January 2021
Temperatures may be cold in Michigan, but things are just heating up in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary as we prepare for the annual Thunder Bay International Film Festival!
The only thing better than a great film is sharing it with friends, family, and community members, and that’s what the Thunder Bay International Film Festival is all about. The independent film festival, which is produced in partnership with the International Ocean Film Festival, highlights films centered on the ocean and Great Lakes. This year’s event will take place virtually for the first time and will be held from January 20-31, 2021.
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ALPENA The Alpena Municipal Council on Monday delayed a vote on changing the traffic light at the intersection of Miller Street and 2nd Avenue, the scene of multiple crashes near a school.
The council on Monday requested additional crash information from Police Chief Joel Jett.
The city’s assistant engineer, Steve Shultz, issued a proposal that would change the current blinking red-and-yellow light to one that cycles through three colors. It would also add buttons for pedestrians to hold traffic while they cross the busy streets.
Since 2010 at that intersection, 26 collisions resulted in 12 injuries, including one person who was seriously injured, Jett told the council. There have been three crashes so far this year.
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The Alpena water tower is seen in this November 2018 photo.
ALPENA Alpena and Alpena Township today issued a joint letter informing residents they are negotiating to form a new authority to oversee water and sewer services to both communities.
The two governments have been fighting in court for years over water and sewer rates the city charges the township. The case is currently at the Michigan Supreme Court, where there’s been no movement since October.
Today’s joint statement says the negotiations are complex because of the many differences in the two systems. No details on how the authority would be structured, who would manage it, or how more than $2 million in an escrow account established by a court order would be divided.