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City looks to EPA for treatment plant change

The City of North Royalton is looking to convert one of the city’s two Wastewater Treatment Plants into a pumping station. This conversion is expected to ultimately save the city money, while operating a more efficient system. Currently, the city has Wastewater Treatment Plant “A,” located on Royalton Road, which treats mostly the southern section of the city, and Wastewater Treatment Plant “B,” located on Sprague Road, which treats most of the northern section. The northeast portion of the city is treated by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. A resolution was unanimous ....

Mar 10, 2021

Frigid weather causes increase in water main breaks

Water main breaks are unpredictable, although a big factor is weather. The colder the weather is for an extended period of time; the more water main breaks seem to 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. So far, 2021 has not been kind in this regard, as it has been reported that about sixteen breaks have occurred since the beginning of this year. “This last couple months, we’ve had numerous breaks,” said Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz. He adds that the “Cleveland Water Department ....

Feb 23, 2021

School Board News

The North Royalton Board of Education’s monthly School Board meeting took place on Monday, February 8. The Board re-appointed Biagio Sidoti as the District’s Treasurer for a five-year term, beginning August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2026. The Board approved the following 2020-21 appropriation adjustments: • 516 IDEA PART B Special Education $1,075,234.75 to $1,072,641.14 •572 Title I $367,949.96 to $368,719.13 • 587 Early Childhood Special Education $22,984.06 to $22,941.24 • 590 Title II-A $106,875.10 to $112,284.50 • 599 Title IV-A $29,134.94 to $30,145.38 • 4 ....

Feb 23, 2021

North Royalton to host Artisan Market on City Green

The City Green will be the place to be, starting this spring. An Artisan Market, CLE Market, will be coming to North Royalton starting in May. The pop-up, produce-style outdoor market will take place one Saturday a month from May through October. “The market will showcase thirty vendors, including local businesses, selling high quality foods, baked goods, art, textiles, flowers and more,” according to CLE Market officials. CLE Market was first established in 2020 in northeast Ohio. According to Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz, “We’ll be doing it once a month, starting in May and running ....

Feb 23, 2021

UH assistant manager wins game ticket of a lifetime

When Catherine Wilson received an email at work alerting her that she had won a free ticket to Super Bowl LV, she figured it was spam and quickly deleted it. Then came the follow-up phone call with the same news. “I thought it was a prank call,” said Wilson, a North Royalton resident who works as emergency room assistant nurse manager at UH Cleveland Medical Center. But it was no prank. Together with the Cleveland Browns, University Hospitals had selected three local health care heroes to be the team’s special guests at the Feb. 7 Super Bowl in Tampa Bay and Wilson was one of them, al ....

Feb 23, 2021

Greek Orthodox Church finding ways to bring parishioners together

Eleni Johnson of St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church remembers March 8, 2020, very well. It was, unbeknownst to anyone at the Wallings Road church, the last time the large youth ministry population would see each other again before the pandemic changed everything. “When the kids left Sunday School and dance practice, the whole world shut down that week,” Johnson reflected. “Many of them haven’t been back. Youth ministries have either been postponed or turned to Zoom.” Now, almost a year later, Johnson, who serves as Hellenic Dance director and co-adviser for Greek Orthodox Youth of Am ....

Feb 23, 2021

High school offering farewell tours as sections are prepared for demolition

North Royalton High School Principal and Alumnus, Sean Osborne, met his future wife in Cafeteria Two. North Royalton Alumni Association President Nick Phillips remembers the exact spot in the old section of the high school where he worked up the courage to ask out the girl of his dreams (who later became his wife). These are just two stories, from two graduates reflecting on memories made within the walls of NRHS; there are thousands of other memories out there and thousands of other memories yet to be made in the Ridge Road building by future graduates. As part of the high school’s ong ....

Feb 23, 2021

NRHS alumna soars over Super Bowl in patriotic flyover

The Royalton Recorder had the extraordinary chance to connect with North Royalton High School graduate, Captain Sarah Kociuba, who led the Super Bowl Flyover following the national anthem. Kociuba flew the B-2 stealth bomber and is just one of ten woman pilots of the aircraft in the nation, according to Cleveland.com. Kociuba, the first female pilot to lead a Super Bowl Flyover, is a graduate of the University of Dayton. In her email with the Royalton Recorder, Kociuba noted how proud she is to represent North Royalton, adding that her parents have always been and continue to be supporters a ....

Feb 23, 2021

Bears repeat as Suburban League National Conference Champs

Back-to-back Suburban League National Conference Champions. Sweeter words were never spoken about the 2020-21 North Royalton Bears’ Varsity Boys Basketball team. The Bears wrapped up a share of the title with a 71-53 win over Brecksville-Broadview Heights on Saturday, January 30. North Royalton finishes the Suburban League National season with a 6-1 record and shares the championship with the Bees. The game did not start well for North Royalton. At the end of the first quarter, the Bees had a 22-11 advantage over the Bears. That’s when the North Royalton seniors took over. In the ....

Feb 9, 2021

North Royalton City Schools’ Students Participate in Great Kindness Challenge

During this time of uncertainty, North Royalton City Schools’ students are trying to spread some joy by completing kind acts in their communities. Students at various grade levels throughout the District participated in the tenth annual Great Kindness Challenge the week of January 25. North Royalton Middle School (NRMS) Intervention Specialist Annemarie Kish heard about this challenge through Unique Learning Curriculum: News 2 and decided to engage her students in many random acts of kindness. All three elementary schools also participated in many kindness activities and service projects. ....

Feb 9, 2021