Medina appoints Michael Vazquez as new fire captain
Michael Vazquez is sworn in as Medina Fire Department captain by Mayor Dennis Hanwell on May 12. A 32 year veteran of Cleveland Fire Department, Vazquez previously served as lieutenant since 2017 and will command scenes in senior officer absence, coordinate firefighting efforts, and propose equipment upgrades. He is a fire safety inspector, firefighter trainer, EMT B, and member of the Medina County Fire Investigation Team. He and wife Kelley live in Montville Township with two children.
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Medina County
Cleveland Fire Department
Kelley
Montville Township
Medina
Kid's View Weather Pictures Sought From Area Students
The Gazette invites area students to submit weather pictures and teachers may send class photos. A weather form is available by email at area news Medina Gazette. For more information, call (330) 721-4060.
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Medina Sheriff unveils updated hiring and tech upgrades
Medina County Sheriff Terry Grice outlined a refashioned hiring process with interviews, a June test for five deputy openings, and 77 applicants who took a written test. Upgrades include visitor management, new lobby ID checks, cameras, drones, a SWAT van, and funding for warrants, body cameras, and remote data sharing with the court.
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Akron man faces multiple felony counts in inmate assault
Cory Moore, 28, of Akron, is charged with two fifth degree felony assaults and one fifth degree felony harassment with a bodily fluid for a March 11 attack on corrections officers. He was pepper sprayed and stunned during intervention. Trial set later this month as jail takes precautions against inmate violence.
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Akron
Moore
Lesak
Tango’s Teddy debuts to spread acceptance and love
Amanda and Jenna Revell publish Tango’s Teddy, a child’s story about Tango the cheetah finding a lost teddy bear. The tale centers on family through love and inclusion, amid the authors’ dream of accessible literature and library plans. The book released April 12 with strong reader praise.
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Tango
Savanna
Jenna Revell
Medina High School
Amanda
Colorado
Jenna
Revellstories.com
Crowfoot Valley Coffee
Castle Rock
Revells
Medina County
Teddy
Amazon
Almanac highlights through May 21 2021 historical events
Chronological notes mark events from 1471 Henry VI death to 2016 Obama Asia trip. Mentions include de Soto, Lindbergh, Earhart, Rob in Moor sinking, Red Cross founder Clara Barton, Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight, Pieta vandalism, Milk and Moscone case, Rajiv Gandhi assassination, Shackleford's Preakness, and Obama Asia tour.
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Henry VI
England
Tower of London
Hernando de Soto
Mississippi River
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican National Convention
Chicago
Clara Barter
American Red Cross
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Charles A. Lindbergh
Robin Moor
South Atlantic
Chuck Berry
Chess Records
Michelangelo
Vatican
Jesus Christ
San Francisco
Dan White
George Moscone
Harvey Milk
White
San Carlos Bay
Rajiv Gandhi
Shackleford
Notablebirthdays for Ron Isley to Fairuza Balk
The list marks birthdays for Ron Isley 80 Bill Champlin 74 Leo Sayer 73 Carol Potter 73 Al Franken 70 Mr. T 69 Stan Lynch 66 Judge Reinhold 64 Nick Cassavetes 62 Lisa Edelstein 55 and Fairuza Balk 47.
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Ron Isley
the Isley Brothers
Bill Champlin
Leo Sayer
Carol Potter
al Franken
D-Minn
Mr. T
Stan Lynch
Judge Reinhold
Nick Cassavetes
Lisa Edelstein
Fairuza Balk
Medina County Budget Commission and task force meet today
Medina County Budget Commission holds a regular meeting at 9 a.m. in Room 301 of the administration building 144 N Broadway Medina. The Opiate Task Force meets at 9 a.m. via phone and online access PIN 195 511 027.
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Medina
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Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
Transit Council
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Council
Youtu
Safety and Operations Council
Wadsworth Records Commission
CityLink
Spectrum
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WatchGuard
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Paula Cosgrove
Guilford Township
Aramark
Anthony Gonzalez
Rocky River
Eagles
Dave Wadsworth
Medina County Adult Probation
Bob Finnan
Rfinnan
Jack Kopanski
Jkopanski
Medinagazette.com
Almanac
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Barack Obama
Asia
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