JOB POSTING: Administrative Assistant


CATEGORY: Job Posting, News, Personnel

Department:Mayor’s OfficeJob Title:Administrative AssistantDate Requested:May 8, 2024Date Needed:ASAPSalary:$48,000.00 annuallyPrincipal Function: The Administrative Assistant is responsible for assisting the Executive Assistant with the day-to-day administrative activities of the office to include: typing and filing, scheduling of meetings, answering and responding to emails and telephone calls, restocking of office supplies and other materials needed for the office, and all other duties as …

College Bound Application Deadline Approaching


CATEGORY: College Bound, News

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 …

JOB POSTING: Marketing and Media Manager


CATEGORY: Job Posting, News, Personnel

Department:Parks & RecreationJob Title:Sportsplex Marketing and Media ManagerDate Requested:May 2, 2024Date Needed:ASAPSalary:$70,000.00 to $77,445.00 DOQGENERAL PURPOSE Due to the varying nature of the work, evening and weekend hours are required. The Sportsplex Marketing and Media Manager is responsible to the Sportsplex General Manager. The primary function of the Sportsplex Marketing and Media Manager is to oversee marketing and media at …

JOB POSTING: Records Clerk


CATEGORY: Job Posting, News, Personnel

Department:Hammond Police DepartmentJob Title:Records ClerkDate Requested:May 6, 2024Date Needed:ASAPSalary:$42,357.00 Annually full-timeEssential Duties and Responsibilities: Enters alphabetic and numeric data from source documents into computer following format displayed on screen. Source documents may include: Offense Reports Supplemental Reports Arrest Sheets Citations Pawn Tickets Fingerprint Cards Gun Permits Bike Registrations Intoxilyzer Printouts Warrants Property Inventories Towing Forms Accidents Compares data entered with …

Firefighters Donate Time/Funds to Repair Vandalism at MLK Park


CATEGORY: News

In response to the recent vandalism at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park, the International Association of Firefighters Local 556, has offered to donate their time and any funds necessary to repair the vandalism at the basketball courts area at the park. This generous donation comes after the basketball courts were closed due to a second bout of vandalism …

Hammond Common Council College Scholarship Applications Now Available


CATEGORY: City Council, News

The Hammond City Council is once again providing fifteen $1,000 scholarships to Hammond Indiana high school seniors graduating in May/June 2024. All seniors who plan to enroll in either a two-year or a four-year degree program at an accredited college or university of their choice, are encouraged to apply. Scholarship applications will be available from April 12, 2024, through May …

Overdose Death Leads to Discovery of Overcrowded Illegal Basement Apartment


CATEGORY: Hammond Police Department, News

On April 2, 2024, at approximately 4:00 PM, the Hammond Indiana Police Department responded to a distress call reporting an overdose death at a multi-unit building in the 1100 block of Indiana Street. While investigating the apparent overdose death of a resident, officers were informed by an upstairs resident that there were 13 individuals residing in the basement of the premises. Upon …