North Royalton section of Metroparks Trail set to begin this month
About thirty-five people attended a recent public meeting at City Hall on March 9, presented by the Cleveland Metroparks, regarding the completion of the Metroparks Trail Project. The project will finally ramp up this year, with the section that runs through North Royalton. The project consists of Phase I, which was approved for funding through the Clean Ohio Trails Fund, runs from Brecksville Road to Broadview Road. Phase II encompasses the expanse from Broadview Road to Ridge Road. Phase II covers about three miles, for a total of six miles for both phases. That phase was approved through t ....
PHNR presents community series on Drugs and Addiction
We toss the words around quite a bit. You might be “addicted” to Indians baseball and are looking forward to getting your opening day “fix”. We are also becoming increasingly aware of the other uses of the word “addiction.” Addictions are much more serious and can have dire consequences. Addiction “is the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.” An addiction can be to body image, alcohol, caffeine, gambling, and most recently and with increasin ....
Mayor presents “State of the City Address” - Notes that schools need to be updated to complete city renovation
Chamber members and guests gathered at Carrie Cerino’s Ristorante on Wednesday, March 15, for the North Royalton annual State of the City Address, sponsored by the North Royalton Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Bob Stefanik began by talking about the city’s financials, stating that “we’re in a pretty good financial position.” Stefanik spoke of the Moody’s Investor Services credit rating for the city of Aa2, which 56 other Ohio cities have attained. The lesser, Aa3 rating was attained by 96 cities; Aa1 by 23 cities and Aaa by 15 cities in Ohio. North Royalton has $15,558,273 in debt, co ....
Deer hunting season ends with success
With the passage of ordinances for the hunting of white tailed deer last year, hunters have been able to hunt within the city borders. The first full season has concluded. The Ohio Deer Hunting Season for 2016-2017, for archery started on September 24 and concluded on February 5, 2017, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. “It was pretty successful,” said North Royalton Chief of Police, John Elek. In North Royalton, 187 deer were taken in this program season. The following is the breakdown: Ward 1, 8 deer with a deer damage permit, 77 deer with a hunting permit for a tota ....
Students and families treated to a night of storytelling
It’s not very often that you get a story read to you from members of City Council, the Police Department, North Royalton High School Athletics, and other unique community faces. As part of Family Literacy Night, hosted March 2 at Royal View Elementary School, students and their families were treated to a night of storytelling from members of the community including Ward 3 Councilman Dan Langshaw, Ward 4 Councilman Paul Marnecheck, Police Officer Jason Kimmel, North Royalton High School Royalettes Jordan Rozek and Camille Radziszewski, and retired music teacher Laura Nary, among others. Stu ....