Investing in our communities is important to the future

To paraphrase Munster School Superintendent Richard Sopko after last week's successful school referendum, “We won one for the kids!”

It seems like just yesterday that I arrived in Munster

Tuesday will mark the beginning of my 30th year as town manager of Munster. In 2014, I will have worked in municipal government for 40 years.

When everyone works together, things get done

With each Spring comes the optimism of a new baseball season, gardens popping up and warmer weather. This year, Spring will also signal the start of several projects resulting from intergovernmental cooperation between the Town of Munster and the City of Hammond, Lake County, and the Little …

Looking back at 2012 with thanks, wishes and hopes

Looking back on 2012, we saw continued economic development in the Munster business district and improvements throughout the community. New restaurants, shops and offices are open on the north end of Calumet Avenue, all of them doing great business.

Help The Salvation Army "do the most good" this season

"Doing the most good" is the slogan of The Salvation Army, a goal the Army strives to achieve every day.

Methane gas and other projects proceed in Munster

After many years of planning, the Town of Munster is ready this month to turn the methane produced in the closed landfill, now Centennial Park, into a full-time energy generating operation.

Town of Munster Indiana Centennial Park Landfill Gas to Energy Project

MUNSTER | Join Congressman Peter J. Visclosky, the Munster Town Council, Munster Clerk-Treasurer Dave Shafer, Munster Town Manager Tom DeGiulio, and Energy Systems Group President Greg Collins to commemorate the groundbreaking of the Town of Munster Centennial Park Landfill Gas to Energy Pro…

Munster cuts ribbon on gas-to-energy initiative on Monday

MUNSTER | Munster officials have firmed up plans for the ribbon cutting for the Centennial Park Landfill Gas to Energy project.

Tax Increment Financing helps Munster move forward

The Town of Munster’s Tax Increment Financing District was established by the Town Council in 2006 and first-year revenues were $600,000 in 2007.

Thanks to Russ Snyder for 44 years of service to Munster

It is time for Russ Snyder to pass the baton to Munster’s new Hammond Sanitary Board member, Michael R. Hawkins.

Munster council OKs preliminary tax abatement for new solar panel plant

MUNSTER | An Evanston, Ill.-based company plans to build a solar panel manufacturing facility that will employ about 90 area residents within the next year, town officials said.

Summer fun has already started in Munster

Officially, summer starts Thursday. But we have gotten a jump on the fun in Munster.

It's a new beetle invasion, and they're not from England

Beetlemania is sweeping the region, but the sound of thousands of screaming teenage girls that accompanied the original Beatlemania is being replaced by the sound of chain saws.

Munster - flourishing, evolving

After nearly 105 years as a town, Munster continues to flourish and evolve.

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.

Thanks go out to elected officials who served their communities well

These are always fun columns to write, to say thanks to people for their hard work for the community. The following people have served the public for many years, and while some have received press coverage for their accomplishments, the untold hours they spent serving their constituents is a…

Chester Inc.: Rooted in corn and steel

The huge warehouse complex along Calumet Avenue in Munster was the state-of-the-art nerve center for Simmons Mattress Co. Soon a $60 million renovation will turn it into 1 million square feet of office space and manufacturing space.

Work progressing to turn Munster site into Lake Business Center

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