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NRFD adds safety vehicles to its fleet

Both the North Royalton Police and Fire Departments are updating their fleets with new vehicles this year. The Fire Department has received a new ladder and engine, now called Ladder1 and Engine1. The Police Department will receive four SUVs and two motorcycles. On May 24, Ladder1 was delivered. That will be replacing the department’s current ladder truck that was built in 1995 and has been inoperable for several months. The city’s mutual aid partners have been covering in the case where a ladder truck would be needed, until the new truck is available for service. Communications are being ....

Jun 19, 2017

Sylvia Jensen, pageant director, takes final bow at 101

Sylvia Jensen (nee Salerno), 101, a beloved friend to many in the North Royalton community, passed away May 13, at the age of 101. Sylvia had been a part of the North Royalton beauty pageant since the year North Royalton celebrated its sesquicentennial in 1968. In addition to running the North Royalton pageant for 50 years, she also served as executive director of the Miss Greater Cleveland and Miss Cuyahoga County pageants. Throughout those years, Sylvia put her heart and soul into coaching beauty pageant contestants. She was their mentor, their teacher and their friend. Sylvia was an accom ....

May 30, 2017

Council has plans for City Green after old City Hall comes down

Plans to demolish North Royalton’s old City Hall have been made and are in full swing. The decision was made on the fate of the old city hall by City Council at its March 21 Council meeting. The old city hall is located on the city green at the intersection of Rt 82, Bennett and Ridge Roads. The building was vacated in 2014, when the city’s administration moved to the old library building on State Road. Mayor Bob Stefanik said that the city has been seeking funding to rehabilitate the building, but there are no grants to be had. The city green has gone through a series of changes since th ....

May 26, 2017

Air Bear makes a stop in Bear Country during annual Career Week event

“I feel sorry for the parent who has to go after this,” said North Royalton Fire Chief Robert Chegan, Jr., following the Career Week presentation of Albion Elementary mom Tina Duman. Duman, a pediatric flight nurse educator with Akron Children’s Hospital and mother of third grader Liam Duman, turned Career Week on its head May 17 when she directed the helicopter landing of Air Bear on school grounds. Air Bear is the pediatric rotor wing aircraft that has the important duty of transporting critically ill and injured children to hospital facilities. It comes equipped with tools to ease a ....

May 26, 2017

NR Safety Fair draws many to fire station for a fun day

At the 21st annual North Royalton Safety Fair, it was hard to tell who was having more fun, the youngsters, their parents or the first responders who were showing off their “tools of the trade.” Take, for example, North Royalton Police Officer Scott Cerrito. His Safety Fair was spent helping youngsters on-and-off the motorcycle on which he patrols North Royalton Streets. “I’d much rather do this than writing traffic tickets,” said Officer Cerrito with a smile. He helped youngsters put the flashing red and blue lights on, and gave each of them a bag filled with goodies, stickers and ....

May 26, 2017

Bennett’s Corners phase one development begins

The first phase of the Bennett’s Corners development has begun, which will be called The Shops at South Market. The new mixed use development will be the draw to the Bennett’s Corners area. Bennett’s Corners is the area where North Royalton meets Strongsville, Brunswick, Hinckley. The multi-city intersection has had development in the past years, but never on the North Royalton portion of the area. The development is proposed for the northeast corner of Bennett’s Corners, located at West 130 Street and Boston Road. The 13-acre mixed use development proposes restaurants and two nationa ....

May 26, 2017

School District ready to begin new building process

Now that the school bond issue has passed, it’s time for the district to be begin the process of the new facilities project. The North Royalton Board of Education met on May 17 to begin the planning of the design, construction and renovation of the new elementary school, middle school and high school. They discussed various construction methods, the overall time line, processes and legal obligations that will be involved with their work with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission. School Legal Counsel David Riley advised the board on these measures. “The next step in the process is f ....

May 26, 2017

Gross Builders begins development of new 55+ luxury community

In May of 2015, the plan for a senior development was proposed at the city’s Planning Commission meeting. Gross Builders proposed to build a development of four, four-story luxury apartment buildings and a clubhouse with an outdoor pool and fitness room. The development will offer 288 suites of one and two bedroom apartments for people, aged 55 and older. “The style of the buildings are taken from cues from the craftsman style, with natural materials and low, sloping roofs, said Rick Porter, In-house Architect for Gross Builders. The proposal came after the change in the city’s zoning w ....

May 26, 2017

Bilinovich named Police Chief, replacing retiring Elek

Ken Bilinovich has been named as the new North Royalton Chief of Police, replacing John Elek, who retired in March. He was sworn in on Thursday, May 11. “We’re very fortunate to have such a strong pool of candidates to replace Chief Elek,” said Mayor Bob Stefanik. “With Chief Bilinovich, our department won’t skip a beat.” “Of course, I’m happily surprised,” said Bilinovich, who promises to do his very best. He said he feels “lucky and blessed” to receive this promotion. Even before he started with the North Royalton Police Department, Bilinovich was no stranger to police ....

May 15, 2017

Community perception survey helps substance abuse prevention efforts

Participants can win one of three $250 Visa Gift Cards Three substance abuse prevention groups: CAPA (Community Awareness and Prevention Association), 25 & Alive, and PHNR (Partnership for a Healthy North Royalton) including the communities of Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Independence and North Royalton, have teamed up and are asking the public to become partners in prevention by participating in a Community Perception Survey. Participation in the survey is one way individuals can help in the battle against substance abuse. The survey will provide valuable ....

May 15, 2017