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Phase two of Bay View Sportsplex project may start in spring

ALPENA – With phase one of the new Bay View Sportsplex completed, Ron Fusina, board member for the Friends of the Alpena Courts (FAC), said that phase two of the project will likely begin in the spring. Fusina said that phase one of the project was completed in August, which included three ...

Target Alpena provides semi-annual report at council meeting

ALPENA – Lenny Avery, Target Alpena executive director, presented Target Alpena’s semi-annual report to the Alpena Municipal Council on Monday, highlighting topics such as Quality Opportunity Zones (QOZs) and housing. Avery began his presentation by discussing goals for Target Alpena in ...

Peters criticizes Census Bureau for cutting testing for the 2030 Census

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D-MI, and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued a statement following the Census Bureau’s announcement to cancel critical testing for the 2030 Census, according to a press release on Tuesday. "I am ...

Gone To Pieces Quilt Guild meeting on Thursday

The Gone To Pieces Quilt Guild will host its monthly meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Alpena. The group follows the school closing schedules so if there is no school then the meeting will be cancelled.