By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – Local clean energy supporters gathered at UW-Green Bay Aug. 30 calling for Congressional action in addressing the effects of climate change. “We are calling on Congress to seize the momentous opportunity before them by passing the budget reconciliation package that is currently moving its way through Congress,” …
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By Leah Kopke Staff Writer GREEN BAY – Tatiana Vaughn has fond childhood memories of every other home in her neighborhood having small candy shops with cheap treats. Vaughn said a kid could enter with $5 and emerge with armfuls of candy. This summer, the now 30-year-old held the grand opening of her own Chicago-style …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Like many others, Green Bay resident Rachel Jenssen said the past year feels like a blur. “It seems like a bad dream we are all waiting to wake up from,” she said. While most of the world would credit the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason behind the feeling, …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A new park bench is on its way to Green Bay, thanks to the recycling efforts of residents. Since June, the city has been participating in the NexTrex Recycling Program, which turns plastic films typically difficult to recycle into composite benches for communities. NexTrex, a Winchester, Virginia-based company, …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council unanimously approved a resolution at its meeting Aug. 3 supporting state legislation permitting municipalities to utilize automated speed enforcement systems and traffic control camera systems. “When it comes to traffic enforcement, the City of Green Bay needs an additional tool in the toolbox …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Whether or not Green Bay will continue to rebroadcast its city council meetings on Spectrum TV channel 4 remains unclear as alders delayed a decision on the matter at its meeting earlier this month. Green Bay Information Technology Director Mike Hronek asked the council to discontinue the use …
By Lea Kopke Staff Writer GREEN BAY – A new Brown County Library East Branch facility is one step closer to reality after the county board approved the purchase of property next to its current location last month. For Kathy Blaney, a library patron of many years, this has been a long-awaited project. Blaney is …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent GREEN BAY – Jenene Calloway, Schreiber Foods vice president of talent and chief diversity officer, gave 81 area high school graduates a simple message July 15. “Be the architect of your own life,” Calloway told the crowd at the annual CollegeReady Lamp of Knowledge scholarship awards ceremony held at the Meyer …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Mayor Eric Genrich took stock July 13 of his challenging, but productive first two years, in his 2021 State of the City address at the Green Bay Botanical Gardens. This was Genrich’s first formal address since being elected in April 2019. “Let’s talk about these last two years,” …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A Green Bay city employee’s vacation turned into a rescue mission when he swam through dangerous riptide conditions to save a young man from drowning without any concern for himself. “I think I nearly gave my wife a heart attack during the incident,” electrical foreperson Jerry Bruley said. …
