Star Staffing Alpena in Alpena is starting its annual Mitten Drive. It started doing the drive in 2017 by collecting mittens, scarves, hats, boots, coats, and snowpants to give out to local schools, it said in a press release on Saturday. “We feel it is necessary to help the families that ...

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What started out as a small patch of pumpkins five years ago, has evolved into a family project that touches the community in a caring way. When they began, Tara and Larry Rondeau’s kids, Cooper, Carter, Caleb and Coralynn, were 10, eight, five and two years old respectively. Tara ...

The Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Committee is hosting the 2025 Walk Against Homelessness and Hunger on Nov. at from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Registration for the event Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Salvation Army Church located at 722 N. Second Avenue in Alpena. Funds collected ...

Alpena — The EcoCareers Expo is a future-focused event that encouraged more than 500 northeast Michigan students to explore local, eco-system career opportunities. Thirteen schools took part in the 2nd annual EcoCareers Expo hosted by Northeast Michigan Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative ...