Boys soccer starts season strong
The North Royalton Boys Varsity Soccer began the 2017 season looking at a big task ahead of it. Their job, keep the tradition of North Royalton Boys Soccer alive. Through the first six games of the season, North Royalton is undefeated on the season with a record of 4-0-2. Last year, North Royalton had a record of 12-4-3 and reached the Parma District Finals before losing to eventual state champion St. Ignatius 1-0. From the 2016 team, North Royalton graduated 14 seniors. Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Jason Rutkowski says that loss to St. Ignatius still stings just a bit. “Even though we lost, ....
Hurricane relief efforts in full-force throughout community
As parts of Texas continue to recover and rebound from Hurricane Harvey, local residents, schools, businesses and churches here have stepped up to lend a helping hand. “It’s up to us as individuals, families and business owners to do what we can to help,” said Richard Hughes, owner of Richard’s Automotive Repair LLC. Hughes has opened up his York Alpha Drive shop to donations of necessities like bottled water, undergarments, clothing, cleaning supplies, hygiene items, infant supplies and animal food, which he and his wife will personally load onto pallets and drive to Houston for dis ....
City adds No Vaping to No Smoking laws
City Council unanimously approved legislation at its September 5 meeting that bans all use of electronic smoking devices, such as vape pens and e-cigarettes on city-owned property, including indoor and outdoor properties. “Electronic smoking devices, often called e-cigarettes, heat and vaporize a solution that typically contains nicotine, and are often designed to mimic the look and feel of a real cigarette, while others resemble pens or other innocuous objects,” according to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. “The devices are metal or plastic tubes that contain a cartridge f ....
What’s on the Ballot November 7
The November election is fast approaching. The absentee ballots will be mailed out on September 23 and polls are open on election day, Tuesday, November 7 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. On October 10, Voter Registration Closes and on October 11, Opening of vote by mail will begin. November 4 is the Absentee Ballot application deadline; November 6. All overseas Vote by Mail ballots must be submitted to be received by November 7. Also all absentee ballots returned in person must be received at the Board of Elections by 7:30 p.m. Ward 1 - John T. Nickell Ward 2 - Gary Petrusky Ward 3 - Daniel R. ....
School Board News
The September meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on September 11. The North Royalton Royal Harmony sang America the Beautiful in remembrance of the events of September 11. School Superintendent Greg Gurka highlighted the Quality Profile for the North Royalton Schools, stating that this is the third year in publication. He noted that this district is “only one of 85 districts through the state of Ohio that take the opportunity to share this information with our community.” The Profile can be found on the district’s website, www.northroyaltonsd.org. A short prese ....
