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UWM Names New Police Chief

From UWM… ———————————————— UWM NAMES NEW POLICE CHIEF; LeMIRE SERVED SIMILAR ROLE AT UW-OSHKOSH MILWAUKEE _University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee administrators have named Joseph LeMire as the university’s new police chief, effective July 13. LeMire has served as police chief at UW-Oshkosh since 2010. In that role, he helped develop one of the largest student security programs in the University of Wisconsin System and worked with

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Solar East Side Installer Selected & Upcoming Info Sessions

Neighbors: If you have not been able to attend one of the East Side Solar info sessions, there are several more opportunities, starting with this Thursday, June 11 at 6 PM at UWM’s Institute of Visual Arts (INOVA) at 2155 N Prospect Avenue.  Here is a full list of the upcoming info sessions: 6/11  Thursday @ 6pm; UW-Milwaukee INOVA (2155 N Prospect Ave.) 6/16  Tuesday @

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Next Week’s Solar East Side Info Sessions

The Solar East Side program is hosting two info sessions next week: Monday, June 1 @ 6:00 PM @ Urban Ecology Center (1500 E Park Pl) Thursday, June 4 @ 4:00 PM @ Nick’s House (1864 E Kenilworth Pl) Note: This meeting is tailored towards businesses The Murray Hill events calendar includes all future sessions as well!  Hope you can make it to one of these

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MMSD: Household Hazardous Waste Collection This Friday & Saturday

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is offering Milwaukee County residents the opportunity to dispose of their household chemicals, motor oil, fluorescent light bulbs, rechargeable batteries, and much more free of charge today, May 29 (11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) and tomorrow, May 30 (8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.) at Wisconsin State Fair Park – Enter Gate 8 off South 76th St. For more information, please

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Murray Hill Meeting – Tuesday!

Dear Murray Hill Members:  Happy Memorial Day, I hope you are enjoying this somewhat wet and dreary Memorial Day and that it will clear up later to give us some time outdoors. More importantly though, I hope you will join us tomorrow night at the Urban Ecology Center to greet Supervisor Gerry Broderick.  Needless to say the County government has been going through lots

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This time for sure. Project Clean & Green is next week.

Murray Hill is in Zone 7. Don’t confuse the zones with the aldermanic district numbers on the attached map! ————————————- The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works Project Clean & Green moves into its seventh week next week. Zone 7 Neighbors: Your Project Clean & Green week is May 26-June 1.  Residents in Zone 7 can set out your unwanted furniture, mattresses, household items, and more

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3rd District Town Hall Meeting

This message is from Alderman Kovac. ————————————————————————— Dear Neighbor, Alderman Nik Kovac invites you to attend a 3rd District town hall meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27th at the East Library (2320 E Cramer Street). The meeting will include officers from Milwaukee’s 1st Police District (which covers the East Side and Downtown), as well as representatives from the Department of

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East Library Super Hero Kick Off program on Wed, May 20 at 6pm

Milwaukee Public Library’s Super Reader Summer Reading Program at a Glance: Super Reader starts in Milwaukee on May 18th.  East Library will have a Super Hero Kick Off program on Wed, May 20 at 6 pm. Children ages 0-12 can participate.  Enroll at any Milwaukee Public Library location. Young adults ages 13-17 can participate in the teen “Put a Face on Your Book” summer reading

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Lawn Bowling Open House

If you are interested in Lawn Bowling… ================================= Our first scheduled Open House is Sunday, May 24 from 11 am – 3 pm at Lake Park. The next is Friday, June 12 from 5 pm – 9 pm. Open House is an event in which guests and potential new members are encouraged to try out the sport of lawn bowls. More information can be

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Riverside Jazz Ensemble – “Just Jazz”

Greetings, We cordially invite you, family and friends to join the Riverside Jazz Ensemble, with Guest Artists Mike Miller and Jay Anderson, for an evening of “Just Jazz” on Thursday, May 21st, at SoLo Pizza, 2856 N Oakland Avenue, Milwaukee.  Enjoy some great big band jazz as well as some of Milwaukee’s best artisan pizza and pasta.  Free admission.   Michael Harris Principal Riverside

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