âIâll see you in heaven.â
It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life.
Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday.
Alâs daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Alâs hospitalization.
Noe, 66, is no stranger to helping elderly shut-ins weather isolation.
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ST. JOHN â The town is considering a 30% increase to its water rate and a 10% increase to its sewer rate.Â
During a study session Wednesday, the St. John Town Council introduced and discussed the hikes, which will be considered at its regular meeting later this month.Â
The discussion comes after the town asked residents to be mindful of their water usage in August after town officials raised concerns over a fast drop in water at one of the town s towers, according to a previous Times report. Our water usage continues to grow, not just in the matter of as the residents grow, our water usage continues to grow, but I think it s growing at an average (of) about 40 million gallons per year, over the last few years, Town Council President Gerald Swets said.
During a recent meeting, the St. John Plan commission approved a new 102-lot subdivision along Calumet Avenue.Â
Jack Slager, with Schilling Development, representing CWS Holdings, developer of Greystone, has previously said the single-family homes will compose Greystone unit 3, which is on the former Sikma farm.Â
The homes will be on a 44.86-acre parcel on the west side of Calumet, south of Greystone unit 2, Slager said.Â
Slager noted the homes will be developed with higher-than-normal architectural standards.Â
The higher standards were part of the trade off to go to a R-2 style lot, an 80-by-140, single-family lot, Slager said.Â
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