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AAA calls on passengers to help prevent dangerous driving

DEARBORN — As National Passenger Safety Week begins, AAA is issuing a reminder that road safety doesn’t start and end with the driver. Nationwide, passengers make up 24% of passenger‑vehicle fatalities, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. “Passengers face the same ...

UPDATED: Baby pantry set to reopen, needs donations

ALPENA — The Alpena Baby Pantry, a program of the Alpena and Presque Isle Child Abuse and Neglect(CA/N) team, will reopen next month after closing for two months due to smoke damage from a structure fire that occurred at the St. Bernard’s Friendship Room on Nov. 5. Deb Werner, Alpena Baby ...

Structure fire in Alpena

A man in his 20s and a 2-year-old child sustained burn injuries in a structure fire in Alpena on Monday, according to a Monday press release from the Alpena Fire Department. The Alpena Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 1124 Ford Avenue at 9:13 a.m. Upon responding, ...

RC planning meeting cancelled

The regular meeting of the Rogers City Planning Commission scheduled for Thursday at 4 p.m. has been cancelled. The date of the next meeting was not included in a press release on Monday.

Rogers City harbor committee meets today

The Rogers City Harbor Advisory Committee will meet today at 8 a.m. During the meeting the committee will receive staff reports. This meeting is open to the public and public comment is welcome.