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"We believe that there is an appetite for kids and families to be able to have a place to stay healthy and active."

CROWN POINT – The Plan Commission voted Monday to support the site development for expansion of Crossroads YMCA at 100 W. Burrell Drive.

CROWN POINT — The Dean and Barbara White Southlake YMCA is eyeing a multi-million dollar expansion, with one phase set to be completed in late fall. Crossroads YMCA CEO Jay Buckmaster told The Times there are plans to add two to three acres to the east side of the Southlake YMCA to allow for two, 60-by-100-foot Urban Soccer Park fields, as well as 110 yards of AstroTurf.  The project replaces an initial plan to build soccer fields across the street from the YMCA, and instead proposes an...

Crossroads YMCA in Hammond has announced plans for a new and expanded YMCA facility.

Crossroads YMCA CEO Jay Buckmaster presents renderings for a new destination YMCA in Hammond set to open in 2024.  Mary Freda, The Times HAMMOND — The Crossroads YMCA is set to build a $45 million destination YMCA at the former Woodmar Mall site next to the Hammond Sportsplex.  The project, announced Friday, is in partnership with the city of Hammond, as well as the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation, and is set to more than triple the size of Hammonds current YMCA ...

“I’ll see you in heaven.” 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. Al’s daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she cont...

HAMMOND — Crossroads YMCA leaders say they have selected the Hammond Family YMCA for a phased expansion, starting next year, thats estimated to cost more than $10 million. The newly unveiled project more than doubles the original 1958 buildings size to 60,000 square feet, adds two new pools and elevates the location to state-of-the-art status as a regional fitness destination, Jay Buckmaster, president and CEO of Crossroads YMCA, said.  "The Y is far from just another gym," Buckmaste...