The Sanitation department will not be working Monday, May 29, 2023, in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. Monday through Friday’s garbage and scheduled recycling pick-ups will be one day late. We will be working on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
College Bound Application Deadline Approaching
With the end of the school year approaching, Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. would like to remind all returning college students and high school seniors to apply for the College Bound Scholarship Program. This Program provides eligible students with up to $10,500 per year toward tuition at the accredited college or university of their choice located in Indiana. The …
Mayor’s Gaming Advisory Committee Awards Over $11m to Non-profits
The City of Hammond’s Gaming Advisory Committee is set to award over $500,000 this year to qualifying non-profits, which will put the total amount of money awarded to over $11M since its inception. Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. started a de facto committee years ago. “When I first became mayor in 2004 non-profits would just call up and request gaming …
Hammond Police Expand BlueNET to Include Citizen/Business Cameras
Residents and businesses in Hammond are invited to participate in the Hammond Police Department’s new community / public safety technology partnership Today, the Hammond Police Department officially announces its latest public safety initiative designed to provide critical and actionable information that speeds up investigations and emergency response to help keep residents and businesses safer. The Hammond BlueNET has been expanded …
RESCHEDULE: MLK Courts To Be Reopened
On Saturday, May 13th at 10:00 a.m., please join Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., Councilman Barry Tyler and other city and school officials for a press conference regarding the re-opening of the basketball courts at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park. The basketball courts have been closed since August of last year due to issues at the park. The City …
Hammond Celebrates Fair Housing Month
As the Hammond Human Relations Commission, we are proud to celebrate the month of April as Fair Housing Month. This month serves as an opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made in promoting fair housing practices and to recommit ourselves to ensuring that everyone has equal access to housing opportunities. Fair Housing Month has its roots in the …
EPA Seeking Superfund Designation for Former Federated Metals Site
The cities of Whiting, Indiana and Hammond, Indiana have received notice from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the intent of the EPA, based on the report of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), to seek a Superfund Designation for the former Federated Metals site in Hammond (“the site”). Notice of this proposed action was published in the Federal …
Sanitation pick-ups will be one day late in observance of Good Friday
The Hammond Public Works Sanitation division will not be working on Good Friday, April 7, 2023. Friday, April 7th pickups will be one day late. We will be working on Saturday, April 8, 2023.