By Ben Rodgers Editor ASHWAUBENON – T. Bacon’s BBQ Resturant and Catering is nearly ready to open its new location, but those living nearby may have already gotten a whiff of what lies in store. The BBQ joint that smokes all meats in-house has moved to the corner of Holmgren Way and Borvan Avenue in …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Grievances filed by the Ashwaubenon Public Safety Officers’ Association (APSOA) remain pending an arbitration hearing before the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) after the village board decided in closed session June 23 not to consider any of them further, said Clerk-Treasurer Patrick Moynihan. The APSOA’s attorney, Aaron Halstead …
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By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, We are in the swing of summer and that means vacation. One might think because of all we’ve been through and continue to address that vacation should be put on the back burner. But, on the contrary, now is the time to take a vacation. You need to recharge, re-bond …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – An attorney representing Village Manager Allison Swanson has confirmed she is resigning from the position, effective July 8. Swanson became the village manager in 2011, after having been a city attorney in Green Bay, and is married to an Ashwaubenon public safety officer, Kevin Buckley. In a statement …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council paved the way for local businesses to expand their spaces into the streets with its approval of a parklet policy at its meeting Monday, June 29. A parklet resembles decks or patios that are placed within parking spaces on city streets to allow …
By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – A 74-year-old nationally syndicated real estate columnist based in Hobart wants to modernize the industry with a new way to buy and sell a home. Dick Montgomery pens the Dear Monty column that has run in print from California to Florida, up to New England and over to Oregon. …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – A tavern in the village was granted a new Class B liquor and beer license for 2020-21, but also received a 30-day license suspension, effective July 1, because of a series of reported violations. The Howard village board voted 8-1 at its June 22 meeting to renew the …
By Lea Kopke Press Times News Intern BROWN COUNTY – Area school districts intend to use the new Education Forward plan, an 87-page document released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, together as a guide to further inform decisions regarding schools opening this fall. Chris Bucher, DPI communications specialist, said the goal of the …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – It took three motions Tuesday, June 23, before the village board voted 5-2 in favor of eliminating four lieutenants in the public safety department to convert those positions to captains, effective this year. After a motion to table failed on a 5-2 vote, the board defeated a motion …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The school board approved a series of revisions to the support staff handbook at its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, June 10. Business Director Keith Lucius said the handbook, which sets clear expectations for staff and outlines benefits and work rules, had not been updated for more than five …
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