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Local churches offering Lenten Fish Fry dinners

Lent is upon us and with Lent come Fish Fries. Many of the favorite watering holes and social organizations add Fish Fries to their regular menus or have a special Friday meals for pick up or dine in. Local churches like St. Albert the Great and Church of the Assumption also offer Fish Fry dinners. St. Albert the Great Church, located at 6667 Wallings Road, has been serving Lenten Fish Fries for more than three decades. This year the Fish Fry will once again be carry out. The entrees include Fried Beer-Battered Cod, Baked Cod, or Potato Pierogi dinner for $10 each or the Fried Perch Dinner fo ....

Mar 8, 2022

Revival of North Royalton Safety Town in the works

City and School officials have been discussing the future of a new and improved Safety Town program for North Royalton children. It’s an offering that has been made available to children for many years through the work of the North Royalton School District and the North Royalton Police and Fire Departments. According to North Royalton School District Assistant Superintendent Jim Presot, the program may have been started as far back as the 1970s and has been a staple to many children. It was originally housed at Valley Vista Elementary School. “In looking at our records, we have been avera ....

Mar 8, 2022

City prepares for 2022 roadwork season

Although road construction season is not at full tilt quite yet, the City continues to try to keep up with the degradation the miles of roads faced with the continual freeze and thaw cycle that plagues northeast Ohio. The annual road maintenance process continues. At their March 1 meeting, City Council adopted three pieces of legislation that approved bids for the 2022 Road Maintenance Program. They accepted the bid of American Roadway Logistics for the 2022 Road Maintenance Program as the lowest and best bid for pavement marking; the bid of Crossroads Asphalt Recycling, Incorporated for the ....

Mar 8, 2022

City looking for input on Bennett Road path

North Royalton’s Engineering Department is looking for input from residents regarding the continuance of the Bennett Road path that currently runs from Royalton Road, south to South Akins Road. The proposed project will extend the path/sidewalk on that western side of Bennett Road, from South Akins Road, south, connecting it to Valley Parkway. The original portion of the path was installed when Bennett Road was reconstructed in 2012. The original path was constructed from asphalt, is eight feet wide, and is located on the west side of Bennett Road. The project is being funded by the Ohio D ....

Mar 8, 2022

City focuses on buying 15 license plate reading cameras

Plans are being made to purchase license plate reading cameras that will surveil fifteen areas around North Royalton, according to Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz. The North Royalton City Council again discussed the measure at its February 15 Safety Committee Meeting. “It will help our department,” said Antoskiewicz, “almost like putting another set of eyes. It allows us to track down people that have come into the city with bad intentions.” License plate reading cameras were originally discussed at City Council’s November 16 Safety Committee meeting, where a presentation was given by the ....

Mar 8, 2022

North Royalton resident leads Padua’s skating team to 10th state championship

Padua Franciscan High School’s Figure Skating Team won the Ohio High School Team Figure Skating Championship on Sunday, February 6, at Thornton Park in Shaker Heights. They claimed their tenth state title in school history. (Past championship years include: 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010 and 2008.) This year in addition to winning overall first place, Padua also took first place in the Production Ensemble event, in which teams of eight or more skaters performed a themed group number. The team performed to music from Mamma Mia. The numbers are judged on illustration of char ....

Feb 22, 2022

School Board News

The North Royalton Board of Education’s monthly School Board meeting took place on Monday, February 14. The music group Royal Harmony performed was recognized for their various awards. The Board approved the following 2021-22 appropriation adjustments: - 507 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief from $3,993,716.42 to $4,018.124.42 - 516 IDEA from $1,333,565.38 to $1,343,511.77 - 572 Title I from $438,600.12 to $440,778.90 - 587 IDEA from $39,887.35 to $40,071.64 - 590 Improving Teacher Quality/Title IIA from $108,464.76 to $109,126.25 School Superintendent Mike Laub thanke ....

Feb 22, 2022

Paul Marnecheck hired as Brookpark Economic Development Head

North Royalton Council President Paul Marnecheck was recently hired as the Economic Development Commissioner for the City of Brookpark. His hiring was announced at the Brookpark City Council meeting on February 1. Marnecheck served North Royalton as the Ward 4 City Councilman from December 2009 to December 2019. He then was elected as North Royalton Council President, with his term starting in January 2020 and where he is currently serving a four-year term. Before being named Brookpark Economic Development Commissioner, Marnecheck worked for the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) and the Co ....

Feb 22, 2022

Number of white-tailed deer has been steadily declining

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 2021-22 season’s update to the Council Safety Committee at their February 15 meeting. The Ohio Deer Hunting Season for 2021-2022, for archery started on September 25, 2021 and concluded on February 6, 2022, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Since the passage of the ordinances that permit the bow hunting of the white-tailed deer within the city limits several years ago, the number of white-tailed deer ha ....

Feb 22, 2022

School Board approves sale of Valley Vista land

The North Royalton Board of Education voted to approve the sale of the Valley Vista School property to a Cleveland-based development company at their February 14 monthly School Board meeting. The Board had resolved to sell the property at their July 12, 2021 meeting. Valley Vista, Albion and Royal View were the three elementary school properties that were vacated with the opening of the new North Royalton Elementary School in fall, 2021. The district has decided to keep Royal View and the Albion Elementary property will also be placed up for sale. The 21.88-acre Valley Vista property is on W ....

Feb 22, 2022