News Archive - Page 77 of 132 - Royalton Recorder

Electronic email fraud becoming commonplace

At the latest Mayor’s Breakfast, Jim English, Vice President of Treasury Management, from F.N.B. Corporation’s First National Bank, gave a presentation regarding fraud prevention. Mayor Bob Stefanik noted that ten to fifteen years ago fraud was not as prevalent as it is today, but with technology, fraud is much more commonplace. English talked about check and electronic fraud on business account transactions. Some of his recommendations for avoiding fraud also work for personal accounts as well. Fraud takes place through checks, mail, wire, credit cards and phones. He talked about soc ....

May 6, 2019

City water main work added to construction projects

In addition to all the road construction going on this year, two water main replacement projects will also take place. One project will tie up a part of State Road; the other a section of Royalton Road. The first project has already begun. The State Road project is replacing a section on State Road from Castle Drive to Sprague Road. The second project, which has been in the works for several years, will affect Royalton Road from State Road to Prince Charles, which is phase two of a project that was started in 2016. The State Road Project will replace approximately 5,323 feet of water mai ....

May 6, 2019

City takes pro-active action against suburban decay issues

Mayor Bob Stefanik is on a roll. He is working to help to promote the aesthetics of the city, on a residential and commercial basis. “If you don’t address this now, it spreads. We’re not going to let that happen.” The city has been pro-active on the issue of residents and businesses keeping up the looks of their properties through the offering of various programs, such as the Heritage Home Program and other funding mechanisms for home improvement. He is also taking those to task who do not maintain their properties according to the city’s various codes. “We are really steppin ....

May 6, 2019

Federal legislation introduced to combat illegal robocalls

Bob Latta, U.S. Congressman for Ohio’s 5th district in northwest Ohio, has authored legislation, the Support Tools to Obliterate Pesky (STOP) Robocalls Act. The bill would take action to combat the nuisance from illegal robocalls. According to his website, “one study found that Americans were targeted with more than 26 billion robocalls in 2018, a 46% increase over the year before.” “Nearly every American has faced that moment where they think they’re getting a call from somebody they know, only to realize it’s an annoying robocall,” said Latta. “They’re a nuisance, a waste ....

May 6, 2019

City walks away with grant to fund sidewalk project

The city of North Royalton has again been awarded a grant to fund a sidewalk project. Mayor Bob Stefanik recently announced the award, which was one of two applications made. This will be the third in recent years. The grant was in the amount of $100,000, and was awarded through the Transportation for Livable Community Initiative (TLCI), administered through the Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA). The section of the sidewalk will run from Memorial Park on State Road, south, to Akins Road. The second application for $205,000 would have extended that sidewalk from Akins Road, south ....

May 6, 2019

New entrance will beautify our cemetery

The facelift of the North Royalton Cemetery continues. Those driving by on Royalton Road will see that a structure is being erected at the entrance. That structure being built will become a wrought iron style archway over the entryway, which will read “North Royalton Cemetery Est. 1866.” That archway will rest on brick pillars. The cost of the archway will be about $60,000, which was carried over from last year’s budget, according to North Royalton Finance Director, Eric Dean. North Royalton’s main cemetery has been targeted for a sprucing up over the past few years by the city ad ....

Apr 23, 2019

Royalton Hills Lions bring ‘sunshine’ to area senior citizens

Together with members of North Royalton High School Key Club, the Royalton Hills Lions Club is working to make the lives of those in local assisted living facilities a little brighter. Members of the two service organizations painted and assembled more than 300 window art suncatchers for the residents of Royalton Woods, The Pavilion (formerly Mount Royal Villa), Diplomat Healthcare and Deaconess-Perry Center. It was the first time the all-female Royalton Hills Lions Club partnered with Key Club, the oldest and largest student-led service program for high school students. With stats similar to ....

Apr 23, 2019

Community gardens are ready for planting season

North Royalton residents who love to garden can gain a further sense of community by joining the community garden. North Royalton is lucky enough to have two! The North Royalton Community Garden and the NCC Gardens, hosted by the NCC Solutions, Incorporated. Both are organic gardens, that provide water and the tools necessary for successful gardening. The Gardens at NCC Solutions, Incorporated Garden is located at 12627 York Road. It hosts a 120' x 80' garden. A portion of the garden plots are reserved for their residents and the rest can be utilized by the overall community. A portion o ....

Apr 23, 2019

St. Matthew the Evangelist Church begins new build following fire

The parish of St. Matthew the Evangelist Church is starting to rebuild after a fire took place at their Albion Road location in November, 2017. The final site plan was unanimously approved at the North Royalton Planning Commission at their April 3 meeting. St. Matthews has been in North Royalton for 27 years. They purchased the church then and installed an addition about 17 years ago. They have about 250 parishioners from all over the west and south side. On Saturday, November 11, 2017, the North Royalton Fire Department was called to St. Matthew the Evangelist Church at 10383 Albion R ....

Apr 23, 2019

Warmer weather means start of 2019 Road Projects

Just as you can be sure that spring will bring beautiful flowers, so can you be sure that road work in the city will begin. The 2019 Road Repair Program is already in full swing! ‘We have budgeted for $2 million in repairs for 2019, of which $650,000 was paid to the county for the repaving of State Route 82 from York Road to the east side border,” according to North Royalton Finance Director, Eric Dean. On March 5, Council passed several ordinances that accepts bids from JD Striping and Services, Incorporated for paint striping/auxiliary traffic marking; Florio & Son Cement, Incorporat ....

Apr 23, 2019