Around 30 parents, students and residents rallied by Kenwood Elementary School on Friday afternoon to protest the planned closure of their school.
Yunis Pinto, 35, was charged with biting a Hammond police officer last week to keep the officer from arresting her son.
During the event on Wednesday, students and their families could take part in several activities relating to science, technology, engineering and math.
Three Region Democratic state legislators are blaming Republican tax and educational policies on the recent closures of three elementary schools in Hammond.
The proposed contract includes no base salary increases for teachers this school year, with starting salaries for fully licensed teachers remaining at $49,000.
"All these politicians, and I am one, are so worried about like offending people; I'm just going to stop worrying about that," McDermott said.
Hammond's mayor previously said that the park would be closed "indefinitely."
The organized protests began at around 12:30 p.m. and lasted for approximately one hour at Hammond Central High School and Scott Middle School.
According to Hammond school Superintendent Scott Miller, around 1,500 students will be impacted by the redistricting.
During the press conference on Wednesday, McDermott criticized state leaders for establishing property tax caps and having school districts rely on referendums.
Martin Luther King Jr. Park was previously closed for over a year following a series of shootings in August 2022.
As part of the consolidation plan, the school city will convert the uses for the three building, with Wallace and Morton mainly being used for early childhood services, while Kenwood mainly being used for storage.
Patrick Mack, 52, was charged with aggravated battery and two other felony battery charges for stabbing a friend in the neck Saturday in Hammond.
Keith Love Jr., 34 and Lavon Townes, 34, face multiple battery-related charges after a bullet struck a woman in the back Dec. 26, leaving her severely injured.
Around 430 benefactors attended the 59th Trustees' Annual Scholarship Gala, held at the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary last Friday.
Over 50 people gathered at the Hammond Public Library on Thursday to voice their concerns regarding recent layoffs and likely closures in the school district.
Aric Fulton, 51, told a judge he understands the benefits and drawbacks of a bench trial and still would like one anyway.
A school city spokesperson said it would be expected that more than 200 certified and noncertified employees will be impacted by the layoffs.
A jury found Anthony X. Carr, 41, guilty of the December 2022 murder of his girlfriend, Brittany Smith after two hours of deliberation Thursday afternoon.
Valentine Torrez, 49, was found guilty Thursday of violating and confining a 12-year-old girl to her bedroom while her mother was assaulted in the next room.
A probable cause affidavit said Torrez was asked by the mystery man to tie himself up.
"Love, murder and lies," a deputy prosecutor told a jury Monday in the murder trial of Anthony X. Carr, 41. "That's what this case is about."
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McDermott said he still doesn't know who was behind the elaborate joke. But he congratulated the perpetrator for the "great prank."
The female panelists, Linda Nethery, Sandra Patino and Connie Adams, shared stories about their career paths and the challenges and successes they've encountered throughout.
Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. appears to be banned from the United Kingdom and its affiliated nations for allegedly harming the reputation of Catherine, Princess of Wales.
The American School Counselor Association announced last week Morton High School and Hammond Central High School have been awarded the RAMP designation.
HAMMOND — A man suffered a fatal stab wound to the chest in the 2300 block of 169th St. at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Saturday, police said.
Two school board trustees have been critical of the contract with Kelly Education, noting the lack of cost-savings and concerns over the quality of substitutes.
Richard D. Jones Jr., 44, admitted he killed his girlfriend, Charletta Pritchett, 34, over an argument about another man who commented on her Facebook post.
Ramiro Malagon, 37, of Hammond, pleaded guilty to a battery charge for shooting his wife's friend, whom he believed to be her lover, in a parking lot in 2021.