By Lauren Waters Correspondent ALLOUEZ – The Village of Allouez Department of Public Works Committee said goodbye to one long-standing member and hello to a new addition to the team. During the Allouez Village Board meeting on August 6, Village President Jim Rafter took a few moments to thank Rick King, who served as a …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Students who purchase lunch at any school in the Green Bay Area Public School District will see a slight increase in the upcoming school year. The school board voted at its special meeting Monday, Aug. 5, to raise the price of its meals by a 5 cents 6-1. …
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By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, Take a moment and look at your hand. Just look at it. The beauty in your hand… is a dynamic part of you. It helps you in everything you need to do, want to do, to live. It assists in the basics like brushing teeth, assists in batting …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The village board has approved a change to the Public Safety Department officer’s paging system projected to save $6,580 by the end of 2022. Board members acted on the change at their meeting Tuesday, July 23, when they heard from acting chief Tom Rolling. He described the pager …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – Two-peas-in-a-pod, one-in-the-same, soul sisters. Whatever the phrase used to describe them, Kari Trzinski and Heidi Lemke, co-owners of Green Bay Olive Oil Company, believe their partnership was meant to be. “It truly was meant to be,” Lemke said. “I call Kari my work wife. We keep each other level. …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – Heated words were exchanged at the Monday, Aug. 5, village board meeting when the person who circulated a flyer in Suamico opposing plans to build a new Fire Station No. 1 showed up to speak. Ben Schenkelberg, a local architect whose flyer titled “New Fire Station – STOP …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Chamber is extending its entrepreneurial reach with the launch of Urban Hub – a co-working space for entrepreneurs, small businesses and remote workers located in the heart of a growing downtown district. “The Urban Hub gives people a home base in the urban core and …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The district could see an universal dress code revamp before the end of the 2019-20 school year. For more than an hour at the Aug. 5 work session, board members discussed whether a change to the policy – which hasn’t been updated since 2008 – was needed and, …
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By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, The news is out. Gannett just sold itself to the highest bidder. Let’s take a look at this. According to an article in USA Today, a Gannett-owned newspaper, Gannett was acquired by GateHouse Media, which is owned by New Media Investment Group, which is owned by Fortress Investment group, …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – Budget-related midyear modifications were approved Tuesday, Aug. 6, by the village board. Village Administrator Aaron Kramer presented the amended budgets for Hobart’s general fund and the two Tax Increment Districts, which he called Phase 2 of the budget cycle. “We did Phase 1, where we reviewed and updated …
