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A clinical study of pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for teens ages 12 - 17 will start enrolling interested volunteers in Lakeland starting Monday.

ALPENA — Whether it’s model cars, cup-and-saucer sets, dishware, or nautical-themed decor, collecting is a way of life for John Konecki. Tucked into vario

By Robert Kennedy Apr 20, 2021 3:42 AM GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Travel Wisconsin created an online “Trail Report” to help those heading out to plan their trip. The pandemic has become a time when more people are turning to the outdoors during their free time. And those in the recreation business don’t see that changing any time soon. “Outdoor sports, trail use, I mean people feeling much more comfortable right now outdoors and I think it’s going to continue for awhile,”...

jhinkley@thealpenanews.com It costs money to print newspapers, and, like any business, we care about our bottom lines, so we can invest in our people and the technology, equipment, and services necessary to improve what we have to offer. But, at their heart, newspapers exist for public service. A call to public service dragged most of us into this sometimes rotten enterprise. Knowing we’ve made our communities better places in ways big and small makes all the late nights, early mornings, m...

By Robert Kennedy Apr 13, 2021 3:31 AM GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Around this time last year, water levels were high, and so was the risk of flooding in some areas of Green Bay. “We were paying attention to the water levels because all it took was an inch of rain to fall during the day and the wind to come out of the north and it would back up the Fox River and everybody would be having the same problems,” Brown County Emergency Management director Lauri Maki said. That’s not e...

The rise in blank-check companies — a boon to private equity firms looking to cash out from their deals — is worrying some managers.  “It feels a little bit like a gold rush to me,” said James Andersen, co-founder of private equity firm Clearview Capital, during a virtual event hosted on Tuesday by the New York Alternative Investment Roundtable. “Gold rushes almost never end well.” The boom in special purpose acquisition companies is a “symptom” of the Federal Reserve injecting...

sschulwitz@thealpenanews.com News Photo by Steve Schulwitz Bob’s Bullpen owner Bob LeFevre shows off a display of Din Djarin, also known as Mado, from the popular Disney+ show The Madolorian at his store on Wednesday. Bob’s Bullpen was one of 59 businesses in Alpena County to receive state funding via the Michigan Small Business Survival Grant program. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced Wednesday the recipients of the state’s latest round of small business relief. I...

Relevance is important in my line of work. That is why the team here at The News always is working hard to keep you informed with information that is important for all of us. Did you know that, last year, the local news reporters produced over 3,000 pieces of local news — which included things like stories, photographs, and news briefs? Looking at just the three main reporters — Steve Schulwitz, Crystal Nelson, and Julie Riddle — they produced 1,110 stories, 1,056 photographs, 648 briefs...