Westlake

Westlake City School District announces its 2014-2015 program year policy 8 the National School Lunch and School Breakfast, After School Care Snack or Special Milk Program. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines will be used for determining eligibility. Children from ... Read More »

Westlake Porter Public Library staff members think their customers are out of this world. That’s why they’re treating them during Customer Appreciation Week, October 5-11. In addition to special space-themed programs for all ages, the library will thank customers for their support and usage with giveaways, cookies, an opportunity to get your photo taken with an “astronaut” and discounts at ... Read More »

Talk about your low self esteem! Westlake Police were contacted last week about a man who faked his own kidnapping and then settled for a measly $310 in ransom money! Just who was this guy? Westlake Police report he is a 30-year-old Grafton man who repeatedly tried to dupe his mom and aunt into believing that he had been kidnapped ... Read More »

Taking a guy home to the wrong house meant a bad night for a pair of Westlake teens last week. One drunken 17-year-old Westlake girl tried to drive a drunken 17-year-old Westlake boy home on Sept. 21 at 1:20 a.m. They ended up at the wrong house on the right street and woke up the residents by trying to enter. ... Read More »

Fall has arrived and the Westlake Recreation Department is ready to go.  Three special events are on the calendar so stop on in and register before the leaves fall and you are left holding the rake! First up is our 2nd annual Spooktacular Scarecrow Contest.  For $20 you will receive the wood frame and straw.  The rest is up to ... Read More »

  Dover Intermediate School K-Kids assembled more than 200 bags filled with a variety of toiletries to donate to St. Patrick’s Hunger Center in Cleveland. About 2,000 sample-sized and hotel toiletries were collected by DIS K-Kids, Westlake Kiwanis and St. Ladislas parish in Westlake. Thirty-eight students met after school to assemble the bags with the help of the Westlake High ... Read More »

Dover, Hilliard and Holly Lane Elementary Schools joined Dover Intermediate School in “planting” pinwheels on their front lawns in celebration of International Day of Peace 2014 on Sept. 21. Pinwheels are labeled with students’ names and were created in art classes. The pinwheels are meant to create a visual public statement about peace. Read More »

On Thursday, September 11 members of the Rotary Club of Westlake-Bay Village had the privilege of serving dinner at the Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake. Ames House, owned by Hospice of the Western Reserve, offers comfort care for seriously ill people and their loved ones in peaceful setting. In fulfilling its mission of service, Rotary members served over 70 ... Read More »

Slick Willie Sutton, a famous 20th Century bank robber who spent half his life in jail and reportedly stole more than $2 million, once stated he robbed banks because “that is where the money is.” Westlake Police ran across a lesser alleged thief last week who used the same mantra. “He stated that he steals in Westlake ‘because that’s where ... Read More »

On Tues. Sept. 23, the traffic pattern in the Bradley-Detroit Rds. intersection widening work zone will change. No northbound traffic on Bradley Rd. will be permitted through the intersection. Southbound traffic will not be affected. This restriction should last through Sept. 27. Use Cedarwood Dr. as a detour. See the detour map attached. Read More »