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ALPENA — District 3 in Alpena County will have a new commissioner representing it after the board appointed the replacement for former commissioner Dave Karsc
News Staff Writers News Photo by Julie Riddle Shelly Katto points recently to a chalkboard in her Alpena Airbnb home signed by a group of nurses who found temporary housing there. ALPENA — The use of tax incentives, zoning changes, policy revisions, and the creative use of current structures still haven’t kept up with a spiking demand for housing in Northeast Michigan. Big demand and too little supply, rising construction costs, and limited construction workers — in part because of the coronavirus pandemic — caused the region’s housing shortage, The News learned after weeks of rese...
cnelson@thealpenanews.com ALPENA — After interviewing seven candidates for an open seat on the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education, the board unanimously appointed Kenneth Gembel as its newest trustee. The board also named Adam Poll, president and CEO of the Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce, as its second choice in the event Gembel declined the board’s offer. Attempts to reach Gembel were unsuccessful. President Gordon Snow said Gembel moved to Alpena in 2013 and previously served on the Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and currently serves on the University of Mich...
ALPENA, Mich. — An Alpena resident said she has concerns about a Facebook post that could potentially hurt local businesses. An anonymous do– not– support list targeting Alpena area businesses has been circulating on Facebook. The creator of the list recommends that certain businesses not be supported because of their owner’s political views and/or sexual orientation. The list also recommends businesses to support. The owner of a local photography business said in a Facebook post that her business was added to the do–not–support list and she would like to know what she did t...