City Council adopts deer hunting ordinance

Two ordinances pertaining to the hunting of white tailed deer by bow hunting in North Royalton, introduced at the May 3 City Council meeting, were unanimously adopted at the June 7 meeting. This follows the passage of the measure at the March 15 Primary, where six communities all passed the measure. Broadview Heights, Parma, Parma Heights, Seven Hills and Strongsville joined North Royalton, in an effort to address the deer population problem on a more regional level. In North Royalton, 6,395 voters voted for the measure and 2,968 voted against the measure. “The voters recently spoke overwhe ....

Jun 20, 2016

Cyber criminals targeting small business and home computers

Members of the Chamber of Commerce learned more about how to protect themselves and their businesses from cyber attacks and breaches at their monthly luncheon meeting at Carrie Cerino’s Ristorante. A presentation was given by Janet Gehring and Jim Kerr, owner of CRU Solutions, based in Middleburg Heights. Kerr began the presentation, stating that “work used to be a place you go to. Now, it’s something you do.” Today, not only personal, but company data is carried with us from place to place with cell phones, tablets and laptop computers, which makes that data very vulnerable. “This ....

Jun 20, 2016

North Royalton scores high in Cleveland Magazine ranking

The annual rating of the Cleveland Suburbs by Cleveland Magazine showed that North Royalton ranked in the top twenty. Of the 77 suburbs ranked for 2016, North Royalton placed 18th overall, First in Safety and 22nd in Education. Mayor Bob Stefanik thanked all city employees for their efforts to make North Royalton successful. “Thank you and congratulations to the Police Department and Fire Department for their efforts year-round! Many of the other rankings are due to the combined efforts of the remaining departments to make this a great community in which to live and work. Many people contin ....

Jun 20, 2016

North Royalton remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

On Memorial Day, words like respect, duty, honor, sacrifice are used by everyone in the country, not just by those who wear a uniform. North Royalton is one of the few communities in the area that have two Memorial Day ceremonies to honor those soldiers who gave their lives so we might enjoy the freedoms that we have. One ceremony was at the North Royalton Cemetery on Royalton Road.  The other was at the Jeffrey Boskovitch Memorial at the Old City Hall on Ridge Road. North Royalton resident Jerry Parrish was one of several hundred people who came to honor those who served.  “I came o ....

May 31, 2016

Former resident, FC1 Dan Taylor, named Unsung Hero

It’s rare to find someone as open about their lives - warts and all, so to speak-but at the AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC), one instructor feels that through his openness, he is helping one Sailor at a time avoid potential pitfalls and be successful in their Navy career and life. Fire Controlman 1st Class Dan Taylor credits organized sports and the Navy as the two key aspects of his life that have kept him on an even keel – that and his grandfather’s (Dan Potopsky, Sr.) words of wisdom. “I started playing organized basketball when I was six at the Catholic Youth Organizat ....

May 27, 2016