The Sanitation Departments pick up of yard waste for 2014 will come to an end the week of December 8th, 2014. Until then, all yard waste should continue to be placed in brown biodegradable bags, weighing no more than 50 lbs, and placed in the parkway on your scheduled garbage day. Yard waste pick up will continue, as weather permits, …
Local carpenters union rebuilds baseball dugout
October 30, 2014 – Times Staff Members of the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters recently donated their time and labor to the rebuilding of the Hammond Chiefs baseball dugout, which was damaged by a storm in the summer of 2013. The dugout is located at Riverside Park in Hammond. The Chiefs contacted IKORCC Business Representative John Winarski with the hopes …
Salmon swim upstream to Hammond Sanitary District
October 29, 2014 – Rob Earnshaw Hammond Sanitary District Manager Marty Wielgos calls it “liquid gold.” Usually it’s referred to as liquid waste — the effluent that’s discharged into the Grand Calumet River from the sanitary district. Wielgos said there is a big difference in the quality of the liquid compared to when it was sewage water coming into the …
Southbound Cline Ave. ramp to Borman closing Saturday night
October 28, 2014 – Times Staff The southbound Cline Avenue ramp to both directions of the Borman Expressway will close for 24 hours Saturday and Sunday for concrete patching and pavement joint patching, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The ramp will close around 8 p.m. Saturday and is expected to reopen around 8 p.m. Sunday. INDOT officials said …
South Shore extension discussion keeps rolling in Hammond
October 26, 2014 – Rob Earnshaw Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. knows what U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Merrillville, wants for the South Shore Rail Line commuter extension to Munster and Dyer — $900,000 a year the city’s share of the county economic development tax for the next 30 years. What McDermott said he doesn’t know from the congressman is where the …
Hammond park going to the dogs
October 23, 2014 – Rob Earnshaw The largest city in Northwest Indiana is getting its first dog park. Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. announced this week that Riverside Park in far southwest Hammond will be the home of the approximately 2 acre dog park. Planning stages are underway with ground expected to be broken in the spring. “We’re moving forward and …
Hammond Community Corporation 2014 Grant Application Now Available
The City of Hammond for the social betterment of the community formed the Hammond Community Corporation in 1997. The organization is designed to grant financial assistance to Hammond not-for-profit organizations to enrich the quality of life in our community. The Hammond Community Corporation was originally funded by money donated from the Empress Casino-Hammond (now known as Horseshoe Casino – Hammond). …
Alumni group plans two benefits for Hammond students
October 21, 2014 – Times Staff Alumni & Friends of Hammond Schools invites residents to think Christmas and Catch the B.U.S. to help School City of Hammond students in grades kindergarten through 12 succeed. More specifically, the nonprofit organization invites residents to reserve a spot to see a special evening performance of “A Fabulous 50’s Christmas” at Hammond’s downtown Towle …
Mayor McDermott Issues New Statement Regarding Case Settlements
There is a widespread misconception that most cases go to trial. The truth is, a tiny fraction of cases ever make it to a jury trial. For example, the National Law Journal reports that only 1.2 percent of federal civil cases went to trial in 2009. There are many reasons that cases settle, including the basic issue of cost. Put …
Lab and employees donate to PUC program for military
October 17, 2014 – Times Staff Alverno Clinical Laboratory of Hammond, in collaboration with employees comprised of Friends of St. Francis Mission Committee, recently donated $772.37 in proceeds from Alverno’s recent hot dog sale to Purdue University Calumet’s From Boots to Books Program. From Boots to Books is an academic support program that assists veteran and enlisted students and family …