Summer safety tips make for more fun
Although we’re well into summer, it’s never too late to make sure it’s a safe one! With the beautiful weather, more time is spent outside, with can lead to a higher exposure to injury. It just takes some simple steps to keep everyone safe during summertime activities. Safe Kids Wordwide has some helpful tips that adults and children alike should mind in order to be safe. Safe Kids Worldwide is a nonprofit organization working to help families and communities keep kids safe from injuries. Here are some safety tips from SafeKids: “• Actively supervise children engaging in summertime ....
RTA offers a transportation alternative
Although bus transportation in North Royalton has dwindled over the past years, the Greater Cleveland Transit Authority (RTA) is now offering a different transportation solution: RTA VanShare. This new program is an addition to RTA’s other transportation options, such as bus, rapid transit, Park-n-Ride bus, free downtown trolley service and ADA Paratransit service. “RTA wants to offer residents as many transportation choices as possible, to improve their mobility,” said RTA CEO and General Manager, Joe Calabrese. The RTA Board of Trustees approved the VanShare program last year and have ....
Old City Hall ground is filled, graded and seeded
City leaders are looking to expand the old city hall project, on the City Green, located on Royalton Road between Ridge and Bennett Roads. The building was vacated in 2014, when the city’s administration moved to the old library building on State Road. The old city hall came down on July 11. Administration and City Council members have discussed what to do with the city green, once the decision to demolish was made. “The city has appointed Brandstetter Carroll, Incorporated as the architect to look at concepts to replace the old City Hall that are more recreationally-oriented,” accordin ....
Operation NR Cares helps families in need with back-to-school shopping
As summer begins to wind down, many local families are beginning their back-to-school shopping. Buying the right school supplies can be stressful, but it’s even more taxing when family funds are tight. This got Ward 3 Councilman Dan Langshaw thinking a few years ago, while volunteering at the Food Bank. “I saw people there I knew from the school community and I never would have thought they had a need, so I began reaching out because I wanted to do something to help them,” Langshaw said. “I hate to see any kid or family struggle, especially when it comes to buying something like scho ....
JOA Party in the Park draws crowds to fight Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The Tenth JOA picnic was held at the German Central Farm on July 8. The shadows lengthened as the evening wore on, the weather was perfect, there was music, food, face painting, tons of well stuffed raffle baskets, Nerf wars in the woods, hole-in-one, Dunkin-dolly, and a good cause to fight for. Crowds gathered in the hall to inspect the 180 raffle baskets, oohs and aahhs were plentiful. Selections included food and spirits, sports equipment, family entertainment baskets, fine cozy coverlets, and spa delights to make you feel so pampered. The offerings seemed to wind for a mile up and down th ....