City snow crews plow roads in order of priority
Now that the holidays are over, Mother Nature, as if on cue, has ramped up the cold and snow machine. This area has been spared overall, these past few years, but so far, 2025 has been quite active with plunging temperatures and a decent amount of snowfall. North Royalton’s Service Department operates a three-shift schedule from December through March in order to respond to snow events. “The City of North Royalton Service Department is responsible for maintaining over 270-lane miles of roadway,” according to the City’s website. “During a snow event, plowing and salting primary ma ....
Council votes on passage of the 2025 City Budget
The 2025 Budget for the City of North Royalton was unanimously adopted by City Council at their final meeting in December. According to Ohio law, Council must adopt its yearly budget by March 31 of that year. The measure was initially introduced at the November 19 City Council meeting and a special Finance Committee meeting then took place on December 3 to discuss the budget. Council was presented with the budget, prepared by the Mayor and North Royalton Finance Director, Jenny Esarey, after meetings with the various City department heads took place for input. The total proposed 2025 bu ....
Kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 school year begins February 1, 2025
Residents of the North Royalton City School District who have a child turning five years old PRIOR to August 1, 2025, are invited to register their child for kindergarten beginning February 1, 2025. For the 2025-26 school year, the District will be holding in-person registration at the Community Room. The dates for registration will be February 18, 19, and 20, 2025. On February 18 and 19, registration will be held from noon –7 p.m. February 20, registration will be held from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. There will be a special photo opportunity for the students at registration. The Community Room ....
City Council approves Senior Center Project update
By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK Contributing Writer City Council adopted an ordinance, introduced by Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz, that increased the amount of the bid from Millstone Management Group, Incorporated, after costs increased for the Senior Center project. They adopted the legislation 6-0, with Ward 5 Council Representative Heidi Webber absent from the December 5 City Council meeting. The new legislation increased the not-to-exceed amount from $733,810 to $807,191, by including a contingency that had not been included previously, according to Mayor Antoskiewicz. He said that as the demolition ....
Lots of Caring and Sharing at Royal Redeemer
For the 35th consecutive year, Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church here in North Royalton provided food, caring, and fellowship to many in our community who did not have anywhere to turn on Thanksgiving Day. The numbers are surprising. Over the past years, Royal Redeemer has served between 1,200 and 1,400 meals on Thanksgiving Day. Care and Share Coordinator Lynda Rudolph said she was prepared to serve 350 or more in the Royal Redeemer Dining Room. Plus, there were more tables available in the outer lobby of the dining room. Many volunteers take to the roads to deliver meals to shut-ins, those w ....
