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Communities wrestle with license plate reader technology

LANSING – As communities in Michigan consider automated license plate reader technology, law enforcement officials and Flock Safety are advocating for measures to provide privacy protections without compromising the technology. Flock Safety cameras record the image of vehicles and their ...

Alpena’s Cooper Black makes NHL debut, credits Alpena support

ALPENA – Cooper Black expected the nerves to hit harder. Instead, the Alpena native’s first NHL game felt mostly like excitement. The 25-year-old goaltender made his Florida Panthers debut Thursday night in a 4-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena, stopping 18 shots while ...

AHS team working on new measures to reduce absenteeism

ALPENA — The number of Alpena High School students considered chronically absent, that is missing 10% or more days of school, has been high the past several years, particularly since the COVID–19 pandemic. According to MI School Data, the percentage of chronically absent students at AHS ...

Recycling authority awards bid to Three Rivers Corporation

ALPENA — Northeast Michigan Materials Management Authority (NMMMA) received three bids for the authority's new materials recovery facility (MRF), and awarded the project to Three Rivers Corporation out of Midland, on Thursday. The company bid the project at a base bid of $3.294 million. ...

Bergman provides update

I wanted to take a few minutes to give you an update on some of the work I've been doing while traveling across Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. There's nothing better than being back home, visiting with old friends, making new ones, and hearing directly from the hardworking people ...