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City Parks and Recreation Departments moves in to new property

The North Royalton Parks and Recreation Department is in the process of moving into a new facility, purchased this year by the city. They will be moving into the previously-owned Cuyahoga County property, which sits adjacent to the York Road ball fields, which will not only give them more room, but will also serve as equipment storage. “We’ll start moving in a little at a time,” said Mayor Bob Stefanik. The York Road property previously belonged to the Cuyahoga County Engineer’s Office. The road and bridge maintenance facility property, located at 4875 York Road and is zoned (PF) P ....

Dec 3, 2019
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Former Rite Aid property will be Chase Bank

The Rite Aid property, which is located at the corner of Royalton Road and State Road will be seeing some changes. The property will ultimately be changed from a retail store to a bank. Rite Aid vacated the property when they closed down that store’s location earlier this year. Rite Aid was built in 1997 on the 1.37 acre parcel. The existing 11,316 square foot building will be demolished and a new building housing Chase Bank will be constructed next year. The Architects Partnership, LTD addressed the North Royalton Planning Commission on October 2 on behalf of JP Morgan Chase Bank, and ....

Dec 3, 2019
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Royal Redeemer Care and Share continues 30 years of Thanksgiving Dinner and fellowship

Care and Share at Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church had humble beginnings back in 1989. A group of volunteers served 100 Thanksgiving dinners. Fast forward to Thanksgiving Day 2019, 1,600 Thanksgiving dinners, 400-500 served inside the church and 1,200 more dinners delivered to shut-ins or given to individuals who wanted to enjoy their dinners at home. Can you imagine cooking 108 turkey breasts and fourteen 20-pound turkeys for those who wanted dark meat? That amounts to 900 pounds of meat. Add to that mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans and stuffing! We haven’t even gotten to t ....

Dec 3, 2019
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Close Ward 1 Council race to be recounted

On November 26, the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections reported that an automatic recount of the November 5 election would take place on six different races in Cuyahoga County. The Ward 1 Council race was among the others, that included the Council at Large for the city of Brecksville and Rocky River, Council seats in the villages of Valley View and Walton Hills and a Board of Education member in the Brooklyn City School District. By law, if the difference between votes is one half of one percent, an automatic recount then takes place. Since the Ward 1 City Council race is so close at this ....

Dec 3, 2019
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Rain could not dampen the excitement for Christmas parade, arrival of Santa and Lighting of City Green

It takes many helping hands to make the magic happen at Christmastime, and thankfully, there are numerous “elves” working hard to spread holiday cheer in North Royalton. Members of the North Royalton Holiday Lighting Committee, the Royalton Hills Lions Club and the City Administration once again helped the City Green come alive as part of the Holiday Lighting and Christmas Parade, a community tradition nearly 20 years in the making. The annual event, which always occurs the Sunday after Thanksgiving, took place Dec. 1 with an eager crowd enjoying festive floats, visits with Santa, a comm ....

Dec 3, 2019
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Salvation Army Red Kettle needs your help to spread good cheer

We just accept them as sounds of the season, ringing bells, the little bells rung by Salvation Army volunteers bringing our attention to the familiar Red Kettles. The season is upon us and the Salvation Army is in need of Volunteers to ring the Red Kettle bell in our own Giant Eagle lobby from November 29 to December 23, Wednesdays through Saturday. In previous years the North Royalton Kiwanis, Rotary, Key Club, and Royalton Hills Lions Club jumped in and volunteered as bells ringers, but the Kiwanis disbanded and time slots need to be filled. Kettle coordinator Donna Urban, working with t ....

Nov 19, 2019
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Sold-out crowd turns out in support of ‘Taste of North Royalton’, benefiting two great causes

It’s no surprise why all 400 tickets to the annual Taste of North Royalton event sell out quickly each year. Apart from raising thousands of dollars for the North Royalton Educational Foundation and the North Royalton Stadium Foundation, the Taste of North Royalton also does its job of not letting anyone leave even remotely hungry. At this year’s event held Nov. 7, guests eagerly packed into the lobby of St. Paul Hellenic Center before the event even officially got underway. Despite a congested check-in table, all 400 guests eventually found their way to their assigned seats and starte ....

Nov 19, 2019
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Hometown merchants invite you to shop ‘Small Business Saturday’

There’s something special about shopping locally. More often than not, the owner is on-site and warmly greets you as you walk in the door. If it’s your first time visiting, they’ll be curious to get to know you. If you’re a regular, they surely know your name and tastes. They might ask you how your family is doing or remember something you talked about last time you visited. There will be photos of the high school football team on the wall and other local city sports teams the business supports. There will be fliers on the counter for local events such as a craft show or upcoming commu ....

Nov 19, 2019
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City’s new Christmas lights, displays to be unveiled at Holiday Lighting on Dec. 1

Residents are truly in for a treat. The city’s holiday lighting display is getting a major upgrade and will be unveiled December 1 at the Holiday Lighting and Christmas Parade on the City Green. The beloved community tradition which includes a lively parade down Ridge Road, complimentary hot cocoa and donuts and visits with Santa Claus will be even more dazzling this year as new displays and LED lights line the City Green along with other city buildings. “We’ll do our usual countdown and flip all the breakers at once,” said Recreation Director Jason Swim. The Christmas Parade will ....

Nov 19, 2019
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City to receive grant for York Road project

The city recently received notification from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) that they will receive funding for a portion of the York Road Rehabilitation Project. The project includes the area between Wallings Road and Sprague Road. The project was applied for earlier this year. “The scope of work is a simple mill and fill improvement project of the pavement,” according to North Royalton City Engineer, Mark Schmitzer. This would be similar to the Ridge Road project several years ago. Schmitzer said that NOACA had “solicited projects from five counties in lat ....

Nov 19, 2019
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