NRFD crews respond to oil leak
On Monday, April 24, City Engineer Mark Schmitzer was sent out to the Whispering Meadows Development for soil and water inspection of a retention basin and creek that feeds into it. He noticed a sheen on the pond and followed the trail that came from the area oil well. He contacted the North Royalton Fire Department and reported the crude oil spill to the ground and in a pond near Apollo and Foxwood Drives to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Ohio EPA and Cutter Oil, who owns the Callas well. The North Royalton Fire Department responded immediately and the cleanup effort took pl ....
It’s orange barrel time - yearly road work planned
With spring upon us, it’s time to put away the snow equipment and attention turned to the maintenance and upkeep of the roads. The city is currently completing the planning stage of the 2017 road repaving program. Mayor Bob Stefanik and Service Director Nick Cinquepalmi have conducted their yearly review of the Pavement Management Ranking List, which includes viewing the streets first hand. The ranking list rates each street with a score from one to ten. Those with the most need score low. Most of the streets that rated up to four were previously addressed. After discussing proposed budget f ....
Chamber members see first-hand perils of texting and driving
Members of the North Royalton Chamber of Commerce met at Carrie Cerino’s Ristorante on Wednesday, April 19, for their monthly meeting. Amy Kuntz and Sherie Stafford, from the Partnership for a Healthy North Royalton, talked about the Heroin epidemic and their three-part presentation that deals with the issue. (See Heroin article) A presentation was given by Chamber Board Member Kevin Lynch, who also works for AT&T, one of the largest providers of cell phone service. Lynch noted that “with that comes responsibility.” He said that there are many who are not paying attention to what th ....
Turske Leads NR Softball, On and Off the Field
It didn’t take North Royalton Softball Dave Camp to describe what Hayley Turske means to this year’s team. “She’s our leader. She’s stepped in and is doing what our seniors did last year. Hayley has taken it upon herself to bring these young kids into the tradition that we are trying to start here.” It’s high praise for a senior who has led the Lady Bears in the circle for the past three years. “We’re doing a lot better than I expected. We lost so many seniors from last year’s team. We need to find that one game where we can put all of our potential together. When that ha ....
North Royalton, like other communities, is no stranger to Heroin and Fentanyl overdose
Last year in North Royalton alone, there were 26 drug overdoses and deaths, according to the Director of Partnership for a Healthy North Royalton (PHNR), Amy Kuntz. As of April 25 of this year, there have been 13 drug overdoses, resulting in two deaths in North Royalton, according to North Royalton Police Department Detective, David Loeding. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” he noted. Just a handful of residents attended a recent event, Drugs and Addiction 911: Our Communities, Our Emergency, Our Solutions, hosted by the PHNR. This was the second event in a series of three, which cent ....
