A graduation to be remembered long into a ‘distant’ future
It may not have been what they expected, but in a true show of maturity and forward-thinking, members of the North Royalton High School Class of 2020 embraced their chance to walk across the Dan Calabrese Center for the Performing Arts stage and take hold of their coveted diplomas. After all, as student speaker Ethan Butler pointed out, this is the same group of young people who were born into a 9/11 world, began their early academic careers amidst a financial crisis and wrapped up their public schooling as a worldwide pandemic unfolded and snuffed out everyday life. “It (the great pandemic ....
North Royalton Fire Department urges residents to check electrical service meters
The North Royalton Fire Department urges residents to check their electrical service meters to help protect them from a fire hazard. “About ten years ago, our department responded to multiple fires involving residential electrical meters,” said North Royalton Fire Chief Bob Chegan. “These issues are from homes with underground electrical service. Some of these fires caused extensive damage to the homes.” He noted that, “we recently responded to another one of these incidents in which the meter was just arcing and thankfully did not catch fire.” As Chegan noted, this is not a new ....
Council approves use of temporary patios for restaurant outdoor dining
North Royalton City Council passed legislation that will allow area eateries a temporary approval in order to provide additional outdoor patio dining. The legislation was proposed by Council President Paul Marnecheck and introduced by the entire City Council and Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz. Although Governor Mike DeWine has loosened eatery restrictions, due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, only limited seating is allowable. For that reason, the idea of adding outdoor seating to compensate for that situation had initiated the discussion that led to the legislation. The legislation was model ....
North Royalton places in Top 20 Safest Cities
North Royalton has ranked fourteenth among the top twenty cities in Ohio this year. That is according to the SafeWise rankings, who recently released its sixth annual Safest Cities in Ohio report. “Our safest cities rankings celebrate communities with the lowest numbers of reported crimes. Nearly every city in our rankings—regardless of the state—reports lower crime rates than both state and national averages,” according to Rebecca Edwards, SafeWise spokesperson. “I’m always pleased any time information comes out that reinforces the great job that our safety forces do,” said Mayo ....
School Board News
The May meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Monday, May 11. The meeting was conducted as a virtual meeting, in keeping with the then-current stay-at-home order of the state. The Board approved the following appropriation adjustment: 019 Other Grants Fund from 169,516.16 to $201,807.26. An increase of $32,291.10. The Board approved the 2020 five year forecast. The Board approved a resolution that authorizes the execution of a change order for the Middle School. According to the legislation, “due to the proximity of the North Royalton High School and North Royal ....