Contact601 Conkey Street (map) Hammond, IN 46324 Phone: 219-853-6433 Fax: 219-853-6353 Email: Click hereOffice HoursOffice: Monday through Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm Operations: Monday through Friday 6:00am – 2:30pmDeputy DirectorRhonda DowdWhat We DoWe Empty City Garbage Carts (when kitchen garbage is properly disposed of.) Garbage must be out the night before your day of pick-up. Garbage must be wrapped in plastic garbage …
Hammond punches trains’ ticket
July 29, 2014 – Rob Earnshaw When Johnny Cash sang about the trains that keep a rollin’, he mustn’t have been in Hammond. If you live in or drive through Hammond, chances are you’ve been stopped at a crossing by a train. And not just a moving train. A stopped train. Just sitting there causing you to be late for …
Mayor McDermott Comments on Cell Phone Safety for Children
Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. is asking parents to talk with their children about safe and smart cell phone safety. With the increasing number of children using cell phones, especially children under 12, it is imperative they know when and where to use their phones. When used appropriately, a cell phone keeps kids in touch with you and the …
Hammond Legal Aid Clinic Assists Residents with Acquiring REAL ID
The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as a state driver’s license and state identification card. Change never comes easily, so it probably is no surprise that the deadline for getting a REAL ID has been kicked down the road a few times. But, after several starts and …
Volunteering is a way of life for Hammond retiree
July 23, 2014 – Kimberly Cheek-Stanley On any given day, Anne Herbert is working behind the scenes to improve the lives of those in her community and across the country. The Hammond resident is the only American Red Cross disaster volunteer in the city and the first person contacted when a disaster or fire occurs in Hammond. “We take care …
All American Sweethearts @ The PAV
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Port Authority are proud to announce that The Towle Theater will bring their All American Sweethearts: A Salute to the Andrews Sisters Show to The Pavilion at Wolf Lake on Saturday, August 20th. “There are other groups out there comprised of good singers, but our girls aren’t creating typical jazz vocal stylings, …
Historic Preservation Month Celebrates Hammond High
The Indiana-Illinois State Line Boundary Commemorative Marker 103rd Street at Lake MichiganThe states of Indiana and Illinois were originally a part of the Northwest Territory, ceded to the newly created United States by Great Britain at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1781. One of the earliest functions of the federal and state governments was the establishment of clearly …
Polka @ The PAV
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Port Authority invite all polka enthusiasts to join us at the Pavilion at Wolf Lake, 2324 Calumet Avenue, on Sunday, July 31, 2016 from 2pm- 6pm. Venue grounds open at noon. Admission and parking are free.
Dance the afternoon away to the sounds of the fantastic live polka band, Tony Blazonczyk’s New Phaze, while you sit back, relax, and enjoy the gorgeous views of Wolf Lake.
Food will be available for purchase by Hammond’s Cavalier Inn and a cash bar. Remember to bring your own lawn chairs and/or blanket for additional seating.
Call (219) 937-7942 for more information.
Funds promising for Hammond sports complex
The city soon could be getting an influx of federal cash for a new sports complex at the site of the old Woodmar Mall.
Changes may come to how city collects stormwater fee
September 20, 2014 – Rob Earnshaw The monthly storm-sewer fee may be taken off the water bill for residents and businesses and moved to the tax bill — witCharge might move from water bill to tax billh a big increase — if the Hammond City Council approves an ordinance later this month. The $12 annual fee for households would increase …