUM IN VERMONT, FOUND AT THE FAIRBANKS MUSEUM. MAKE YOUR OWN TORNADO, EXPERIMENT WITH ELECTRICITY, OR EXPLORE A LARGE COLLECTION OF PRESERVED FOSSILS, MINERALS, AND WILDLIFE. THE “EYE ON THE SKY” TEAM DELIVERS DAILY FORECASTS FROM THE MUSEUM. WHEN SHE’S NOT IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE, METEOROLOGIST MEGAN DUNCAN TEACHES VISITING STUDENTS ABOUT OUR WEATHER AND CLIMATE. FOR MEGAN, SHARING THAT LOVE OF DISCOVERY HAS BEEN A DREAM COME TRUE.