JOA Party in the Park draws crowds to fight Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The Tenth JOA picnic was held at the German Central Farm on July 8. The shadows lengthened as the evening wore on, the weather was perfect, there was music, food, face painting, tons of well stuffed raffle baskets, Nerf wars in the woods, hole-in-one, Dunkin-dolly, and a good cause to fight for. Crowds gathered in the hall to inspect the 180 raffle baskets, oohs and aahhs were plentiful. Selections included food and spirits, sports equipment, family entertainment baskets, fine cozy coverlets, and spa delights to make you feel so pampered. The offerings seemed to wind for a mile up and down th ....
Monthly water/sewer bill will come from Div. of Water starting in August
Residents will see their final sewer bill from the City of North Royalton next week. Starting in August, residents will see a bill from the City of Cleveland, Division of Water, that will cover both the water and sewer bills. The city has been billing its residents since 2003, according to Mayor Bob Stefanik. The combined bill will be a monthly bill. With the new program, residents will be getting a monthly bill from the City of Cleveland Water that will include the water fee and the sewer fee. The measure was discussed for more than a year, said Stefanik. With the water bills now coming mont ....
New scams to keep on your radar
Area police and the Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Office are warning residents about some recent scams. The local scammers may be appearing right at your front door. The other scams are regarding online scams. Recently, the Strongsville Police reported that there was a suspicious white pickup truck with Georgia license plates. They pulled into a driveway in the area of Boston Road and asked the resident if he wanted an estimate to pave his driveway. North Royalton Police posted this on their Facebook feed, warning residents that this type of action usually results in a scam, when the ....
Demolition of Old City Hall will change look of the City Green
At about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, the building that was once known as City Hall came tumbling down. The old City Hall is located on the City Green at the intersection of Rt 82, Bennett and Ridge Roads. The building was vacated in 2014, when the city’s administration moved to the old library building on State Road. Prior to the demolition, asbestos abatement on the structure took place, at a cost of about $24,000. The city estimated the cost of demolition to be about $200,000. It is being funded through the city’s Future Capital Improvement Fund. The cornerstone and cupola were removed ....
Nick Margevicius begins pro baseball career with San Diego Padres
Nick Margevicius’ family has a new favorite baseball team. In the recent Major League Baseball Amateur draft, the San Diego Padres selected Nick, a left-handed pitcher from Rider University and from North Royalton, in the seventh round. Margevicius was the 198th player selected in the 2017 Draft. Nick’s baseball story can be traced all the way back to playing T-ball in the North Royalton Recreation League back in the early 2000s. “Nick played two years of T-Ball, one year of coach-pitch and three years of ‘Rec Ball’ before moving to travel ball,” said his dad Mark. From there, Ni ....