Road work on Route 82 widening is ahead of schedule
To those who travel Rt. 82 frequently and have had to deal with the continual construction, there is some good news. The project is currently at least six months ahead of schedule. Of course, this is a very extensive project, but the end is a bit closer. The Rt. 82 widening project converts Royalton Road, which runs east/west through North Royalton, from a two lane road to a three lane road, with 6 foot sidewalks and 7 foot tree lawns one each side, as well as two 15 foot lanes and an 11 foot turning lane, completing a span of 78 feet. The lanes will be wider than the current lanes. The W ....
October is Women's Health Month - Spotlight on Breast Cancer: No family history of breast cancer so no mammogram? Think again! Breast cancer ranked as the most common cancer in women
October, as many of us know, is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but here’s something we may not know: 1 in 8 women will (that’s will, not may) develop breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. It’s a shocking statistic from breastcancer.org, but when we stop to think about it, almost all of us know someone who has had breast cancer. “A lot of women assume they’re OK if there’s no family history of breast cancer,” said Dr. Grace Song, a North Royalton family medicine physician with Southwest General. “The statistic of one in eight women, that’s women with no history. W ....
School District launches new bus app
The North Royalton City School District has implemented a new GPS system in their school buses and vans that will make life a bit easier for students and parents. As a part of their new GPS system, the District has offered the app for parents called ‘Here Comes the Bus’. The “Here Comes the Bus” Synovia GPS Systems app for Schools was rolled out on October 1, of the 2019-20 school year. According to North Royalton District officials, “Parents will receive a notification when the bus is approaching, and the transportation department can send messages to parents in the case that ....
House where triple murders took place to be razed
The house where the murder of Suzanne Taylor and her daughters, Taylor and Kylie, took place will soon be razed. The property has been sold and the new property owner is tentatively planning the development of that property at 11489 Ridge Road. The bodies of three females were found dead on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at 11489 Ridge Road, just north of Wallings Road. A 911 call came in at 7:58 p.m. Suzanne Taylor, 45, was found with her daughters Taylor Pifer, 21, and Kylie Pifer, 19, in a bedroom, according to North Royalton Police. Brinkman, the 45-year-old North Canton man was charged with ....
Cleveland nonprofit creates a ‘Special Space’ for North Royalton toddler
As a parent, there can be nothing more heartbreaking than discovering your child has a serious medical condition. There can also be nothing more comforting than discovering the immense love and support of those around you as you fight for your child’s quality of life. A ‘special space’ now exists in the Ridge Road home of the Jacobson family. The North Royalton family was the recent recipient of a Special Spaces total room makeover for their 2-year-old toddler Mae, diagnosed with Williams syndrome and several serious health conditions. Now with a focus on creating dream bedrooms for ch ....