A Port Huron e-bike crash last month is driving new downtown restrictions. City Council voted 5-1 Monday to approve rules banning e-bikes, scooters and mopeds from the Thomas Edison Parkway and Downtown Marina boardwalk, plus downtown sidewalks along Huron Avenue and Military Street. Other city sidewalks would cap speeds at 10 mph, dropping to 5 near pedestrians. The vote follows an Aug. 16 crash at Pine Grove Avenue and Prospect Place, where a sidewalk e-bike collided with a vehicle. A second reading is set for Sept. 28.

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Sarnia’s Loony Film Festival returns to the Library Theatre on Saturday, October 3, from noon to 4 p.m., offering free admission to Canadian and local short films under 15 minutes. Organizer Sean Johnson says the event gives independent filmmakers without studio backing a place to be seen without submission fees, as AI cuts into creative opportunities. This year’s lineup spans horror, comedy, drama, documentary and animation, alongside a vendor room, awards ceremony and free admission for guests.

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A driver was hurt Monday afternoon after a two-car crash sent one vehicle into the Lake Huron Medical Center Marysville Clinic, breaking 3 windows. Marysville Fire Marshal Chris Nesbitt says the crash happened around 5:30 p.m. when a driver turning left into the clinic was hit by an eastbound vehicle on Gratiot Boulevard. One driver was injured and taken to a hospital, while the other was also taken in as a precaution. Nesbitt said the damage to the clinic was cosmetic, with no structural risk to the building.

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Capac is getting a new restaurant and new jobs as Little Italy Pizza expands into St. Clair County. The chain is opening a location at 534 North Main Street, formerly home to Johnny’s Pizzeria, marking its fourth restaurant in two years under owner Sean Katchuba. It joins existing locations in Eastpointe, Roseville and Warren, serving handmade round and Detroit-style pizzas, pastas and other Italian dishes since the brand’s 1959 founding in Detroit. The Capac restaurant is hiring for about eight positions ahead of a planned September 28th opening.

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A Port Huron manufacturer is marking two decades in business. ALD Thermal Treatment celebrates 20 years of operations, having processed more than 500-million parts with zero returned from the field. The company’s also logged six straight years without a lost-time accident. ALD has earned General Motors’ Supplier Quality Excellence Award 11 of the past 12 years, and the anniversary celebration will honor longtime employees and workers behind those award wins. The company also supports local students through Manufacturing Day event.

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A Clyde Township woman is heading to jail after investigators found nearly 100 dead animals on her property. St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Damman sentenced 48-year-old Connie Wonner Monday to 15 days behind bars and 2 years probation on animal cruelty charges. The judge also barred her from owning any animal, even a fish, during probation. Investigators say surviving animals on the property had no water, no protection from the cold, and were living in urine-soaked bedding.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet