Community invited for school facility meeting update
With the new year will come the unveiling of the progress of the North Royalton School District’s facility project. The community is invited to attend the meeting, hosted by the District, on Wednesday, January 3, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the North Royalton High School Performing Arts Center. Childcare will be provided by the North Royalton High School Key Club. The $88.9 million facility project plan includes the building of a new elementary school that will serve as the replacement of Albion, Royal View and Valley Vista Elementary Schools. Also included in the plan is the demo ....
Historic property is home to 70 years’ worth of Christmas traditions
When Gary Puntel celebrated his first North Royalton Christmas, the former City Hall site was a schoolhouse and young people spent their weekends at the local bowling alley and roller-skating rink. North Royalton was very much a farming town and Gary’s new residence on Royalton Road contained acres of rolling, pastoral countryside, complete with a large pond for swimming, a billowing Willow tree for climbing, and plenty of space for farm animal grazing. It was 1947 and Gary Puntel was just five years old. His parents Fiore, an Italian immigrant, and Hilda, had just moved with their children ....
Rolling bins credited for curbside recycling increase
City officials are happy that their goal to increase the participation in recycling among the residents is being attained. “We were confident there would be a significant increase in recycling, similar to what many local communities experienced when we rolled out the 64-gallon cans,” said Mayor Bob Stefanik. Stefanik said that after meeting with members of the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District, the data they shared indicated that once a city offers automated recycling, the amount recycling had gone up from 20-60%. He noted that the increase in recycling would bring the ....
Sewer rate study prompts some changes
The City of North Royalton commissioned the firm of with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Incorporated to formulate the 2017 rate study analysis earlier this year. The study has concluded and Council has already legislated some changes. Some residents will see a cut in their sewer charges, but most will probably see increases, if proposed legislation is adopted. City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance that authorizes the City of Cleveland, Division of Water to reduce the sewer charge for all users that are connected to the North Royalton Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District, but do ....
NR elementary students Skype with award-winning author
After reading the book, Poppy by Avi, students at Royal View, Albion, and Valley Vista Elementary Schools had the opportunity to engage in a Skype session with the author himself. Avi is an award-winning author who has written more than 75 books, many aimed at young adults. His accomplishments include the Newbery Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.
Due to a generous grant from the North Royalton Educational Foundation, a Skype session between Avi and the ....