Westlake

Westlake High School junior Grace Yun was selected to participate in the Northeast Regional Orchestra, which will put on a festival weekend with a visiting clinician. The Northeast Regional Orchestra is made up of Ohio Music Education Association districts 4-7, which includes 145 schools in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Ashtabula, Mahoning, Trumbull, Medina, Portage, Summit, Wayne, Geauga and Lake counties. Grace, who ... Read More »

Westlake Porter Public Library is once again thanking its loyal users  with Customer Appreciation Week, which will take place the week of October 20-26. Patrons will find special treats and programs at various times throughout the week, and a “Customer of the Day” will be honored each day. Following are the programs the library has scheduled: Friends’ Sunday Sounds The ... Read More »

Westlake High School Social Studies and Language Arts teachers are collaborating with the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) to develop a webinar focusing on literature and history using the museum’s permanent collection. As a member of T.E.A.M. (Teachers and Educators at the Art Museum), Social Studies teacher Beth Noren has worked with the museum staff on other projects, including offering ... Read More »

On Oct. 14 at 12:54 a.m., a Westlake patrolman signaled the male driver of a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier to stop after the officer noted the license plate belonged on a stolen Ford truck. The driver dropped off a 37-year-old homeless woman on Clague Rd. near the Cleveland Water Dept. plant, then fled westbound on Sperry Dr. and onto I-90 westbound ... Read More »

  Westlake Police report that an 84-year-old Bay Village woman withdrew $9300 from her bank account on Oct. 4 after receiving a phone call from a “police officer.” The caller reported that her granddaughter had been arrested for drug charges and needed bail money. When the victim tried to make another withdrawal on Oct. 5 at another bank where she ... Read More »

It was a day of joy for Westlake Police Patrolman Jason Dancy, wife Jill and their children, Nate, Jackson and Ryan last Friday at the Westlake Police Department on Hilliard Blvd. in Westlake. After an 8-month deployment to Afghanistan as an Ohio National Guard Captain, Dancy returned home to the surprise of his children amidst a group of Superheros on ... Read More »

On Oct. 18, Westlake’s Colleen Mudore,  Westlake Schools’ International Baccalaureate coordinator for Dover and Holly Lane elementary schools, will leave for Tralee, Ireland, where she will collaborate with an educator as part of the Westlake Sister City Educator Exchange. You can follow Colleen’s journey on her blog at: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/academics/global/Blog/default.aspx   The Westlake City School District, in partnership with Westlake World ... Read More »

St. John Medical Center (SJMC) has selected Amy Wing, PHR, as its new Human Resources Manager. Amy began her new position in early September 2013. “We are pleased to welcome Amy to our hospital family,” says William A. Young Jr., president and CEO of St. John Medical Center.  “Her knowledge and skills will help maintain and enhance the organization’s human ... Read More »

EMH Healthcare is proud to announce the grand opening of their second wound care center at 25200 Center Ridge Road, Westlake.  Located within the Premier Physicians Health Center, the EMH Westlake Wound Care Center is designed to provide the highest level of care for patients with wounds that are difficult to heal due to illness or injury.  The Westlake facility ... Read More »

2013 Levy Information Be informed with the correct information Mayor Clough responds to the City of Cleveland. “I write this letter in response to Cleveland Water’s threat to substantially raise your water rates in January 2014.  First and foremost, your City Council representative and I, as your Mayor, WILL NOT make any decisions that would increase the amount of money you ... Read More »