Hiram College hopes to build retirement community
Small, private Hiram College is inching ahead with an unusual project for Northeast Ohio: a retirement community.The college is poised to present plans to Hiram village officials in coming weeks for a...
View ArticleAkron City Council members question need for more student housing but approve...
When does more student housing become too much?That was the question raised by several Akron City Council members Monday.Still, despite this concern, council voted 12-1 to move forward with another new...
View ArticlePope’s retirement announcement stuns Akron-area Catholics
Local Roman Catholics, like many of the world’s 1 billion faithful, were stunned to hear that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning from the papacy.Once the initial shock subsided, however, they found wisdom...
View ArticleBarberton’s Lake Theater may once again show movies
BARBERTON: The marquee at Barberton’s Lake Cinemas soon might shine again.The Neighborhood Development Services group has announced it intends to buy Lake Cinemas 8 from the city for $545,000 and...
View ArticleChristians begin journey toward Resurrection Sunday
GREEN: Paul Bukovesky warned the local fire department earlier this week that there would be smoke billowing from the parish property at Queen of Heaven.“I always let them know every year when we will...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINA Rice, Fred, 77, of Lodi. Died Monday. Parker & Son. WAYNE Long, Mary H., 92, of Apple Creek. Died Monday. McIntire, Bradham & Sleek.
View ArticleTED-Ed comes to Stark County
NORTH CANTON: This semester, 25 student teachers from Walsh University will become part of a TED-Ed lesson.The seniors are involved in a pilot project for the nearly year-old TED-Ed website, part of...
View ArticleOhio chief justice tells young professionals there’s no set formula for...
FAIRLAWN: Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor told a group of young area business professionals she had “no formula” to impart in the years it took for her to become the state’s top...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Feb. 12
AKRONWoman assaultedAKRON: Akron police said they arrested a 20-year-old man Monday after he kicked a woman who is pregnant with his child in her stomach.Devonte Davis was charged with domestic...
View ArticleFather fights son’s Akron school suspension, cites hospital blood-alcohol test
It’s not unusual for Nathan Eddleman to work with his father, Paul, a maintenance supervisor for an Akron-based rental company.It is, however, unusual for Nathan, a 15-year-old Ellet High School...
View ArticleState Road hangs on as diner’s destination; Portage Crossing could strengthen...
If you lived in North Akron or the upper half of Summit County in the early 1970s, it’s a good bet that when your family headed out for dinner, they ended up on State Road in Cuyahoga Falls. In March...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 13
MEDINAHuntley, Margaret, 69, of Brunswick. Died Wednesday. Waite & Son, Medina.Kercsmar, Margaret T., 88, of Medina. Died Wednesday. Bauer, Valley City.Schmitt, Mark G., 50, of Medina. Died Sunday....
View ArticleUnmanned drones cause privacy concerns
MEDINA: Sheriff Tom Miller knows it sounds scary.His agency has a drone, or as it’s known by its technical name, an unmanned aircraft system.It’s a small, remote-controlled device — a type of...
View ArticleMalley’s offers drive-through sweets for your sweetie
A Northeast Ohio business is putting a sweet twist on love in the fast lane this Valentine’s Day.Malley’s Chocolates is selling its popular chocolate-covered strawberries and grapes at a drive-through...
View ArticleCampaign gives love to downtown businesses
Kiss my -----.Fill in the blanks with “Akron” and you have the catchphrase that’s being used for a new campaign aimed at showing love for downtown businesses.Patrons of downtown Akron stores,...
View ArticleKSU instructor with felony record teaching two police courses
A part-time instructor at Kent State is teaching courses in police work — even after pleading guilty to felony charges.Dan Fitzpatrick, 57, of Ravenna, entered pleas last month in Portage County Common...
View ArticleAcme to reprise own program used in place of Harvest for Hunger
For a second year, Acme Fresh Markets is not participating in the Harvest for Hunger campaign.The Akron-based grocer last year decided to run its own program to benefit the Akron-Canton Regional...
View ArticleEx-Stark sheriff asks court to remove successor
CANTON: Former Stark County Sheriff Timothy A. Swanson is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to remove his successor from office.In a suit filed Tuesday, Swanson said recently chosen Sheriff George Maier...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Black Keys duel with buffoons
Forget selling out Madison Square Garden. Forget platinum albums. Forget Grammy Awards.In 2013, the way you really know you’ve made it is when you are ambushed on the sidewalk by some clown from TMZ...
View ArticleMore discussion planned for proposed entertainment district in Green
GREEN: City Council will talk more about a proposed entertainment district within the Massillon Road corridor at its Feb. 26 meeting.Councilman-at-large Gerard Neugebauer, the council’s Planning...
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