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ACC announces new partnerships with Central Michigan University

ALPENA — Alpena Community College (ACC) is launching new partnerships with Central Michigan University (CMU) to establish 2+2 degree pathways in psychology and political science, according to an ACC press release on Friday. ACC stated that these articulation agreements with CMU will allow ...

The Salvation Army still fundraising for 2026

ALPENA – The Salvation Army of Alpena announced on Friday that it has not yet met its $190,000 fundraising goal for 2026. As of Jan. 9, the organization has raised $173,901. The Salvation Army stated in a Friday press release that it needs to raise an additional $16,098 to reach the ...

Sunrise Mission hosts town hall meeting

Sunrise Mission announced on Monday that it will host their second Alpena community town hall meeting on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Alpena High School auditorium. The meeting is open to all community members. According to Sunrise Mission, the focus of these meetings is to address Alpena’s ...

READ adult literacy program looking for volunteer tutors

ALPENA — For the last 40 years, the READ adult literacy program has served more than 400 Northeast Michigan residents, helping adults with literacy skills, learning English as a second language (ESL), and earning their GEDs, all at zero cost. The program is currently looking to train ...

Association of Lifelong Learners presents art history program

ALPENA — The Association of Lifelong Learners (ALL) at Alpena Community College will present “The Spicy Side of Art Masterpieces” program on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the ACC Madeline Briggs Center Room 140. Danyeal Dorr will share stories about famous pieces of artwork and the artists ...