Homespun Holiday Lighting set for Sun., Nov. 26

Top off the Thanksgiving weekend by bringing the family to welcome the Christmas season at the City Green on Sunday, November 26, from 4 to 7 p.m., for the Annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony, a tradition that is 22 years old. The festivities begin with a parade stepping off from the St. Albert the Great Royalwood parking lot at 4:45 p.m. Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz, will lead the way, with the North Royalton High School Drum Line doing their magic. Members of the parade will be welcoming the holiday season spreading good cheer and passing out candy to the spectators as they await the arrival of San ....

Mayor and Council President retain seats

The majority of voters in North Royalton have chosen to retain the City’s Administrative and Council positions, according to results of the November 7 election. Most of the City Council wards, however, didn’t have opposition, except for Ward 2. In all three races, the incumbent won. For the position of Mayor, with 62.51% of the vote, Larry Antoskiewicz won over Diane Sacha, with a count of 6922 for Antoskiewicz and 4151 for Sacha. For the President of Council position, Paul Marnecheck won with 58.77% of the vote, over Jeremy Dietrich, with a count of 5980 for Marnecheck and 4196 for Dietr ....

Carrie Cerino’s property once again has a new owner

Could the third time be a charm for Carrie Cerino’s future? The event center and restaurant, located on Ridge between Sprague and Albion roads, closed in February 2020, has another new owner. It has been bought and sold several times since that time, but the location has remained virtually untouched until now. Carrie Cerino’s, closed abruptly on February 18, 2020. It was owned by the Cerino family since 1963. Marc Glassman, founder and owner of Marc’s Discount Stores purchased the property in December of 2021, through a limited liability company called 40 East LLC, for $550,000.00, acco ....

Another Superior Performance – NRHS Marching Band Earns Top Honor at State Finals

The North Royalton High School (NRHS) marching band capped off their successful season by earning a Superior rating at the OMEA State Marching Band Finals in Columbus on Saturday, October 28. Performing their competition show "Fortune Favors the Bold" at Hilliard Bradley High School, the band received the highest rating possible, “Superior,” from the judging panel. This follows top awards at several competitions this fall including Best Music, Best Auxiliary, 1st Place, Reserve Grand Champion, and Grand Champion. "It was an amazing way to end a challenging but rewarding season," said Dir ....

The North Royalton Board of Education held their October meeting on Monday, October 9. Assistant Superintendent Melissa Vojta and Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, Jeff Cicerchi reviewed the state report card rating of the district. The Board approved the Fiscal Year 2024 Five-Year Forecast. School Superintendent Mike Laub clarified the school calendar, stating that “this year, obviously, the Board of Elections have asked to use both Royal View and the Elementary School for the November voting day. So, as the communications stated that went out last week, we will have a no ....

St. Albert the Great Parishioners out in community lending a hand

St. Albert the Great’s parishioners took the weekend of October 13 and 14 to be the hands and feet of Jesus, going to where they could lend a hand to spread the gospel by doing good. The Parish Day of Service started eleven years ago with about 400 volunteers spending one Saturday sorting cans of food or clothing at a donation site or doing some outdoor clean up. Like a huge oak tree grows from a small acorn, today the project has grown to almost 2000 volunteers donating their time and talent over one weekend to assist people, programs, and agencies that help others. More than 100 projects ....

The North Royalton City Council was given a sneak peek of what the design of the new Senior Center could be. The architects in charge of the design portion of the process are formulating the direction of their design. On October 3, representatives from Makovich and Pusti Architects gave a preliminary presentation to City Council regarding the potential of the upcoming Senior Center and where they are in the design process. Earlier this year, the City hired the Berea architectural firm for the Senior Center Project, which will transform a portion of the former Royal View Elementary School at 1 ....

St. Francis blessing of the animals at St. Albert the Great

St. Albert the Great Catholic Church here in North Royalton gave a special blessing to dogs, cats and other animals on Sunday, October 1, the celebration of Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Francis, who lived from 1181 to 1226 is known as the patron saint of the environment and animals because he loved all creatures. Since many of us consider our pets as an important part of our family, a blessing for the health and well being of our four-footed friends only seems natural. Father Edward Estok, the pastor of St. Albert, has conducted the pet blessing for the last nine years. “We believe tha ....

North Royalton Schools Rank High in State Report Card

The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) recently released the 2023 Ohio School Report Card, which assesses every school district in Ohio. They did note, however, that “report cards are only one part of Ohio’s education story. To get a more complete picture, it is essential to visit schools, talk to educators, parents and students, and review school or district websites.” This year, it updated the star-based system that has been used over the past few years, which replaced a letter grade rating. The update breaks down the ratings into half-star increments. The overall rating scale that h ....

Sentencing and arrests made for area mail theft

The North Royalton Police Department has recommended that residents pay close attention to their bank accounts and cashed checks, to be sure that the checks were cashed by those who were intended, as residents in North Royalton and in other communities continue to fall victim to check fraud. One North Royalton resident recently reported that he sent his check to pay a credit card bill, but came to find that the check had been altered by thousands of dollars and deposited into a local bank and cashed. He said that the amounts and payee information was whited out and new information written in. ....