Just days from a bargain at Falls Best Buy
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Tony Avitar’s holiday shopping line isn’t long in terms of feet; he’s situated right next to the front door of the Best Buy. But in terms of time? He’ll have time to dream about buying...
View ArticleJackson officials reach out to community after coach’s arrest
Jackson School Superintendent Christoper DiLoreto said Friday the district is working with law enforcement on the “shocking appalling turn of events” in which 24 student-athletes were videotaped,...
View ArticleCopley’s budget looks healthy for 2013
COPLEY TWP.: Preliminary budget projections for fiscal 2013 show the township could end the next year with a healthy $11.5 million carryover.Township Fiscal Officer Janice L. Marshall said Thursday at...
View ArticleLocal news briefs - Nov. 16
AKRONIce rink openingAKRON: Get out your ice skates.Akron’s ice rink at Lock 3 is opening today. A defect with the city’s ice-making machine had made the scheduled opening uncertain. Employees,...
View ArticleSeries at Westminster Presbyterian to focus on nurturing youth
A four-part speaker series called Nurturing the Next Generation begins Sunday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 250 W. Exchange St. in Akron.The series is designed for parents and others who care for...
View ArticleArea deaths - Nov. 16
MEDINABlankenship, Ethyl A., 66, of Lodi. Died Friday. Parker & Son.Williams, Dorothy, 83, of Medina. Died Friday. Waite & Son.WAYNEFulmer, William C., 67, of West Salem. Died Thursday. Matteson.
View ArticleFamily, friends welcome home 73 soldiers
The signs drew Jake Moore to his family.As he stepped off the bus, he walked toward the one that read “11 months I held you in my heart. Today I will hold you in my arms.”Moore, a CH-47 Chinook...
View ArticleCustomers gobble up Hostess goodies after company says it will shut down
The end of the food company that makes Wonder Bread, Hostess Twinkies and CupCakes, Ho Hos and fried pies means something important to Carol Moody of Akron.“Childhood is gone,” the 66-year-old Akron...
View ArticlePolice blotter — Nov. 17
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Rocky Brook Drive man, 19, was charged with theft. Police said the man stole a gun from a home while visiting.A Hillwood Avenue man, 35, was charged with receiving stolen...
View ArticleRegional briefs — Nov. 18
AKRONPaper company fireAKRON: A Saturday morning fire in the 100 block of North Summit Street caused an estimated $110,000 in damage to a River Valley Paper Co. building and its contents, city fire...
View ArticlePossible late delivery Thursday
Late delivery possibleThe Thanksgiving Day edition of the Akron Beacon Journal will be delivered later than normal because of the large number of advertising circulars in the paper. We appreciate your...
View ArticleArea residents share effects of the downturn
Area residents share effects of downturnSeveral people from the community gathered in two focus groups and shared how the economic downturn has changed their lives.Participants were granted anonymity...
View ArticleOhio jobs and income ravaged perhaps more than we know
George Zeller studies the Ohio economy — particularly Northeast Ohio.And the data he examines show the Great Recession that started in late 2007 and officially ended in 2009 especially slammed the...
View ArticleCity opens Lock 3 ice rink early in balmy weather
On a gloriously beautiful Saturday morning, the city opened its Lock 3 ice skating rink and sled run in anticipation of the comeback of Archie the Talking Snowman. Bright sunlight and unseasonably...
View ArticleAlchemy after-school program wins national honor
Locally founded Alchemy Inc. is being recognized as one of America’s best after-school programs. First lady Michelle Obama will honor the program — started by Copley Township resident G. Kwame Scruggs...
View ArticleSt. Sebastian’s ‘pipe dream’ becomes reality
Lynn Frey-Steward is overjoyed each time she sets her eyes on the Schantz organ console that sits in the choir loft at St. Sebastian Church. “The best way to describe it is in terms of a box of...
View ArticleAmerica Today: Three tell stories of difficulty, adjustments and success in a...
Three people in the Greater Akron area with very different lives found their own paths to coping during the financial crisis of the Great Recession and its aftermath. They’ve had varying success and,...
View ArticleCharity events — Week of Nov. 19
This WeekTuesdayAkron Urban League Women of Power Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Akron Urban League President’s Hall, 440 Vernon Odom Blvd., Akron. $35. Call Tara Regan at 234-542-4142 or email...
View ArticleThe Scene: Taste of Vintage for Goodwill
Old clothing was transformed into spectacular classics at Goodwill’s seventh annual Taste of Vintage Thursday evening at Quaker Station in downtown Akron. Some 400 guests indulged in culinary treats...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINAGrauer, John A., 85, of Wadsworth. Died Thursday. Hilliard-Rospert.WAYNEHack, Christopher V., 42, of Shreve. Died Saturday. McIntire, Bradham & Sleek, Wooster.Myers, Katherine F., 99, of...
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