Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr. and the city were selected as a 2016 City Livability second round finalist by the U.S. Conference of Mayors for its College Bound Program.
Starbucks Groundbreaking
Please join Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and Starbucks officials for a groundbreaking ceremony on March 22, 2016 at 2:00pm for the new Starbucks to be located at 7843 Indianapolis Blvd., Hammond.
219 Day to return, maybe with Jim Gaffigan?
By Joseph S. Pete Photo by Tony V. Martin Original article here. 219 Day, the celebration of all things Region held last week, was a big success that drew thousands of people to the Hammond Civic Center, likely made money for the city of Hammond, and somehow ended up the sixth most trending topic on the popular social media network …
Guest Commentary: “Celebrating 219 Day in Boston: The Region Rat in me”
Last week on Facebook, I saw friends from my native Northwest Indiana posting stuff about “219 Day.” Of course I recognized 219 as the main area code for Lake County, Indiana, but I had no idea what this “Day” was all about.
College Bound Launches New Website
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott announces the College Bound Scholarship program has launched a new, fresh, easier to navigate web-site last week to appeal more with today’s College population. The old site was launched in 2007 before the rise of mobile web-browsing and was not compatible with modern coding standards. The new site has fully compatible desktop and mobile/tablet versions. The ...
Hammond Ranked 22 in Top 50 Fixer Cities with SeeClickFix
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces that the City of Hammond is ranked 22 in the top 50 fixer cities with SeeClickFix. According to SeeClickFix in 2015, 584,000+ issues were fixed on SeeClickFix by their partners across America and the world. Rating higher than Hammond are Chicago, IL; Oakland, CA; Richmond, VA; Washington, DC; Detroit, MI; and Houston, TX, just …
219 Day Celebration at the Hammond Civic Center
Hear ye. Hear ye. Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. takes great pleasure in announcing that the City of Hammond shall declare Friday, February 19, 2016 as “219 Day,” the most exalted of all Region Holidays, aside from Black Wednesday. The merriment begins at 2:19 pm as production at City Hall comes to a screeching halt with the declaration of a proclamation from Mayor McDermott. Follow the ...
Hammond Police Garage Relocating
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces that the Hammond Police garage will be relocating from its present location at 5925 Calumet Avenue to 5808 Hohman Avenue. The new location has housed the Pantry Plus Deli & Sub Hub since 2011 in the front section of the building. The remainder of the building has been vacant for some years, due in …
Hammond Civil City, School City, Bishop Noll Institute and Hammond Academy of Science and Technology Form Athletic Partnership
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces that the City of Hammond has formed partnerships with the School City of Hammond, Hammond Academy of Science & Technology, and Bishop Noll Institute that will enable these institutions to utilize the brand new soccer, baseball, softball, and tennis facilities at Dowling Park as well as the south baseball fields at Riverside Park for …
Hammond Fights Cell Phone Theft With New Ordinance
The Hammond Common Council on Monday, December 14, 2015 unanimously passed an Ordinance which creates a new section of Chapter 118 of the Hammond Municipal Code which in effect treats cellular phone stores who accept, unlock and “wipe” used cellular phones, identical to pawn shops that operate in the City of Hammond. Council President Michael Opinker stated that the ordinance …