🌱 Patch AM: How Munster is paying $1.25 million to clear storm debris

Hey there, Munster! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Munster is paying $1.25 million to clear storm debris
• When will NIPSCO finally get Munster's lights back on?
• Why are Munster and neighbors still dark nearly two weeks later?

Also on today's calendar: Paws in the Park and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NIPSCO provides latest outage numbers as storm recovery continues in Northwest Indiana (fox59.com) — Munster still has hundreds of NIPSCO customers without power after the Aug. 11 storms, though most are expected to be restored by late Sunday or Monday. Town leaders just approved a $1.25 million contract to clear dangerous storm debris, while residents and businesses across northwest Indiana struggle with heat, health concerns, and repeated outages.
   

• 'All we can do is pray.' Thousands without power nearly 2 weeks after Indiana storm (miamiherald.com) — Munster residents are included in NIPSCO's plan to have power broadly restored in town by midnight Aug. 24 after the devastating Aug. 11 storm. While Gary and Portage still face longer waits, officials and neighbors across northwest Indiana are pressing the utility to speed up repairs as thousands endure nearly two weeks without electricity.
   

• Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm (kpbs.org) — Munster is among the northwest Indiana communities where homes were still without electricity nearly two weeks after the Aug. 11 storms, alongside Gary, Portage, and Lake Station. As officials push NIPSCO to speed up restoration, civil rights leaders highlight how prolonged outages in largely Black Gary raise broader questions about equity and disaster response.
   

📸 Around Munster

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Munster

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• The Fortunate Sons: Theatre at the Center →
  Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Rd, Munster
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• Board of Directors Meeting
  Munster Chamber of Commerce Munster Town Hall Main Meeting Room 1005 Ridge Road Munster, IN
  9:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Paws in the Park →
  Community Park, 8679-8673 Calumet Ave, Munster
  9:00 am
• Paws in the Park benefitting Humane Indiana →
  Community Park, 8679-8673 Calumet Ave, Munster
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Fun Shoot Trap
  Izaak Walton League Griffith 1532 E Main St, Griffith, IN 46319
• Tech Tuesday
  Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch Gary, IN 46407
  10:00 am
Wednesday August 26
• LITTLE HARTS PLAY CAFE FREE PLAYDATE! →
  Little Harts Play Cafe, 2011 Hart St, Dyer
  1:00 pm
• August Interactive Dinner Theater Series →
  J's Breakfast Club, 2601 Broadway, Gary
  5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Open House (For Parents)
  Crown Point High School CPHS
  6:00 pm
• Gary SouthShore RailCats vs. Sioux City Explorers →
  US SteelYard, 1 Stadium Plaza, Gary
  6:45 pm
Friday August 28
• Wiz Khalifa →
  Hard Rock Cafe, 5400 W 29th Ave, Gary
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Jackson St Block Party
  Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch Gary, IN 46407
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Giving Away My Late Son's camera
  It's with a heavy heart that I share this. I lost my only son two weeks ago to an unintentional injury. Seeing his belongings, especially his camera,… (Nextdoor Hohman Ave)
• NIPSCO hooked up the pole to my service mast today, but still no electricity.
  Is it their SOP to connect service drop first and energize the line later for safety? (Nextdoor Ridge - Calumet)

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Munster. Apply here.
• Voda Cleaning & Restoration posted a job opening for Cleaning and Restoration Technician in Munster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Munster here.

🗞 Nearby News

Highland

• Indiana power outage stretches into a second week, leaving some families without answers (thecooldown.com)

Dyer

• Internal medicine physicians, nurse practitioner, join Franciscan Physician Network in Dyer (wimsradio.com)

Hammond

• Expert says Illinois politics are to blame for failure to secure stadium for Chicago Bears in state (cbsnews.com)
• Madden '27 Review: Curses? Bears and Caleb Williams better not hope so (suntimes.com)
• NIPSCO customers seek class action for power failure after storms (wishtv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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