No welcome for jetport site in Grafton-Belden area
Reaction to the proposed regional jetport favors the Grafton-Belden site, drawing strong opposition from Medina and Lorain counties. Officials, residents, and local leaders warn of land condemnation and legal challenges while citing impacts on property values and traffic. Local critics push back against FAA approval and LERTA’s recommended site.
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Grafton-Belden
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Federal Aviation Administration
Medina
Lorain County
Medina County
Oberholtzer
Lorain
Medina Counties
Fred Ritenauer
Grafton
Ernest Toghill
Daniel Beriswill
Spencer
Beriswill
William Schwarer
Cowley Rd
Valley City
Dr. Black
Huntington Theatre opens Bay Village Oliver production
Bay Village audience tonight sees Oliver from Dickens adapted musical in a three week run. Huntington Theatre presents a 60 member cast including 14 children with offstage support totaling about 120 people to handle costumes and publicity. Performances run Wednesday through Sunday at 8 pm with tickets 3 for adults and 2 for students.
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Bill Sikes
Oliver Twist
Oliver
Huntington Playhouse
Bay Village
Sikes
John Handyside
Longford Dr
Elyria
Bill Nageotte
Mark Nageotte
Lincoln Ave
Lakewood
Marty Schickler
Schickler
Huntington Theatre
Lake Road
Murder case remains open for Robert Phillips after seven months
In SUNTateree and Lakewood, police report no suspects in the Dec 30 shooting death of Robert Phillips 22 found near an abandoned building on the Nike missile site Westwood Road Fairview Park. He died from two gunshots to the left side. Detectives continue to investigate motive and seek information. Aristophanes The Frogs opens at 8:30 pm in Lakewood Civic Auditorium as part of the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival with Burt Shevelove Stephen Sondheim score.
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Rocky River
Robert Phillips
Phillips
Westwood Road
Fairview Park
Lakewood
Aristophanes
Lakewood Civic Auditorium
Burt Shevelove
Stephen Sondheim
Stuart W. Raleigh
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea
Long Cassiopeia Deck Prompts Crew Bicycles in South Africa
Port Elizabeth reports the Cassiopeia, a large Swedish ore carrier, has a deck so lengthy crew members ride bicycles to traverse from one end to the other. The vessel is docked in the South African port.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Cassiopeia
Olmsted OKs seven charter amendments for ballot
North Olmsted city council approved seven charter changes to go before voters in November. Proposals curb spending by raising the bidding threshold to 2 500 dollars and extend terms for mayor and council members to four years. Other items cover extra levy timing and charter review intervals. The nine member commission, formed in January, worked through six months of study.
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North Olmsted
Cuyahoga
Charter Review Commission
Joseph Reynolds
Reynolds
Commission
Election Board
City Council
Turfing in the Nude Triggers North Olmsted Arrest
North Olmsted police arrested 21 year old Robert Hadlock of 4554 Coe Ave after he drove his car through 16 lawns on Tudor and Devon Drives. He faces misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct criminal damaging and marijuana possession and was released on personal bond. He explained he drove to cool off because it was too hot in his apartment.
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North Olmsted
Tudor and
Devon
Robert Hadlock
Coe Ave
Hadlock
Westlake driver pleads innocent to felony charge
A 21-year-old Westlake man Michael J. Spinelli pleaded innocent in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court to a felony driving with a suspended license charge. He is free on 1000 dollars bond and faces 1 to 10 years if convicted. Spinelli was arrested June 24 on Canterbury Road and had 28 traffic points since 1972 leading to a five year license suspension after 24 points.
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Cleveland
Westlake
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Spinelli
Canterbury Road
Glass insulator show draws 1000 collectors this weekend
North Olmsted Ohio to host the second annual Great Lakes Insulator Show at the American Legion Hall on Brookpark Road. More than 1,000 collectors from eight states are expected to attend the two day event with displays of glass and ceramic insulators once used on poles and telegraph lines. Organizers note the hobby has grown nationwide with over 40 manufacturers historically producing many shapes sizes and colors, highlighting the insulator’s role in electricity and communications history.
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John McDougald
North Olmsted
U.S
Canada
C-T
American Legion Hall
Brookpark Road
Great Lake
John A. McDougald
Andorra Dr
Ohio Valley Insulator Club
Fairview Park
San Diego
Calif
Great Lakes
McDougald
Ohio
Kerr Glass Co
Bay Village council splits on zoning Celeste condo plan
Bay Village officials clash over rezoning for a Cahoon Road parcel to medium rise apartments to accommodate Frank Celeste’s 36 unit condominium project on five acres between Wolf and Osborn roads. Council members press for a condominium specific ordinance while planning and mayor express caution over setting a multi family precedent.
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Martin
Celeste
Wolf and
Osborn Roads
Planning Commission
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Medina County Commission
John C. Oberholtzer
Spencer-Sullivan
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Suntateree Ana
N. Olmsted
Toledo
Joseph Sweeney
Sweeney
Samuel Morse
Dougald
Baldwin Wallace
San Francisco
Sx Sears
Searcuime
Omy
JO Weatt Durham
Jean
Uny
White Mountains
Bushop
Taso County
Cure
Berkelew
Seniesa San Ky
Deatagn
Henry P. Reese
Council
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