Amazon community engagement manager Amy Jaballah says the company has no more grant funding rounds planned for now but will always look to help local nonprofits and boost STEM skills among area youth.
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The South Bend Common Council expects to vote Monday night on a bill creating new fees, up to $150, for police dash and body cam videos that people request under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.
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The South Bend School Board president has named a new member to the St. Joseph County Public Library Board, but the library says there isn’t an opening.
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Art Beat returns on Saturday, August 29, to downtown South Bend from 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The streets of downtown South Bend will be transformed into a…
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“This plan is really focusing on optimizing the operational capacities. It’s focusing on strengthening community connection and figuring out ways programmatically and through our infrastructure that we can focus in on the health and wellness of the community,” said Jamison Czarnecki, Superintendent of Elkhart Parks & Recreation.
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The city of South Bend's Office of Sustainability has been planning to receive $3 million in federal grants to fund a new rooftop solar program for up to 150 income-qualified households.
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"If the Republicans in the state legislature and the governor want to redistrict before the midterms, it’s most likely going to be the First District," said Saint Mary’s College Political Science Professor Sean Savage.
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