Susan Bence
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Veolia fights back as Jacobs chosen to run Milwaukee wastewater treatment plants (opens the original)
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The commission that oversees the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District voted early Monday on a 10-year contract to manage its two wastewater treatment plants. It chose Jacobs Engineering over Veolia, the company that’s been running the plants for nearly 20 years. Last spring, whistleblowers, backed up by local advocacy group Common Ground, accused Veolia of mismanagement. That led to an independent audit of both Veolia and MMSD, which is still underway. As for the wastewater management contra
Milwaukee County program provides affordable local restaurant meals for older adults (opens the original)
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Milwaukee County has been serving up meals to older adults at senior centers and other sites for more than a half-century. A few years ago, it started testing a new model, called Senior Dine Out. It allows older adults to have affordable, culturally diverse meals — made from scratch — three days a week, at locally-owned restaurants. Dine Out shows promise of nourishing both body and spirit in a state where many seniors aren’t getting enough socialization or enough to eat. On a gray Wednesday mor
Hunger Task Force's take on hunger among older adults (opens the original)
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An estimated half of older adults admitted to the hospital are at risk for malnutrition when they arrive, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. That staggering percentage points to food access challenges facing some older adults. Hunger Task Force is among the groups trying to drive that statistic down. “Hunger Task Force serves nearly 180,000 people every month across our statewide network, including nearly 60,000 people locally here in the Milwaukee community,” chief strate
Shorewood considers next move after beach walker wins in circuit court (opens the original)
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Monday evening, the Shorewood village board will meet in closed session about a case that started at its public beach on the shores of Lake Michigan. Back in the summer of 2025, resident Paul Florsheim got a ticket for walking north of Atwater Beach, beyond a "no trespassing" sign. The village says people who own homes on the lake side of Lake Drive also own everything down to the water’s edge. Florsheim fought the ticket, because he thinks everyone has the right to enjoy the shoreline. A Milwau
A year after her home was flooded, Wauwatosa resident has found hope in community (opens the original)
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If you didn’t experience the devastation of the 1,000-year flood that hit Milwaukee in August of last year, it might be hard to comprehend. The storms left the area with more than $240 million in damage. Both public and private properties were hit, including more than 1,800 flooded basements. Families have been rebuilding their lives for months, including Jessi Young’s family. They moved into their spacious, well-tended house in Wauwatosa near the Menomonee River Parkway about 6 years ago. “It's
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