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Graduates have no Prom but a special After Prom

At a typical North Royalton High School After Prom event, a few lucky seniors go home with prizes donated by the community, but as we all know, this year has been anything but typical. Prom may have been canceled, but After Prom, the fun-filled event held afterwards at Strongsville’s Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr. Recreation Center that features games, music, catered food and loads of prizes, went on in a much different and most impressive fashion, thanks to one mom who makes it a point to always find the positive. With the help of her fellow committee members and the generosity of the community, ....

Jun 23, 2020

Honoring the special fathers in our lives

Father’s Day is coming up on June 21, and if you think about it, dads are kind of the original social distancers and enjoy their space. Growing up, I’d ask my mom, “Where’s dad?” and she’d spout out a variety of responses that align perfectly with the world we’re currently living in: “He’s out in the yard,” “He went golfing,” “He’s reading that new Stephen King book,” “He’s making a fire,” “He’s taking a nap,” “He’s in the garage,” “He’s working on the insert-name-of-machine-here,” “He’s fixing that old insert-name-of-broken-appliance-h ....

Jun 9, 2020

Fly ‘Old Glory’ with pride on Flag Day, June 14

Each year, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14, which, this year, is a Sunday. Although it may have lost some of its popularity, its representational spirit may come back to the forefront. Flying the flag has always been thought to be a wonderful symbol of patriotism. In 1777 on that date, the Second Continental Congress, which was meeting in Philadelphia, adopted the Flag Act of 1777, which created the official flag for our nation, which was in the midst of struggle in order to gain its independence from Britain. That flag, which was comprised of thirteen stripes of red and white and thirteen ....

Jun 9, 2020

Seniors Honored at Scholarship and Awards Presentation

The 83rd annual North Royalton Senior Scholarship and Awards Presentation was held on May 14. Scholarships were presented to high school seniors by business owners, civic organizations and individuals. Seventy-nine seniors received monetary awards in the amount of $78,675. A virtual award ceremony was held and can be viewed on the North Royalton High School webpage. Celine Akouri - 2004 NR Alumnus and NR Ward 3 Councilman Dan Langshaw Leadership, North Royalton Choir Boosters; Habib Akouri - Adam Doleh Memorial, The Chamber of Commerce in Broadview Heights, Michael T. Good Sc ....

Jun 9, 2020

A graduation to be remembered long into a ‘distant’ future

It may not have been what they expected, but in a true show of maturity and forward-thinking, members of the North Royalton High School Class of 2020 embraced their chance to walk across the Dan Calabrese Center for the Performing Arts stage and take hold of their coveted diplomas. After all, as student speaker Ethan Butler pointed out, this is the same group of young people who were born into a 9/11 world, began their early academic careers amidst a financial crisis and wrapped up their public schooling as a worldwide pandemic unfolded and snuffed out everyday life. “It (the great pandemic ....

Jun 9, 2020

North Royalton Fire Department urges residents to check electrical service meters

The North Royalton Fire Department urges residents to check their electrical service meters to help protect them from a fire hazard. “About ten years ago, our department responded to multiple fires involving residential electrical meters,” said North Royalton Fire Chief Bob Chegan. “These issues are from homes with underground electrical service. Some of these fires caused extensive damage to the homes.” He noted that, “we recently responded to another one of these incidents in which the meter was just arcing and thankfully did not catch fire.” As Chegan noted, this is not a new ....

Jun 9, 2020

Council approves use of temporary patios for restaurant outdoor dining

North Royalton City Council passed legislation that will allow area eateries a temporary approval in order to provide additional outdoor patio dining. The legislation was proposed by Council President Paul Marnecheck and introduced by the entire City Council and Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz. Although Governor Mike DeWine has loosened eatery restrictions, due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, only limited seating is allowable. For that reason, the idea of adding outdoor seating to compensate for that situation had initiated the discussion that led to the legislation. The legislation was model ....

May 26, 2020

North Royalton places in Top 20 Safest Cities

North Royalton has ranked fourteenth among the top twenty cities in Ohio this year. That is according to the SafeWise rankings, who recently released its sixth annual Safest Cities in Ohio report. “Our safest cities rankings celebrate communities with the lowest numbers of reported crimes. Nearly every city in our rankings—regardless of the state—reports lower crime rates than both state and national averages,” according to Rebecca Edwards, SafeWise spokesperson. “I’m always pleased any time information comes out that reinforces the great job that our safety forces do,” said Mayo ....

May 26, 2020

School Board News

The May meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Monday, May 11. The meeting was conducted as a virtual meeting, in keeping with the then-current stay-at-home order of the state. The Board approved the following appropriation adjustment: 019 Other Grants Fund from 169,516.16 to $201,807.26. An increase of $32,291.10. The Board approved the 2020 five year forecast. The Board approved a resolution that authorizes the execution of a change order for the Middle School. According to the legislation, “due to the proximity of the North Royalton High School and North Royal ....

May 26, 2020

Sprague Road fire takes pets, spares family

In the afternoon hours of Wednesday, May 13, the North Royalton Fire Department was dispatched to a home on the report of a fire. The call came in at 4:20 p.m. by a passer-by for a fire at a home at 3005 Sprague Road. There were two teenagers that were in the home at the time. They were frantically coming out of the house, at the time the call came in” according to North Royalton Fire Chief, Bob Chegan. “The origin of the fire was in the garage area. This was a fast moving fire. Once it ignited, it went really fast.” “That is one of the longest points of the city to get to,” said C ....

May 26, 2020