Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., The Hammond Police Department and the Fraternal Order of Police #51 invite all area residents to join us in honoring Hammond’s fallen officers by attending the Hammond FOP 51’s yearly Police Officer Memorial Ceremony on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at The Hammond Police Department, located at 509 Douglas Street.
Portion of Oakdale Avenue To Be Designated “Kathleen Pucalik Avenue”
Please join Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at 175th Street and Oakdale for an honorary street renaming ceremony. We are designating a portion of Oakdale Avenue from 173rd Street to 176th Street to read Kathleen Pucalik Avenue. The honorary sign and ceremony is to commemorate and remember the efforts, sacrifices and …
College Bound Program selected as a 2016 City Livability Award Second Round Finalist
Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr. announces that the City of Hammond Indiana has been selected as a 2016 City Livability Award Second Round Finalist for its College Bound Program. The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Waste Management has recognized the City’s College Bound Program for its outstanding dedication in achieving a higher quality of life for Hammond and its …
Hammond College Bound program recognized
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
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 …