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The Portage Fire Department at Station 2 commissioned its new fire engine on November 5, 2011. Mayor Olga Velazquez opened the traditional ceremony by saying. “Thank you to the community for your continued support of the Portage Fire Department....

Politically Speaking... This Tuesday most of us will have an opportunity to exercise a very important right that some of you are likely to sit back and "take a pass on". For reasons known only to those who do not vote, some will take no action and...

Portage city hall will be closed on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 due to its use as a voting center. All other city offices will remain open for business that day.

Do you have the best Halloween costume in all of Portage? Prove it! Send in a photo of you in your Halloween costume to contribute@portagelife.com by 5pm on Tuesday, November 1st and we’ll add it to this article. On Wednesday, November 2nd, our...

Visit the PNC Website 1401 S US 421 Westville, IN 46391 Phone: 219-785-5200 Purdue University North Central will host its annual Veterans Day program on Nov. 11 at 11:11 a.m. in the University Plaza near the fountain. The event will honor all...

Of all the ghouls that haunt Halloween and popular culture, vampires are one - at least in notoriety - that never seem to die, and a Purdue University professor has some ideas why. "Vampire stories have been around for thousands of years. Even before...

Congressman Visclosky’s website has been named one of the best Congressional websites by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) and given a 112th Congress Bronze Mouse Award for leading in design, transparency, and usefulness for...

I am getting that feeling that winter is on its way, I hate this time of year! Everything is dying, grass is turning, leaves are falling and it is only a matter of time before the black ice and long dark days are upon us. Oh well, not much I can do I...

The Chesterton/Duneland Chamber of Commerce is hosting a special Fast Track Candidate Forum Luncheon from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011. The event is open to the public, and will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 501 Gateway...

Written by Troy Williams, School Resource Officer What is "Bullying"? The school handbook defines it as: "overt, repeated acts, including physical, verbal, or any other behaviors, that are committed by a student or group of students against another...