Summit County’s household hazardous waste center getting new hours, new day...
Summit County’s facility for recycling household hazardous waste will be open on Thursdays from June through September.The new hours will be 2 to 8 p.m.That announcement came Tuesday after the...
View ArticleAkron sues man who sold house to veteran
The city of Akron filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the former owner of a house that a veteran purchased last year, only to see it demolished in February.In the filing, the city says John Hufnagel should...
View ArticleFeds deny Beacon Journal request to look at Father Sam records
The U.S. Department of Justice has denied a public records request by the Akron Beacon Journal to review court and investigatory records regarding the arrest and conviction of the Rev. Samuel...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — March 13
AKRONMeth lab bustedAKRON: Two people were arrested and a 5-year-old girl was placed with relatives after police said they uncovered a methamphetamine lab inside an East Akron home.The raid Monday...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Free clinic in line for a pay day
OPEN M’s free clinic is poised to get a much-needed shot in the arm when Michael Graham and friends sponsor a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. March 22 at Musica in downtown Akron’s Maiden Lane, with free...
View ArticleAkron school board vacancy draws interest
Jason Haas, president of the Akron Board of Education, hadn’t expected so many people to apply for Ginger Baylor’s empty board seat.“A little more interest than I anticipated,” Haas said of the 16...
View ArticleUA pledges to close projected budget gap
University of Akron officials said Tuesday they will take actions in coming months to try to close a $26.7 million budget gap projected for 2014. At a meeting before a couple of hundred faculty and...
View ArticleGreen approves expanded entertainment district
GREEN: The push to lure more national and regional restaurants to Green using liquor licenses can begin now that City Council has unanimously approved the city’s first entertainment district.With the...
View ArticleDominion awards community grants
Dominion East Ohio has awarded $110,000 in grants to 12 community organizations in Northeast Ohio in its 18th annual Community Impact Awards competition, co-sponsored with Inside Business Magazine.A...
View ArticleAkron restores funding for senior activities among budget cuts five years ago
Elizabeth Berkley misses the exercise classes for seniors Akron held at Lawton Street Community Center.She also liked the walks at local parks the city sponsored.“That really helped me,” said Berkley,...
View ArticleCorrections and Clarifications
• The concert to benefit OPEN M’s Free Medical Clinic will be 7:30 p.m. March 22 at Musica in downtown Akron’s Maiden Lane. An incorrect date was listed in a column Wednesday.• The Summit County Farm...
View ArticleSumma Health System names chief medical officer
Summa Health System named a new top doctor for its leadership team Wednesday.Dr. Erik Steele will join Summa on June 24 to serve as chief medical officer. He is coming to Akron from Eastern Maine...
View ArticleMore than a quarter of area mortgage holders ‘underwater’
Summit County outpaces the state for the percentage of homeowners who are underwater with their mortgages.A total of 28 percent of Summit County mortgage holders owed more than their homes were worth...
View ArticleStark County budget projects more corrections staffing, fuller jail
CANTON: The Stark County Jail might reach full capacity — 501 inmates — this year for the first time since 2011 under terms of the county commissioners’ proposed budget.The prospect of $17.9 million...
View ArticleHumility of new pope appeals to local Catholics
Local Roman Catholics are eager to see how Pope Francis [Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio] — with a reputation of being a humble man of the people — will lead the Roman Catholic Church.The newly elected...
View ArticleArea deaths — March 13
MEDINALincoln, Jill, 70, of Medina. Died Tuesday. Waite & Son.STARKBahler, George R., 88, of Alliance. Died Monday. Walton-Schrader.Baker, Lynette “Lynne” Sue, 62, of Alliance. Died Thursday....
View ArticleBreckenridge, Dyer win Ohio Professional Writers’ awards
Beacon Journal home writer Mary Beth Breckenridge won the Helen Waterhouse Award from the Ohio Professional Writers Association, an award that commemorates one of Ohio’s and the Beacon Journal’s most...
View ArticleDrilling industry could create population spike in Ohio
Ohio’s fledgling oil and gas industry has spawned a frenzy of investment and drilling in the state, but it hasn’t resulted in any significant population growth in the shale region.At least not yet.The...
View ArticleAkron refuses to return weapons to veteran who made threats over home demolition
Akron announced Thursday that it will not return weapons confiscated from the now demolished home of veteran Larry Modic unless a court orders it to do so.Modic, who had made threats to kill anyone who...
View ArticleGrowing Akron retirement community has new chief
Kara Hanzie was just 32 when she took over as administrator of the skilled nursing facility at Rockynol, one of Akron’s largest retirement and rehabilitation operations.Six years later, she’s executive...
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