Munster Redevelopment Commission meets in special session Wednesday

MUNSTER | The Munster Redevelopment Commission meets in special session at 11 a.m. Wednesday to organize the commission for the year and conduct any other business that may come before the commission.

Munster eyes proceeds from gas-to-energy project

MUNSTER | The town's new electric utility fund went into effect Tuesday.

EDITORIAL: Rotting garbage generating electricity

Closing a landfill is not as simple as covering the garbage with dirt, planting grass, locking the gate and walking away.

Munster Little League, girls softball spring season not lost

EDITOR'S NOTE: Munster Town Councilman/Redevelopment Commissioner John Reed provided new information and explanations about actions taken at a recent Munster Redevelopment Commission meeting concerning Community Park renovations. This article clarifies and corrects information in an article …

Munster, St. Thomas More Church to swap land

MUNSTER | The town and St. Thomas More Church are swapping parcels of land along Calumet Avenue, south of Ridge Road in a $1 transaction, town officials said.

Munster Redevelopment Commission

Munster Redevelopment Commission meetings May 21, June 4 and June 18, 2012

A catalyst for change on Calumet Avenue

Moving her specialty children's shoe store to Munster Shops on Calumet Avenue has helped increase the visibility of Big ‘N Little Shoes, say owner Millie Gabrys.

Tearing down the past to build for the future

In the 1950s through 1970s, the huge warehouse and office complex along Calumet Avenue was the state-of-the-art nerve center for Simmons Mattress Co. New products were developed there and produced for global distribution.

Fire Department to get new pumper truck

A new custom pumper rescue unit for the Munster Fire Department is being built by Custom Fire Apparatus Inc. of Osceola, Wis. It will enable firefighters to battle alcohol/ethanol fires more effectively.