Poll & What you need to know for Monday, Dec. 4
Monday will be partly cloudy with isolated showers through the night, according to the National Weather Service.
Poll & What you need to know for Monday, Dec. 4 Monday will be partly cloudy with isolated showers through the night, according to the National Weather Service. Check out this story on guampdn.com: http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2017/12/03/what-you-need-know-monday-dec-4/917122001/
Chloe B Babauta, cbabauta@guampdn.com Published 5:53 p.m. ChT Dec. 3, 2017 | Updated 4:11 p.m. ChT Dec. 4, 2017
Larger-than-life nutcrackers, constructed from paint buckets, stand their posts at a section of the Christmas Dream exhibit at the Agana Shopping Center on Nov. 30, 2017. (Photo: Rick Cruz/PDN)
Poll: Public schools
Grade the performance of the public schools. Poll closes at 3 p.m. Dec. 5, 2017.
Grade the performance of the public schools.
Poll: Taxes
Should Guam delink from the federal tax code and adopt its own code? Poll closes at 3 p.m., Dec. 4.
Magof Nochebuena Peace Festival 2017 at Government House in Agana Heights will be open to the public through Jan. 7, 2018. Visit Government House at the following times:
Sundays through Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays, 6 to 10 p.m.
Santa photos, Saturdays 6 to 9 p.m.
Agana Shopping Center
Sanctuary Inc. and Agana Shopping Center's 8,000 square foot display "Christmas Dream" will be up through Jan. 5, 2018. The display will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. daily, except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, on the second floor of Agana Shopping Center. Admission is free. For more details, read the story here.
Sirens, Giant Voice testing tomorrow
Guam Homeland Security's All Hazards Alert Warning System sirens and the military bases' Giant Voice system will be tested at the 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5.
Homeland Security will test the 13 sirens in the villages in conjunction with Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam's monthly routine testing of the Giant Voice system.
Nearby residents and passersby can expect to hear pre-scripted voice messages announcing the start and end of the test, and 10 seconds of the alert tone.
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The following are a list of AHAWS siren sites to be tested:
GHS/OCD facility, Agana Heights
Agat Marina
JFK High School
Talofofo Elementary School
Asan Mayor's Office
Pago Bay A-Frame South End
Yona Mayor's Office
GWA Pump Station, Merizo
Ija Agricultural Station, Inarajan
Port Authority of Guam
Agat Senior Citizen's Center
Hotel Nikko Guam
Tamuning Mayor's Office
For more information, Homeland Security Public Information Officer Jenna G. Blas at (671) 478-0208 or via email at jenna.g.blas@ghs.guam.gov or Naval Base Public Affairs Officer Theresa Merto Cepeda at (671) 339-2663 or via email at theresa.cepeda@fe.navy.mil.
Beach advisories
Guam Environmental Protection Agency issued the following advisories on Friday, Dec. 1, based on 44 samples taken on Wednesday, Nov. 29.
Pago Bay, Chalan Pago
Hagatna Bayside Park
Santos Memorial Pak, Piti
Talofofo Bay
Road advisories
Bile/Pigua Bridge replacement (Merizo)
Construction activities will be ongoing at the Bile and Pigua Bridges. Intermittent traffic stoppages should be expected for up to 5 minutes at both the Bile and Pigua Bridges between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. as construction progresses.
Route 1/3 Intersection improvements (Dededo)
Construction activities will be ongoing at the Route 1/Route 3 intersection. Route 1 northbound is reduced to two lanes west of the Route 3 intersection. The northbound right lane will remain closed. Expect delays due to revised lane configurations.
Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA) — San Vitores Road Flood Mitigation Project
The GEDA contractor will continue inlet construction from Tumon Sands Plaza to The Westin Resort Guam. Lane reductions will occur on the right southbound and northbound lanes between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Motorists are advised to expect delays during these times due to intermittent lane closures.
Route 4 - Umatac resurfacing and spot repair
The Department of Public Works (DPW) highway maintenance crews will install pavement marking along Fort Soledad/Fire Station to Umatac Memorial Park from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists are advised to expect delays during these times due to intermittent lane closures and shifts.
Flood mitigation of Lot 6-1, Block 2, Route 8, Barrigada
The DPW contractor, ProPacific Builders Corporation, will continue excavation of a drainage system on the shoulder along Route 8, between Adacao Avenue and the Barrigada Fire Station. There will be intermittent lane shifts during construction time from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Motorists are advised to drive cautiously through all construction zones, observe all posted speed limit and construction signs, and carefully heed to flaggers. Alternative routes and/or adjusting drive times when feasible are encouraged.
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