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Assistant School Superintendent Jim Presot to resign in July

The North Royalton Board of Education approved the resignation of Jim Presot at the end of his contract, July 31,2022. Presot is the Assistant to the Superintendent and has worked with the North Royalton School District since 1997. Presot had actually retired at the end of 2018, but was re-employed when the Board approved a new contract in January, 2019, to be effective February 1, 2019 through July 31, 2022. He was brought back to oversee the District’s building project. As Assistant Superintendent, Presot was very involved in the District’s facilities operation and infrastructure, inclu ....

Jan 26, 2022

Valley Vista Elementary School property is for sale

The North Royalton City School District is in the process of selling the remaining elementary school property that has been vacated after the opening of the new North Royalton Elementary School this past fall. Presently, the Valley Vista school property is up for sale. The district has decided to keep Royal View, but the Albion Elementary property will also be placed up for sale. The Valley Vista property is on Wallings Road, east of State Road; Royal View is located on Ridge Road, just north of Bennett Road; and the Albion Elementary property is located on Albion Road, just east of York Road ....

Jan 26, 2022

Council discusses EMS Levy replacement

The North Royalton City Council adopted legislation at its January 18 City Council meeting that is the first step in placing an EMS Levy on the May 3 ballot. Fire Chief Bob Chegan gave a presentation on the proposed replacement to Council at its January 18 Safety Committee meeting, which took place before the Council meeting that evening. The resolution was unanimously adopted that declares the necessity of replacement of the current 1.7 mill tax levy for EMS services. This is the first step of a two-step process that could place the measure on the May 3 ballot. A second piece of legislation ....

Jan 26, 2022

Izzy hits North Royalton with a punch

A winter snow storm, named Storm Izzy by The Weather Channel, hit North Royalton, starting at about 6 p.m. the night of Sunday, January 16, with continual snow and drifting through the night and into the morning of Monday, January 17. The storm closed schools and delayed rubbish removal. Izzy’s western edge hit the Greater Cleveland area, pulling moisture off Lake Erie and resulting in lake-effect snow that recorded up to 25 inches of snow in some northeast Ohio areas for the end of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. North Royalton fared slightly better, with reported snow depths r ....

Jan 26, 2022

Residents gather to lay wreaths on graves of Veterans

Morrill Worcester was a 12-year-old paper boy for the Bangor Daily News when he won a trip to Washington D.C. His first trip to our nation’s capital was one he would never forget, especially Arlington National Cemetery that made an indelible impression on him. These were the graves of veterans that made the peace and freedom we have in America possible. In 1992, when Morrill’s company, Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, had a surplus of fresh evergreen wreaths for the holidays, he remembered his experience at Arlington Cemetery. Worcester realized he had an opportunity to hono ....

Jan 11, 2022

New School Board holds first meeting of new year

The North Royalton Board of Education held their yearly organizational meeting on Thursday, January 6. The Board elected John Kelly as President of the 2022 School Board and Anne Reinkober as Vice President. The Board approved the following scheduled dates for the Work Sessions and Regular Board meetings: Regular Work Sessions, 6:30 p.m. January 6, February 10, March 10, April 7, May 5, June 9, July 8, August 11, September 8, October 6, November 17, December 8. Regular Meetings, 7 p.m. January 10, February 14, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11, August 15, September 12, October ....

Jan 11, 2022

Ridge and York Road projects slated for new year

City Council recently adopted legislation that will allow two major road projects to go forward. The legislation, which was adopted at the December 21 City Council meeting, will affect Ridge and York Roads. Council approved an ordinance that increased the amount that was originally authorized to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the Ridge Road resurfacing project. The increase was necessary due to the fact that the bids received were higher than anticipated, according to Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz. The Ridge Road resurfacing is set to take place this year. The additional cost app ....

Jan 11, 2022

Council approves added School Resource Officer for NR Schools

North Royalton City Council approved legislation that would add a part-time School Resource Officer to the complement of the North Royalton Police Department. The three ordinances were unanimously approved at their December 21 City Council meeting. School Resource Officers are police officers who work in the district, along with school administrators, faculty and security staff members in an effort to ensure that schools are safe places for students. Council adopted an ordinance that would add the position to the existing Police Department complement. The second ordinance that was adopted fun ....

Jan 11, 2022

New City Council is sworn in and assigned committees

With the new year, the newest North Royalton City Council has been sworn in. Every two years, the President of Council assigns the various Council committees to each City Council member. It is the duty of the Council President to assign the Council Committees of Buildings and Building Codes; Finance; Review and Oversight; Rules and Ordinances; Safety; Streets; Storm Water and Utilities. All committees meet monthly, with the exception of the Review and Oversight Committee, which meets when needed. Members of Council also sit on the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals and Recreation Bo ....

Jan 11, 2022

Christmas traditions continue to evolve

We read in the second chapter of Luke that “in those days when Caesar Augustus was emperor and Quirinius was governor of Syria a census was decreed, everyone had to return to the town of their ancestors to be counted.” This puts into to motion the story of Joseph of Nazareth and his heavily pregnant wife, Mary, making the journey to the town of Bethlehem the city of David, King of Israel. Why require people to travel in December? It’s rainy, cold, and sometimes snowy; December sounds miserable. But winter rains bring an end to the searing heat, dust, and drought to the hills around Beth ....

Dec 14, 2021