Drug Take-Back Day is April 27 at Giant Eagle and Timber Ridge Plaza
Saturday, April 27, is Medication Take-Back Day in North Royalton. This event has been established to not only prevent accidental poisoning and misuse, but to also protect the environment. Residents can drive through and drop off their unneeded and/or expired pills for safe disposal at two locations in North Royalton from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The locations are at Timber Ridge Plaza, located at 9199 Sprague Road, at the corner of York Road; or at the Giant Eagle Plaza, located at 6000 Royalton Road, at the corner of State Road. Both prescription and over-the-counter pills will be accepted for d ....
Royalton Players tickets on sale to The Simpsons Murder Mystery
Tickets to the Royalton Players Murder Mystery - “The Simpsons Murder Mystery” - which is set for April 26 at Carrie Cerino’s Ristorante in North Royalton, are now on sale. The event is schedule to begin at 7 p.m. “We are going to have fun with the longest running American animated sitcom that is still on the television today, the Simpson family and their relatives, friends and neighbors,” said Chuck Poliafico, president of the Royalton Players. “The Simpsons sitcom is a satirical depiction of working class life epitomized by the family that includes the father, Homer, the mother, ....
Grant geared toward educating residents on the importance of recycling
The City of North Royalton was again awarded a Community Recycling Awareness Grant for 2019 from the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District. According to county officials, the purpose of this grant is “to help communities educate residents about recycling, typically through the use of printed materials such as brochures, refrigerator magnets, newsletters and fliers or calendars. To make it easy to produce these materials and to keep recycling messages consistent across the County, the District has customizable templates and design tools for communities to use. Funding is also offered to hel ....
Elementary school building construction goes forward, ground breaking takes place for high school construction project
The North Royalton City School District was finally able to start their construction project of the new elementary school. The project had been placed on hold as the district waited for permits from the Army Corps of Engineers and one through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The additional permits required were due to the wetlands on the school’s building site, which is located at the southwest corner of State Road and Valley Parkway. It had been determined that the property’s wetlands had grown to over a half an acre from 2001 when the Army Corp of Engineers conducted ....
Meet Bear, N R Police Department’s new K-9 officer
The North Royalton Police Department has a new recruit and his name is Bear. The one-year-old German Shepherd was selected on March 15 and named by the force. He is the first K-9 the department has had in almost twenty years. Bear is the second dog chosen for this program. The first dog, which was chosen several weeks ago had to be returned, as he had a hernia. North Royalton’s K-9 program was re-instituted after a grant was received through the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation in the amount of $12,800, which will fund the cost of the dog, kennels and a bulletproof vest for the dog. The c ....