Bay Village

The holiday season brings happiness and cheer, but also brings financial stress to many families in our community. The Holiday Caring & Sharing Program is an annual Bay Village tradition to help families in need by providing gift cards or financial assistance. How YOU Can Help: By December 16th, please donate cash or check to the Emergency Fund, which provides ... Read More »

Westlake Police Recover $200,000 Mercedes On 10/28/22 at approx. 8PM a vehicle was stopped in the area of Crocker and Detroit Rds for equipment violations. The vehicle was being operated while displaying Ohio dealer plates. The driver, a 34yo Westlake male, had no registration paperwork for the 2015 Mercedes and it appeared that the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) had been ... Read More »

by Jeffrey Gross, DDS, FAGD of The Healthy Smile Remember when the highlight of the year next to Christmas was our birthday? We had parties and gifts galore with deliciously sweet birthday cake and ice cream. As time passed, the anniversary of our birth lost some of its luster for many of us. For some, it has a negative connotation; for ... Read More »

Each of the District’s Four Schools Named Purple Star Schools On Monday, April 11, 2022, the Ohio Department of Education announced its Class of 2022 Purple Star Schools, which included all four of Bay Village City School District’s schools: Normandy Elementary School (grades K-2); Westerly Elementary School (grades 3-4); Bay Middle School (grades 5-8); and Bay High School (grades 9-12). ... Read More »

by Michele Yamamoto Veterans Day is November 11. It is a day to officially recognize the men and women, both living and deceased, who served in the U.S. military. At the Bay Village Historical Society, we have items that help tell the story of many veterans from our community and beyond. The collections contain pieces from the Revolutionary War up ... Read More »

Animal Updates from the Westlake Police Dept. The Westlake Police Dept. would like to share information about resources regarding dogs and cats. The following agencies provide low-cost pet health care: Cleveland Animal Protective League 1-216-771-4616 Petfix 1-216-732-7040 SPCA 1-216-351-7387 Valley Save A Pet 1-440-232-9124 Pet Food Pantry locations: Cuyahoga County Dog Kennel 1-216-525-7877 Cleveland APL 1-216-771-4616 Friendship APL 1-440-322-4321 The ... Read More »

Bay High School trumpet player Adam Ward was again selected for the Ohio Music Education Association’s All-State Jazz Ensemble. Ward, a high school senior, auditioned alongside top high school musicians from all over the state. (Ward was also selected in 2021 as a junior.) This year’s All-State Jazz Ensemble will rehearse in January, and then play a concert at the ... Read More »

by Jeffrey Gross, DDS, FAGD of The Healthy Smile I met this woman just a few days ago in our office as a reader of this column but never a patient of mine. She told and showed me about a tooth on her upper right side, which broke a little while ago. Fortunately for her, the tooth never hurt her, allowing ... Read More »

October means one thing in Bay – Punkin Chunkin’ in Cahoon Park with Bay Middle School students! For the fourth year, this new Bay tradition brings physics outdoors for Bay Middle School kids as they form teams and build catapults, slingshots and more to test their skills at Punkin Chunkin’! It’s all part of a STEM activity initiated by teacher ... Read More »

Patty Heaton Recalls Growing Up in Bay Patty Heaton, Emmy award winning star of TV hits ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ and ‘The Middle’ came to town last week as keynote speaker for Tri-C’s Presidential Scholarship Luncheon held at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel on Public Square. Her address was staged in interview fashion with local TV personality Christi Paul handling the questions. ... Read More »