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Penelope Love has lived in Gary’s Aetna neighborhood for about 12 years, and she’s worked to improve and enhance the appearance and safety of the community.

On Thursday, Love was overjoyed to see the city of Gary celebrate its commitment to improve Aetna as well.

“We don’t mind sharing Aetna at all,” said Love, who’s also CEO of the Aetna Manor Revitalization Program. “I’m thrilled to see what they’ve done, and hopefully, they’ll do some other big projects in our community.”

Gary officials and residents celebrated the completion of the first newly constructed single-family home in the Aetna neighborhood in decades. The home, which is at 5544 E. 10th Avenue, is listed for $265,000 and has four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms.

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