The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends testing your smoke alarms once a month using the test button and changing the batteries twice a year, which can conveniently be done when we change our clocks for daylight saving time in the spring and fall. In today’s day and age, not all smoke alarms are designed the same, so ensuring your …
Normal Garbage Pick-ups will Occur on Veterans Day
The Sanitation department will be working Friday, November 10th, 2023 on Veterans Day. Monday through Friday’s scheduled garbage pick-ups will be picked up as normal. It will not be one day late.
Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend
Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 5th at 2am! Please remember to turn your clocks back 1 hour and enjoy that extra hour of sleep!
December Council Meetings Rescheduled
Please take notice that Councilman Woerpel, supported by Councilman Torres, moved that the Council Meeting scheduled for December 11, 2023 will be rescheduled to December 4, 2023. The Council Meeting scheduled for December 25, 2023 will be rescheduled to December 18, 2023. The meetings will both be at 6:00 p.m. in the Hammond City Council Chambers, 5925 Calumet Avenue, Hammond, …
Hammond Board Hears Gas Station Requests to Stay Open Overnight
The City of Hammond Board of Public Works & Safety has now heard eight requests for an exception to the city’s recently enacted ordinance that closes all gas stations in the city from midnight – 5 a.m. The ordinance, which passed the City Council and was signed by Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., into law in late August, allows for …
2023 Trick-or-Treat Hours
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. has announced that the 2023 Trick-or-Treat hours for Halloween on Tuesday, October 31st, will be from 5pm until 7pm. Please call 219-853-6301 or 219-53-6378 if you have any questions. Have a safe and Happy Halloween!
HPD Hiring Crossing Guards
The Hammond Police Department is hiring Crossing Guards. $18/hour 1.5 to 3 Hours Per Day Paid Bi-weekly For more information contact Freeman Coles at 219-852-6384.
Hammond Marina to be Renamed in Honor of Former Mayor Thomas McDermott, Sr.
Hammond Port Authority to Rename Hammond Marina in Honor of Former Mayor Thomas McDermott, Sr. The City of Hammond and the Hammond Port Authority announced that the Hammond Marina, home of the Horseshoe Casino and one of the most popular stops on the Great Lakes would be rededicated next week to honor former mayor, Thomas M. McDermott, Sr. “If it …
PUBLIC NOTICE: CDBG, ESG, and CHDO Grant Applications Now Available
The City of Hammond, Department of Community Development is in the process of preparing its 2024-2025 budget for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Community Housing and Development Organization (CHDO). Applications will be available beginning October 2, 2023. Application must be completed and return to the Department of Community Development, 5925 Calumet Ave, Suite #314, Hammond, …
Sanitary District Will Provide Flood Data to Governor’s Office
As the cleanup from the September 17, 2023 rain event starts to wind down and homeowners take stock of damage, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott, Jr. has been informed by State Representative Carolyn Jackson, Indiana House District 1, that she has contacted Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s office regarding the flooding in parts of Hammond on September 17. Representative Jackson has requested …