Sharing a unique moment in time with family and friends
Mother Nature cooperated and although there were some clouds, North Royalton residents were able to get a good look at the April 8 total solar eclipse. North Royalton was included in the 124-mile-wide band in Ohio that experienced the total solar eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon align in a straight or almost straight configuration. The solar eclipse occurs only during a new Moon, when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, covering the Sun. There are three kinds of solar eclipses: total, partial, and annular, with the total solar eclipse being the rarest. To ....
The March meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Wednesday, March 13. Board member Lisa Shuck was absent. The Board nominated Jackie Arendt for the Ohio School Board Association’s Recognition Award. Assistant Superintendent, Melissa Vojta gave an update from the Curriculum and Instruction and Teaching and Learning Team on the K-12 curriculum alignment. The Board approved the all-day kindergarten fees for the 2024-25 school year at $2,500 per year, which is the same as the previous year. The Board approved the following appropriation adjustments: from 001-General F ....
Council and administration talk trash options
Over the past few weeks, Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz and the North Royalton City Council have been discussing the options for rubbish/recycling removal. The current contract with Rumpke Waste and Recycling Services will expire on May 1. Council originally discussed the options with the Mayor after the bid openings on February 28 produced only one bidder, Rumpke. The bids included the following options: Automated Collection of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials Weekly; Automated Collection of Solid Waste Weekly and Recyclable Materials Bi-Weekly; Manual Collection of Solid Waste and Automated C ....
Council eyes addition of more surveillance cameras
The addition of a number of cameras was a topic of discussion at the North Royalton City Council’s March 20 Safety Committee meeting, with the additional cameras being more than just plate reading. North Royalton Police Chief Keith Tarase proposed the addition of five cameras to the City’s ten Flock Falcon cameras. North Royalton City Council had approved the lease of ten Flock cameras in December, 2022. Two of the cameras would be the same plate-reading cameras that would be added to the ten cameras already in place. Three of the Flock cameras would be Flock’s Condor cameras, which are ....
What’s on the March 19 Presidential Primary Ballot
It’s time to vote! According to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, the following is what you will see on the March 19 Presidential Primary ballot for North Royalton voters *Note: Only races with competition are listed): DEMOCRATIC BALLOT: For Delegates-at-Large and Alternates-at-Large to the National Convention Dean Phillips Joseph R. Biden, Jr. For Representative to Congress 7th District Matt Diemer Doug Bugie For Justice of the Supreme Court (Unexpired Term Commencing 12/31/2026) Terri Jamison Lisa Forbes Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division) (Full Term ....