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VALPARAISO — The City Council approved two annexations, one involuntary and one “super voluntary.”

The plan to change the zoning so a house might someday be built on the property drew dozens of neighbors to Tuesday’s Plan Commission meeting to oppose the idea.

"The groundwork has been laid for that," Beth Shrader said. In response to a question from chamber President Rex Richards, Shrader said the city is open to annexing land to the north and to the south along Ind. 49. Coming Sunday, take a Ride with Justin Dyer, a Specialist with LaPorte Police. Any expansion to the northwest would be primarily residential, while growth to the northeast would be a combination of commercial and residential, Shrader said. Expansion to the south would make way for commercial and industrial uses, she said. The city would be careful to maintain its current balance of...

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“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 contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Al’s hospitalization. Noe, 66, ...