Springfield Township seeks parks director to perform expanded duties
SPRINGFIELD TWP.: Trustees approved hiring a director for the township’s Parks and Recreation Department and expanded the duties of the position that formerly was limited to activities at the...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — March 7
AKRONStreets to closeAKRON: Several downtown streets will be closed from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday because of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.The parade on South Main Street will begin at noon at Cedar...
View ArticleOhio executes man who fatally shot security guard
LUCASVILLE: The state on Wednesday executed a man who fatally shot an adult bookstore security guard in 1994 at the end of a multistate crime rampage as witnesses of a second slaying victim of that...
View ArticleGrizzly Ridge to open July 20 at Akron Zoo
The Akron Zoo announced Wednesday that its new $7.7 million Grizzly Ridge exhibit will open July 20.The attraction will be home to the zoo’s grizzly bears and other animals.Billed as one of the largest...
View ArticleCar chase ends in stone wall in West Akron
Beacon Journal staff reportA brief police pursuit of a stolen car ended Wednesday morning in a stone wall on Diagonal Road near Copley Road in West Akron.The driver, Lee Porter, 43, of Akron, was...
View ArticleNew VA facility in Akron helps homeless veterans
The goal President Barack Obama and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki set in 2009 to end homelessness for veterans by the end of 2015 moved a little closer to reality...
View ArticleAeros promotions test limits of taste
Akron surely will wait with bated breath for May 20 when the Aeros celebrate National Garlic Day with a promotion called Oh Halitosis! Your Breath Stinks!It’s all part of the new ownership’s tasteful...
View ArticleNEOMED grows its campus
Catherine Benton has little spare time thanks to her demanding studies as a first-year pharmacy student. So she was quick to sign up for the first on-campus housing at the Northeast Ohio Medical...
View ArticleZips point guard Alex Abreu suspended after drug arrest
University of Akron starting point guard Alex Abreu was arrested Thursday on drug charges and has been suspended from the team indefinitely as the Zips begin their run for a Mid-American Conference...
View ArticleWalmart submits new site plan for Copley zoning officials to review
COPLEY TWP.: Township zoning officials will review a new site plan request from Walmart. The retailer submitted the plans and $200 application fee — required for all commercial and industrial sites —...
View ArticleArea deaths — March 7
MEDINAHeffelman, James, 59, of Wadsworth. Died Thursday. Hilliard-Rospert.PORTAGEWhite, William R., 60, of Mantua. Died Thursday. Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson, Garrettsville.STARKChapman, Nila Rae, 60, of...
View ArticleCourts order Akron schools to rehire ex-employee; district says doing so...
After hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars and three time-consuming court appeals, the Akron Board of Education is expected to follow a legal order today and rehire a former employee — then...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — March 7
AKRONSuspects chargedAKRON: Two suspects have been charged with robbery in connection with a series of cigarette thefts that have taken place at area convenience stores.Kevin Moultry, 42, of Akron, was...
View ArticlePedal for Heroes raises $15,000 for veterans’ causes
Several hundred people took part in the second annual Pedal for Heroes in late February.The effort raised about $15,000 for veterans’ causes through participants collecting pledges by riding on...
View ArticleMedina school superintendent to give back bonus amid community protest
MEDINA: Medina’s school superintendent agreed Thursday to give back a bonus and potential merit raises in his new contract.The school board’s recent decision to award Randy Stepp an $83,000 bonus along...
View ArticleCraigslist killings trial nears end, closing arguments set for Monday
Prosecutors in the capital murder trial of Richard James Beasley attempted Thursday to discredit his testimony — that he was targeted to be killed by one of the victims, Scott Davis, in the so-called...
View ArticleRotary Club, UA unite to promote child literacy in Akron schools
Kolaiah White looks comfortable in front of 75 fidgeting third-graders.The cross-legged students tap their pencils against the gymnasium floor as she quiets the crowd with a hand stretched high above...
View ArticleDisappointed Mayflower Manor residents set up new game plan
About 75 Mayflower Manor residents showed up with questions for federal housing officials Thursday evening, only to be disappointed when no one from U.S. Housing and Urban Development attended the...
View ArticlePolice check of Stow home uncovers meth lab
A pair of Stow residents face charges stemming from the discovery of the methamphetamine lab inside of a home.Police were called to the 4000 block of Burton Drive around 4 p.m. Thursday to check on the...
View ArticleNewell Rubbermaid putting final touches on Brimfield center, phasing out...
Newell Rubbermaid’s newest distribution and storage facility is nearly fully operational in Brimfield Township, about a year after the company began shopping around the area for a new site.With the new...
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