Haller named new Wastewater Superintendent

Edward J. Haller has been appointed as the new North Royalton Wastewater Superintendent. He is replacing Mark A. Smith, who recently retired. Smith had held the position since December 17, 2018. Haller began his tenure on April 1, 2024, after an ordinance was unanimously adopted, introduced by Mayor Antoskiewicz, that confirmed the Mayor’s appointment of Haller to the position, at the March 20 City Council meeting. Haller served the City of Warren, Ohio as Director of Water Pollution Control since December, 2014. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Plant Superintendent at the Northeast O ....

Council approves new rubbish contract

The North Royalton City Council approved a new contract with Rumpke Waste & Recycling Services, opting to continue with the same type of service that is currently in place. The current contract with Rumpke Waste and Recycling Services will conclude on May 1. Under that contract, Rumpke has been manually collecting the solid waste rubbish, with the recyclable material being collected in an automated method. That contract started in 2017 as a five year contract with a two year option, which brings it up to April 30, 2024. The total annual cost of the previous five year contract was $7,700,9 ....

Sharing a unique moment in time with family and friends

Mother Nature cooperated and although there were some clouds, North Royalton residents were able to get a good look at the April 8 total solar eclipse. North Royalton was included in the 124-mile-wide band in Ohio that experienced the total solar eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon align in a straight or almost straight configuration. The solar eclipse occurs only during a new Moon, when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, covering the Sun. There are three kinds of solar eclipses: total, partial, and annular, with the total solar eclipse being the rarest. To ....

The March meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Wednesday, March 13. Board member Lisa Shuck was absent. The Board nominated Jackie Arendt for the Ohio School Board Association’s Recognition Award. Assistant Superintendent, Melissa Vojta gave an update from the Curriculum and Instruction and Teaching and Learning Team on the K-12 curriculum alignment. The Board approved the all-day kindergarten fees for the 2024-25 school year at $2,500 per year, which is the same as the previous year. The Board approved the following appropriation adjustments: from 001-General F ....

Council and administration talk trash options

Over the past few weeks, Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz and the North Royalton City Council have been discussing the options for rubbish/recycling removal. The current contract with Rumpke Waste and Recycling Services will expire on May 1. Council originally discussed the options with the Mayor after the bid openings on February 28 produced only one bidder, Rumpke. The bids included the following options: Automated Collection of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials Weekly; Automated Collection of Solid Waste Weekly and Recyclable Materials Bi-Weekly; Manual Collection of Solid Waste and Automated C ....

Council eyes addition of more surveillance cameras

The addition of a number of cameras was a topic of discussion at the North Royalton City Council’s March 20 Safety Committee meeting, with the additional cameras being more than just plate reading. North Royalton Police Chief Keith Tarase proposed the addition of five cameras to the City’s ten Flock Falcon cameras. North Royalton City Council had approved the lease of ten Flock cameras in December, 2022. Two of the cameras would be the same plate-reading cameras that would be added to the ten cameras already in place. Three of the Flock cameras would be Flock’s Condor cameras, which are ....

What’s on the March 19 Presidential Primary Ballot

It’s time to vote! According to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, the following is what you will see on the March 19 Presidential Primary ballot for North Royalton voters *Note: Only races with competition are listed): DEMOCRATIC BALLOT: For Delegates-at-Large and Alternates-at-Large to the National Convention Dean Phillips Joseph R. Biden, Jr. For Representative to Congress 7th District Matt Diemer Doug Bugie For Justice of the Supreme Court (Unexpired Term Commencing 12/31/2026) Terri Jamison Lisa Forbes Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division) (Full Term ....

Being prepared for disasters, natural or otherwise – Part 1

The topic of individual preparedness has recently come into the forefront, as reports of downed cell phone communications and potential threats to infrastructure have been in the headlines. Couple that with the usual seasonal potential of weather-related emergencies, and it makes it even more plausible to look at what, as an individual, you can do to be prepared. Some may not recall, but in 2003, North Royalton and much of northeast Ohio and beyond had a power outage, due to a problem with the electric grid, that lasted over two days. What would you do if there was no electricity or cell phon ....

2023-24 Deer stats declining from prior season

With the recent close of the deer hunting season, the North Royalton numbers are in. With this season’s end, North Royalton Chief of Police, Keith Tarase, reported the 2023-24 season’s update to Council at a recent Council Safety Committee meeting. The Ohio Deer Hunting Season for 2023-24, for archery, started on September 30, 2023 and concluded on February 4, 2024, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, white-tailed deer are Ohio’s most popular game animal. The 2023-24 deer hunting dates are si ....

School Board News

The North Royalton Board of Education’s monthly School Board meeting took place on Thursday, February 15. The Board appointed Superintendent Michael Laub, or his designee, as the Board’s Hearing Officer for all suspension hearings and expulsions. The Board approved the following 2023-24 appropriation adjustments: Fund 006-Lunchroom from $1,381,167 to $1,502,167; Fund 300 District Managed Student Activity Fund from $560,000 to $590,000. The Board recognized the retirement of Kathleen Miluk. They also accepted the following resignation and retirement: Resignation Susan Orth, Cleaner, El ....