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Join your neighbors and enjoy of Goshen’s rich cultural diversity at the second Maple City Multicultural Festival this Saturday, Aug. 26. The event will be held at Rogers Park, 102 Chicago Ave., from noon to 6 p.m. Like last year, the festival will provide the opportunity to share food, music, games and traditions of their […]

Ordinance 4919, An Amendment to the Building Department Fee Ordinance, was passed by the GoshenCommon Council on August 15, 2017 and approved and adopted by Mayor Stutsman on August 22, 2017. Ordinance 4919 establishes a $250 fee for a separate foundation permit so that the foundation can be constructed prior to the issuance of a […]

West Lincoln Avenue will be restricted to one lane Friday, Aug. 18 and Monday, Aug. 21 in the 1700 block of W. Lincoln Avenue, across from Silverwood Lane. Crews will reopen the lane at the end of the day Friday and close again Monday Morning, before reopening to traffic at the end of the day […]

Norfolk Southern has changed the dates of when railroad crossings in Goshen will be closed. These are the new changes: The crossing at Madison Street (US 33) will not be closed until a later date to be determined. The crossings at Plymouth Avenue, Burdick Street and several private crossings within the Goshen College Campus will […]

Last month, the city notified residents there would be no brush collection in August. That has changed to due to there being significant amounts of brush out on the streets from storm damage. Brush collection will begin Monday August 28, 2017. Please place all leaves and brush at the curb but not in the street, so […]

Norfolk Southern will close the railroad crossings at Madison and Jefferson streets Aug. 21. The earlier date of Aug. 17 stated previously by the Indiana Department of Transportation was postponed until the 21st. The tracks are expected to reopen on Aug. 23. That same day, Norfolk Southern will close down the railroad crossings at Burdick […]

NOTE: The following update was originally written by the Indiana Department of Transportation.  The Indiana Department of Transportation announces that Madison Street (US 33), between 9th and 10th streets in the City of Goshen, is scheduled to close at 6 a.m. on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 17, weather permitting. The closure will allow Norfolk […]

HRP construction will close down Cottage Avenue at the railroad tracks, (after opening Lincoln Avenue to traffic, on Monday, Aug. 14), to prepare for the installation of a water main under the railroad crossing. This closure will be similar to the previous closures on Cottage Avenue, with access to LaCasa and the Work Release Center […]

The second “Going Solar” workshop is tomorrow, Saturday Aug. 12 at 9 am at Bethany Christian Schools. Solar tour to follow at 10:30 am. After the first workshop last week, 13 people signed up to go solar. The Solarize Goshen team’s goal is 30 new solar systems by the end of 2017. The more people […]

The 500 block of South 7th Street will be closed to traffic from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, for the annual Historic Southside Neighborhood Association Block Party. The road will reopen after 8 p.m.