CERT Plans a Year of Training and Exercises
By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK Contributing Writer
About 30 leaders and city officials attended the annual North Royalton Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) meeting on Saturday January 24, at the North Royalton High School media center. The annual meeting was scheduled to plan for the upcoming year’s CERT training, exercises and community activities, according to North Royalton CERT Commander, Nick Phillips.
This year, the general meetings are scheduled for February 18, March 25, May 20, September 17, October 14 and November 18. Radio Training is scheduled for April 18 and a CERT E ....
North Royalton City Schools Begins Discussion on Moving Early Childhood Center Students to Three Elementary Schools Beginning Next School Year
The North Royalton City Schools’ administration and Board of Education are in discussions to close the Early Childhood Center and move Pre-K and Kindergarten to Albion Elementary, Royal View Elementary, and Valley Vista Elementary for the start of the 2015-16 school year. Superintendent Greg Gurka presented the idea to board members at the work session on February 5.
The discussion was initiated after review of the Early Childhood Center facilities and greater than usual retirements in the district. In addition, after examining elementary level enrollment for the 2015-2016 school ....
BBB Announces Top Ten Scams of 2014
Phony IRS agents, bogus sweepstakes, illusory government grants, pseudo employers and fictitious puppies are just a few of the deceptions reported by Cleveland area consumers during 2014. Con artists used our phones, email and online shopping habits to trick us into handing over cash and even confidential information that put us at risk for identity theft. “Most of these scams are not new but scammers are learning to appear more legitimate,” said David Weiss, president of BBB Serving Greater Cleveland.
The Top Ten Scams reported locally in 2014 were: Advance Fee Loans - Using n ....
HOUSE FIRE REMINDS US TO HAVE OUR CHIMNEY CHECKED
By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK Contributing Writer
The North Royalton Fire Department was called to a fire on Friday, January 16, when a neighbor saw flames and heavy smoke coming from the chimney of a Pamela Drive home. The Fire Department responded about 8:57 p.m. to the one-and-a-half-story home. The fire was under control by 9:15 p.m. No mutual aid was needed, according to North Royalton Fire Lieutenant Mark Pollack. There were eight North Royalton Firefighters on the scene. The fire was extinguished with a dry chemical fire extinguisher from the inside and outside of the chimney. This is th ....
Mayor continues pursuit of deer problem
By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK Contributing Writer
Mayor Bob Stefanik has taken his quest to help alleviate the deer population problem on the road. He and four other area mayors traveled down to Columbus on Friday, January 9, for a meeting with Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) officials. The message they wanted to convey is that the deer belong to the state and the problems that the deer have created are the state’s responsibility. The ever increasing population of deer caused and ever increasing amount of damage to vegetation and increased motor vehicle collisions every year, as wel ....