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Alpena Man Charged With Assaulting A Woman And Trying To Prevent Her 911 Call
On Tuesday, May 9th, around 8am, Troopers from the Michigan State Alpena Post were called to the scene of an alleged domestic assault in Alpena at a residence on Michigan avenue. According to Michigan State Police, their troopers witnessed a pickup truck leaving the scene as they arrived. The vehicle...
ALDI, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Hampton Inn Coming to Alpena Soon
Alpena has some new businesses coming to town. “We have some ongoing projects that are looking to come to fruition. The first of them is out on the thirty-two corridor, one being ALDI’s. ALDI’s is getting to the point they’ve just announced that they are having a grand opening. I believe it to be June 6th. So, there will be another grocer introduced into our community,” Alpena Township Supervisor, Nathan Skibbe said.
Economic Development Coordinator Speaks About the Future of Housing in Alpena
Individuals and families trying to find housing in northeast Michigan know there are a myriad of challenges with our housing market for both renters and potential homebuyers. The stock of affordable housing in Alpena has dwindled due to many factors, “so currently my team and I are partnering with a great organization like Habitat, and we’re going to be building ten homes in five counties of northeastern Michigan,” Economic Development Coordinator, Lenny Avery said.
160 Students Walk In ACC’s 70th Commencement Ceremony With Record Breaking Crowd Attendance
Alpena Community College held its 70th commencement ceremony Thursday, May 9th in Park Arena. “We had a record crowd, and park arena was absolutely packed. And the overflow room, Granum theater was packed as well, where we live streamed. We had it was just a wonderful night. We had a jumbotron so people could see, the sound was good. Ethusiasm, it’s just, it’s just a great night, you know?” said Don MacMaster, President of Alpena Community College.
Two Contractors Battle Out the Bid at Alpena City Council Meeting
In the last city council meeting, tensions were running high as two local contractors were bidding on the same street project in Alpena. “There is some local roadwork that will be starting soon. Near downtown, it will be our Second Avenue project and that’s goes from Fletcher to Hueber Street. And that is a project that’s been long coming. It’s water and sewer, street curb lines, drainage, everything. It’s a big project. It affects a lot of people, but it’s been spent needed for quite some time.” Alpena City Engineer, Stephen Shultz said.
Alpena High School Awards Top Performing Students In Career And Technical Education Programs
Alpena high school had an awards banquet to honor the top performing students in their career and technical education programs. “The students that were the top in each one of the 11 programs received a congratulatory gift from a local business and industry, as well as a medal and certificate and a laser engraved CTE mug” said Ron Worth, CTE work based learning coordinator at Alpena Public Schools.
Third Annual Mother’s Day Drag Show Brings Good and Bad Reaction from Alpena Residents
The third annual Mother’s Day Drag show at the Black Sheep Pub brings different reactions from residents in Alpena. “We have our third annual drag queen show this Mother’s Day weekend. So, we have a show on Saturday night at 9pm and then we have a show on Sunday at 1pm,” Owner of Black Sheep Pub, Kris Conger said.
Lieutenant Stuart Sharp of Alpena’s HUNT Team Discusses Drug Issues in the Community
Lieutenant Stuart Sharpe of the Huron Undercover Narcotics Team discusses the drug problems in Alpena. Here in Beautiful Alpena, it may be hard to believe that there is a drug issue. “Our area is not unique, and it is not different than the rest of the state of Michigan or the United States; we have a significant problem with drugs,” Lieutenant Stuart Sharp of the Michigan State Police said. In just this last year, forty-six million Americans have experienced a substance abuse disorder. “The misuse of narcotics impacts our community as a whole, stretches the resources of DHHS, Catholic Human Services, our local hospital and law enforcement,” said Sharp.
Rain and thunderstorms expected to hit Northern Michigan, pleasant Mother's day ahead
Rain and a couple thunderstorms Tuesday night will linger into Wednesday morning before showers taper off. Separately, there could be some rain along/south of a Traverse City-Alpena line Thursday afternoon/evening. As of now, Mother's Day (Sunday) is looking pleasant. WEDNESDAY (MAY 8): Low pressure will swirl across Northern Michigan Wednesday...
United Way of Alpena Receives Grant From Consumers Energy Foundation To Help With Food Insecurity
United Way of Northeast Michigan received a $4,000 grant from the Consumers Energy foundation. “In every year we partnered with Consumers Energy foundation, and they’ve supported activities that we have in our community. Two years ago, they gave us, a grant of $750. SO that allowed us to expand the Dolly Parton Imagination library into Presque Isle County. And then the last two years, they’ve increased that grant to help meet basic needs in our community” said Joe Gentry, Executive Director, United Way of Northeast Michigan.
Black River Waterways Committee Taking on Huge Jetty Project
Black River will hopefully be undergoing some significant changes in the near future. The problems with sedimentation in black river have been happening for decades. “As you can see, the sedimentation is growing gigantically. This sand here used to be the river, the mouth of the river used to be sixty, seventy, eighty feet wide, now it’s 25 feet wide. In 2022 the DNR received a grant to fund a study to find a solution to the constant drudging in black river, to solve the sedimentation issue at the mouth of the Black River. The solution would be the installation of two jetties, one on the north side, one on the south side, protruding in the lake, approximately seven hundred and fifty feet,” Black River Waterways Committee Chairman, Dan Gauthier said.
Pied Piper Students Kick Off Mother’s Day Weekend With A Plant Sale
Pied Piper students will be having a plant sale this weekend using plants they grew at their school’s greenhouse. “We try to have it be 90% the student participation. All the flowers are grown here on site. We started from either seeds or plugs. Students planting all of them, watering and taking care of them since we started back in March” said Beth Lucas, Paraprofessional at Pied Piper school.
Harrisville State Park Acquires Action Track Chair for People with Handicap and Mobility Issues
People with handicap and mobility issues near Harrisville have something special to look forward to this summer. “So, today what we’re looking at is our newly acquired action track chair. This was something new we have for the state park here in Harrisville. It’s a great addition to the park,” Unit Supervisor at Harrisville State Park, Eric Ostrander said.
Alpena Downtown Development Authority Awards Grants to Local Businesses
Big changes are coming to the downtown area. The Alpena Downtown Development Authority has awarded over $200,000 in grants to five businesses in the downtown area for facade transformation. The DDA received a $400,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to contribute to facade renovations throughout the downtown district. These changes to the downtown Alpena area will bring in more revenue and make the aesthetic of the area look even more beautiful than it already does.
Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan to Build Fifty Affordable Houses in Hillman Village
In Hillman Village, some working-class families have a bright future as major housing developer, Habitat for Humanity, projects fifty new homes built in the next five years. “Currently, we have a major project, a five-year strategic plan. We have Habitat for Humanity, Northeast Michigan joined with the village of Hillman to develop nineteen and a half acres into affordable housing. We’re talking as much as 50 to 60 homes over the next five years,” Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan, Ted Fines Said.
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