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NR school calendar will not change for 2023-24 school year

Although a local school district has changed their school calendar to include more holidays in the name of inclusion, the North Royalton calendar for next year will remain the same. Recently, the Beachwood City Schools added three new holidays to their academic school calendar. With the upcoming 2023-24 school year, the Beachwood City Schools have added the Lunar New Year, Eid al-Fitr, and Diwali to their list of holidays and their students will have those days off when they fall on a weekday. Lunar New Year, known as Guo Nian, is one of the most important yearly celebrations in the East and ....

Feb 7, 2023

NRHS alumnus writes Episode of CBS TV’s Hit Show S.W.A.T.

Back in his days at North Royalton High School (NRHS), John Amato loved his English and broadcasting classes, but never imagined it would lead him to where he is now. Amato graduated from NRHS in 2017 and took his passions with him to college. He went on to study media production with a minor in English at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, earning his Bachelor’s degree in 2021. Since then, he has moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of writing and working in creative media. He started off as an intern at MiddKid Productions right after graduation, but was recently promoted to a writer� ....

Feb 7, 2023

Tasers are subject of discussion for City Council

The North Royalton City Council recently discussed the purchase of Tasers for the North Royalton Police Department. The discussion took place at Council’s Safety Committee meeting. A Taser, also known as a Tom A. Swift Electric Rifle, is a handheld device that incapacitates a person by transmitting a 50,000-volt electric shock, according the Britannica.com. “The Taser fires two small darts, connected to the device with thin wires, up to a distance of approximately 11 meters (35 feet). The darts can penetrate clothing and, once they make contact with the target, deliver the electric shock, ....

Feb 7, 2023

Frigid temperatures cause water woes

Several water main breaks occurred in North Royalton in January, causing water outages and boil alerts. Unfortunately, this is not a rare occurrence, with aging water mains. “Water main breaks are unpredictable,” according to the City of Cleveland, Division of Water (CDW). “A big factor is weather. The colder the weather is for an extended period of time, the more water main breaks occur. Breaks can also occur when there is a sudden increase in water pressure in a water main, such as when a fire hydrant is closed too suddenly.” To report a water main break or a water leak, residents ....

Feb 7, 2023

School Board News

The first meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Monday, January 9. Assistant Superintendent Melissa Vojta gave a presentation on the curricular strategic plan goal relating to students who are English learners. The Board adopted the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Tax Budget. It then approved the Comprehensive Continuous Improvement Plan grant for 2022-23, in the amount of $652.63. The Board approved the following adjustment: 507 ESSER, from $1,436,473.27 to $1,437,125.90. The Board approved the adoption of the classified substitute salary schedule, effective January 1, 2023, ....

Jan 24, 2023

City launches new interactive property map

After several months in the making, the City of North Royalton recently launched an online, interactive map of all resident, business and industrial properties in the City. The aim of the new offering was to streamline the information process for the public, which can now be had with a click of a button. Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz stated that “Developers like to look and hit the buttons before they even call. They like the information beforehand, as far as zoning, and other information. It’s another tool. Even for residents, when they want to know what is going on. This gives them an opport ....

Jan 24, 2023

Council passes 2023 budget

By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK Contributing Writer The 2023 budget for the City of North Royalton was unanimously adopted by City Council at their final meeting in December. Over the past several years, the budget discussions with city administrators and Council began in the fall of the previous year. Last year, however, the timeline shifted to the beginning of 2020 in order to allow for the new Mayor and Council to have input. This year, the timeline was changed back to the fall. According to Ohio law, Council must adopt its yearly budget by March 31 of that year. The measure was initially introduc ....

Jan 24, 2023

City/Schools agree on new Memorial Park field lease

North Royalton City Council unanimously adopted legislation that will forge a new lease between the City and the North Royalton City School District for rights of the joint use and access of a portion of Memorial Park on State Road. This agreement is in addition to separate lease agreements in place for the tennis courts and basketball courts at Memorial Park. The City owns the Memorial Park property and the School District’s High School and Middle School property adjoins Memorial Park. Portions of the baseball and softball fields straddle both properties. The City has leased the fields, so ....

Jan 24, 2023

North Royalton High School bands finish 2022 on a Superior note

During the last few months, the North Royalton High School Band has been hard at work. They concluded their marching band season performing at the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) State Finals in Columbus, where they received a superior rating. This huge accomplishment is the result of months of practice to get their show titled “Carpe Diem” to the best level - and earning the highest rating possible from the panel of adjudicators. Throughout the marching season, the band earned such honors as Best Overall Visual Effect, Best Overall Auxiliary, and Grand Champion Overall. As ....

Jan 10, 2023

First Responders complete training event

For those in the area of the North Royalton Elementary School who were wondering what the commotion was about during the holiday break, they can rest, assured that it was nothing terrible. The North Royalton Police and Fire Departments, along with North Royalton School personnel, were conducting their first responders training event at the North Royalton Elementary School on Monday and Tuesday, December 19 and 20. “The last time the training was done here in North Royalton was in 2018, when the High School was the location,” said North Royalton Police Chief Keith Tarase. “Then it was ju ....

Jan 10, 2023