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Program would lock tuition rate for three years for eligible students Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) has acted on a proposal to offer first-time, full-time students a Tuition Guarantee program that locks in their initial tuition rate for up to three consecutive years of full-time study. The College’s Board of Trustees approved the program Thursday. It will begin with Fall  Semester ... Read More »

Fathers and their daughters from St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception School and Parish in Avon gathered at the Fountaine Bleau Event Center in Avon Lake on Saturday, February 25, for the annual St. Mary Father-Daughter Dance. Pictured are Andrew Lesiw with daughters Danielle & Nicole, Tom Cutura with daughter Lilah, Mike Niederst with daughter Isabelle, Mike Nagel and daughters ... Read More »

Westlake Community Services Director Joyce Able Schroth has been more than the head of a city department. She has been a friend to the hundreds and even thousands of residents she has served over the past 15 years in her vital role in serving the community. Joyce is stepping down from that role, heading into a retirement with her husband, ... Read More »

The 14th annual Greater Cleveland Sports Awards held at the Renaissance Hotel Jan. 25 reminded Clevelanders that there is plenty to be proud of in Northeast Ohio, even if the Browns did not make it to the Super Bowl. Browns great Bernie Kosar, a long-time Rocky River resident, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Youngstown native became an ... Read More »

There’s nothing like a fashion show to warm up a cold winter’s day! “Hats Through the Decades, “ is a fashion show created by a group of West Shore ladies who elegantly recreate the great looks of earlier times for area groups. The ladies staged a show at Bradley Bay Health Center’s Assisted Living two weeks ago. It was a ... Read More »

  Community Resource Services 25th annual Charity Ball held at LaCentre in Westlake was a hit Saturday, Jan. 25 The Silver Anniversary Charity Ball was the best one ever, breaking  records in both attendance and money raised for this important organization that serves the needs of low to moderate income residents of Avon and Avon Lake. “The Silver Anniversary Charity ... Read More »

Letter to the Editor To the Editor:                                                                                                    2-2-14 The foundation of the civil service system is to insure that the best person for the job is selected based on merit through examination. It has been the cornerstone of good government in this country since 1883. Now a civil service rule change has been proposed for all promotions in the ... Read More »

The Westshore Campus of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) continues its FREE lecture series on The Brain with “The Brain in Love” on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Dr. Michael Dwyer from Baldwin Wallace University’s Department of Psychology will engage attendees to explore what love is, learn how the brain changes in love, understand the chemistry of ... Read More »

  The Peacemakers quilting group at Bethesda on the Bay Lutheran Church in Bay Village has been making quilts for local cancer patients since 1998. Recently, the women celebrated an important milestone – the finishing of their 3,000th quilt. Every Thursday morning, local women meet in a classroom at the church to make 40×60 inch quilts – each one with ... Read More »

The City of Bay Village has instituted a snow parking ban beginning at midnight tonight, February 5, 2014 through 6 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2014. We ask residents to please not park vehicles on the roadway to allow plow trucks to clear the streets during this 30 hour period. Read More »