Bob Dyer: Romney pays own freight in the Falls
Interesting contrast.As I reported in August, Copley Township is still owed $10,549 for the expenses it incurred during a 2008 campaign stop by then-vice presidential hopeful Joe Biden.Copley’s fiscal...
View ArticleRooftop pastor exceeds goal for food pantry
COVENTRY TWP.: The Rev. Robert Moses descended from his church rooftop on Saturday with a message of God’s goodness.“Putting it simply, I can say that God is amazing,” said Moses, pastor of Eagle...
View ArticleLawndale Elementary celebrates 100th birthday
By early afternoon, Callie Salisbury-Butcher had to send a volunteer out for more plastic knives and plates. That was a good problem to have.Turnout was over the top on Saturday at the 100th birthday...
View ArticlePolice blotter — Oct. 14
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Cuyahoga Falls man, 34, was charged with theft. Police said the man took a vehicle without permission and was apprehended on Otto Street in the vehicle.An Amherst Street man,...
View ArticleCelebrations
EducationThe Kent State School of Communication Studies has selected three communication professionals to honor at its annual homecoming awards ceremony: Professor Emeritus Dominic A. Infante, the...
View ArticleReunions
• Graduates of Hartville and Lake High Classes of 1958, 1959 and 1960 will reunite Oct. 19. For more information, call Charlie Bowers at 330-628-3637 or cbowers1800@yahoo.com.• Central High graduates...
View ArticleNuns on the Bus stop in Summit County, lobby for ‘faithful budget’
BATH Twp.: A bus full of nuns made stops in Summit County on Sunday as part of a statewide effort to encourage people to think of the poor and most vulnerable when they vote Nov. 6. The effort —...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Firefighters helping one of their own
Firefighters and others in the safety forces are assisting one of their own, 44-year-old Akron Fire Department secretary Robin Petrus-Wagner, who is preparing for her second kidney transplant early...
View ArticleCharity events — week of Oct. 15
This WeekFridaySongbird: The Music of Eva Cassidy — 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Elms High School Auditorium, 1375 W. Exchange St., Akron. A benefit for the Women’s Endowment Fund of Akron Community...
View ArticleSupporters of Battered Women’s Shelter roll the dice
Supporters of the Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties raised money Vegas style Friday night. The second annual Casino Night, presented by Verizon Wireless, was held at the Hilton...
View ArticleCattle Barons Ball benefits American Cancer Society
Cowboys and cowgirls gathered at Quaker Square Station on Saturday night for Jeans and Jewels, the Seventh Annual Cattle Barons Ball.Jane Spelich chaired the western-themed benefit for the American...
View ArticleElegant evening celebrates local debutantes
The 65th Columbus Day Cotillion was held Saturday evening at the Tangier Restaurant with an elegant evening celebrating local debutantes. Ann Stephens served as the chair again this year. Stephens...
View ArticleWine event benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters
It was an evening in honor of children as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Summit and Medina Counties held its fourth annual wine tasting and auction called Grapes for Kids’ Sake. About 225 guests sampled a...
View ArticleItalian-American Ball debutantes
The following debutantes were introduced at the Italian-American Ball:• Hannah E. Caprez, daughter of Michael and Lina Caprez, Archbishop Hoban High School.• Brooke Ann Collins, daughter of Kevin and...
View ArticleLocal history: Mysterious man stands in cemetery
In the cold darkness of the old cemetery, two glowing eyes gazed out from the gravestones.Medina County motorists noticed the eerie stare as they drove past Sharon Center Cemetery at night along Ridge...
View ArticleDr. Terry Gordon tapped for the Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award
Beloved physician, devoted husband and father, humanitarian, author, entertainer, yoga enthusiast, friend extraordinaire. Yet not even those titles complete the portrait of Dr. Terry A. Gordon. In...
View ArticleKudzu reaches Northern Ohio
Kudzu has been called the vine that ate the South. Now it’s the North’s turn to struggle with it.Kudzu has reached our area, with patches reported in Summit, Portage and Cuyahoga counties, said Kathy...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Oct. 15
AKRONValle meetingsAKRON: John Valle, the city’s director of neighborhood assistance, is having office hours at two community centers.Valle will be at Ed Davis Community Center, 730 Perkins Park Drive,...
View ArticleCritics want Ohio watchdog’s ‘Coingate’ report
COLUMBUS: Ohio’s state watchdog hasn’t yet released an investigative report on the investment scandal that engulfed Ohio in 2005 — and critics want to know why.With the presidential election only weeks...
View ArticleMedina chiropractor pleads guilty to fraud
A Medina chiropractor will be sentenced next spring following guilty pleas he entered Friday to seven counts of health-care fraud.John N. Heary, 38, faced more than 50 charges that he overbilled...
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