Alex MacLean

Mississauga

Associate Editor for @DobberHockey with an affinity for the salary cap. @WesternU Civil Engineering alum. He/Him. @alexdmaclean.bsky.social

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Group looks to scale back plans for wood pellet plants in Tuolumne, Lassen counties

1 day ago | uniondemocrat.com | Alex MacLean |Alex S. Maclean

An organization is looking at potentially scaling back plans for building a pair of biomass processing plants in Tuolumne and Lassen counties to produce wood pellets that would be moved through the Port of Stockton and shipped overseas for generating electricity.
Smile Keepers founder retires after 30 years of bringing dental services to Tuolumne County schools

1 week ago | uniondemocrat.com | Alex MacLean |Alex S. Maclean

Generations of Tuolumne County schoolchildren affectionately know her as “Erika the Tooth Fairy.”For the past 30 years, Erika Hagstrom Dossi has helped bring dental services and oral health awareness education to local classrooms through the nonprofit Smile Keepers Dental Program that she founded in 1994. Friday, June 20, was Hagstrom Dossi's last day serving at the helm of the entirely grant-funded program before she retires and hands the reins to her longtime right-hand, Ocean Arellano.
Support group plans walk at Standard Park to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease

1 week ago | uniondemocrat.com | Alex MacLean |Alex S. Maclean

A support group for people with Alzheimer’s, their families and caregivers is inviting the public to join them for a walk from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Standard Park in East Sonora to raise awareness about the disease. The walk coincides with the summer solstice on June 20, which is the longest day of the year with the most daylight.
Sonora City Council formally recognizes Pride Month

1 week ago | uniondemocrat.com | Alex MacLean |Alex S. Maclean

For the first time, the Sonora City Council voted 3-1 Monday night to approve a proclamation recognizing June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Vice Mayor Andy Merrill, who put forward the proclamation, was joined by Mayor Ann Segerstrom and Councilwoman Bess Levine in support. Councilman Mark Plummer was opposed, while Councilman Stephen Opie was absent and didn’t vote. Opie had previously voiced opposition to such a proclamation at a meeting earlier this month.
Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee announces grand marshal, queen contestants

2 weeks ago | uniondemocrat.com | Alex MacLean |Alex S. Maclean

With the start of the 76th annual Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee just a week away, organizers have revealed the grand marshal and queen contestants for this year’s three-day festival. Tuolumne County native Jim Armstrong, a longtime logger and wood-products entrepreneur, will serve as the grand marshal of this year’s event that begins Friday, June 20, and runs through Sunday, June 22.
Groveland Community Services District board to vote on water, sewer rate hikes

2 weeks ago | uniondemocrat.com | Alex MacLean |Alex S. Maclean

Groveland Community Services District customers will face steep increases in their monthly water and sewer bills if the agency’s board approves a proposed five-year rate plan at a public hearing next week. The proposal calls for annual increases to the fixed and variable rates that GCSD charges for water service beginning with 35% as of July 1 this year, followed by an additional 26% as of July 1, 2026, and 10% for the next three years through July 1, 2029.
Women arrested after dispute leads to gunfire in Twain Harte neighborhood

3 weeks ago | uniondemocrat.com | Alex MacLean |Alex S. Maclean

Two women were arrested Wednesday night after allegedly exchanging gun shots during a confrontation in a Twain Harte neighborhood, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office said. In a news release, the Sheriff’s Office stated that deputies first responded with emergency lights and sirens about 12:45 p.m. that afternoon to the area of Tanager Drive in Twain Harte for a report of a woman who had a firearm and was banging on the door of a residence.
Sonora City Council will vote on LGBTQ+ Pride Month proclamation later this month

3 weeks ago | uniondemocrat.com | Alex MacLean |Alex S. Maclean

The Sonora City Council will consider formally recognizing LGBTQ+ Pride Month two years after a similar action failed due to lack of enough support. At a public meeting Monday night, the council voted 3-2 to advance a proposal presented by Vice Mayor Andy Merrill that would proclaim June as the month celebrated across the United States as a way to acknowledge the contributions of LGBTQ+ people and their ongoing fight for equality and inclusion.
Automatic weapons seized from home in West Point

3 weeks ago | uniondemocrat.com | Alex MacLean |Alex S. Maclean

A 39-year-old man is charged with 31 felonies and three misdemeanors following an incident Monday night in which he’s accused of threatening to shoot someone, possessing fully automatic weapons and starting a fire that damaged multiple vehicles at a property in West Point.
TUD to conduct public negotiations for New Melones water contract

4 weeks ago | uniondemocrat.com | Alex MacLean |Alex S. Maclean

Years of behind-the-scenes negotiations between Tuolumne Utilities District and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation over a long-sought contract for water out of New Melones Reservoir are about to go public. The bureau announced public negotiation sessions in Folsom next month over the proposed terms and conditions of a contract that would allow TUD to take and store up to 6,000 acre-feet of water per year from the reservoir, which has a maximum capacity of 2.4 million acre-feet.