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Peters calls for inspector general review of DoD PFAS cleanup delays

ALPENA — U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, calls for an investigation into significant delays of Department of Defense (DoD) cleanup efforts of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at military installations ...

395 children to receive necessities through Christmas Wish List

ALPENA — This Christmas, 395 children in Northeast Michigan will receive necessities through the generosity of donors to the Christmas Wish List program. Christmas Wish List is run by United Way of Northeast Michigan. Executive Director Joe Gentry said that the program has been around for ...

Alpena County receives shelter update, homeless numbers

ALPENA — John Kozlowski, Alpena County Board of Commissioners chairman, told the other commissioners that he doesn’t think the community “realizes what goes into running a shelter,” at Tuesday’s Finance Ways and Means committee meeting. But the county is considering having a town ...