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ALPENA – The Alpena Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to establish a temporary advisory committee to guide the search for a new fire chief as current Chief Tim Baker prepares to leave the position at the end of the month. The resolution to create the Temporary Fire ...

Alpena plants 670 native plugs in two new downtown rain gardens

ALPENA – Volunteers and partners planted 670 native plugs, young plants grown in a tray cell with its roots and soil intact, across two new rain gardens in downtown Alpena. This project will establish green stormwater infrastructure that will capture and filter runoff while serving as a ...

APS, Onaway, and Alcona schools receive grants

ALPENA — Three Northeast Michigan school districts received grant funding to develop and strengthen their teacher and administrator mentoring and induction programs or to partner with a provider of mentoring services to meet state requirements. Those districts are Alpena Public Schools ...

Experts offer tips for catching fraud against elderly people

LANSING – Financial fraud against older adults has become a serious and growing concern in Michigan, according to experts, and the crimes can result in the loss of life savings, retirement funds, homes and financial independence. Asked how often financial fraud happens to elders, Dustin ...