City’s free Wifi hotspots to go live
According to Mayor Bob Stefanik, two of the four Wifi hotspots are set to be up and running. These “hot spots” would allow the public to access the Internet on their smart phones, laptops and tablets, by accessing a wireless connection with a certain area around each server. Servers would be located in each municipal building, which could allow users to remotely access the Internet within a certain distance from that server. Originally, the areas of Memorial Park, York Road Fields, Heasley Fields and the City Green were targeted for wifi access. The areas of Memorial Park and Y ....
What’s the Buzz? It’s the arrival of the 17-year Cicadas
The buzz you will be hearing shortly doesn’t have anything to do with current events or even politicians. The buzz you will hear will be the return of the 17-year cicadas, which are set to reveal themselves any time now. Some call cicadas locusts, but they are not locusts. Locust is a form of a grasshopper. They are often confused, as they both make a lot of racket. In Ohio, there are four species of these little creatures, three of which are cyclical, according to officials at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. There are also those we hear every year, called the annual dog-day cicad ....
Royalton Recorder marks 75 years of documenting life in North Royalton (Years 1980 - 1982)
1980 - Start of a new decade. The Recorder picked out three or four things per year from the 70’s to highlight, here are a few. The 1970 Royalton Bears won the State Wrestling Title and St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church was dedicated in October. Royalton’s first large shopping center opened in ’73, Rego’s Stop-n-Shop opened in May. In July of 1975 the Royalton Chamber of Commerce and the Recorder moved to its present location on State Road. Finally! The new high school was formally dedicated in October of ‘76. The new Post Office opened in 1977. The White Hurricane ....
Residents invited to storm water fee workshop scheduled on April 25
Mayor Bob Stefanik has scheduled a workshop on Monday, April 25, for residents who are interested in learning about the proposed new fee through the Northeast Regional Sewer District’s Storm Water Management Program. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 14600 State Road, in Memorial Park. According to Stefanik, the meeting will discuss the new fees and how not only residents, but also homeowners associations and businesses can apply to receive credits toward those fees. According to Stefanik, Matt Scharver, Watershed Team Leader, and Dave Ritt ....
Former Princess North Royalton heads to Miss Ohio pageant in June
North Royalton High School Senior, Erin Simonek, continues to make her hometown proud as she competed in a Miss Ohio Preliminary pageant. She was crowned Miss Ohio River 2016 on March 12 in Mansfield. Simonek, soon to be 18, will be the youngest woman to compete for the title of Miss Ohio 2016. She will be joined on stage with Karolina Ulasevich, 2013 Miss North Royalton. Erin, a senior at NRHS, has held three titles in her high school career, including Princess North Royalton 2012, Miss Greater Cleveland’s Outstanding Teen 2015, and now Miss Ohio River 2016. Her mother Pauline said, “I a ....