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Westlake Democratic Club Meeting January 21, 2014  –  7:00 pm At: Western Cuyahoga Lodge 25, FOP Hall  26145 Center Ridge Rd, Westlake, OH Speaker:Todd LeVeck, Democratic Candidate for Ohio House District 16 Topic:How to win this seat back: Todd’s campaign strategy and important issues. Read More »

“Flash, Bam, Curtain” is the title of the musical program Lauren Elizabeth Gronvall, will present on Thursday, January 23, at 7 p.m., at Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Road.   For a second year the Westlake-Westshore Arts Council is sponsoring “Catch a Rising Star…Baldwin Wallace Music Theater in Recital.” Gronvall, a BW music theater major, performs her senior recital, a ... Read More »

 A Bay Village Police officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Lake Rd. near Vineland for a traffic offense just after midnight on Jan. 11..  The driver refused to stop immediately, and did not pull over until he reached Wolf Rd. near Columbia Rd.  The vehicle did not have a rear bumper or license plate.  After officers spoke with the ... Read More »

Randy Kimbro of the FBI Citizens Community Outreach program will lead a panel on “Social Networking & Young Children” on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Lee Burneson Middle School, 2260 Dover Center Road. The program, geared to K-6 parents and students, will cover cell phones, social networking, cyberbullying, live chat and “follow me” cell phone apps. ... Read More »

Dave Greenspan, Cuyahoga County Councilmember representing District 1, will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting on January 23, 2014 at 7:00 pm at the Bay Village Police Station Community Room located at 28000 Wolf Road.   This month’s Town Hall Meeting will focus on thanking those dedicated elected officials who have served their communities with distinction.  The Councilman will be ... Read More »

Deborah Putnam, treasurer for the Bay Village City School District, has notified the Bay Village Board of Education that she intends to retire at the end of this academic year. Board members reluctantly accepted her notice of resignation at their Monday, January 13 meeting.   “It has been a truly rewarding experience,” said Putnam, who is completing 25 years of ... Read More »

Honored as  the 2014 Ohio Superintendent of the Year by the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, the night belonged to Westlake Supt. of Schools Dr. Dan Keenan, Jr. at ceremonies held in the rotunda of the new Westlake High School Monday. But it was a line from Dr. Keenan’s father, Dr. Daniel J. Keenan, Sr., that offered the most important ... Read More »

At its Jan. 6 organizational meeting, the Westlake Board of Education welcomed a new member and made changes to its leadership for 2014. John Finucane was sworn in for a new four-year term that expires Dec. 31, 2017. Finucane graduated from john Carroll University with a BSBA in management and earned his MBA from Baldwin Wallace University. He is the ... Read More »

Due to the severity of the respiratory influenza season, for the safety and health of our patients, associates and community members, Mercy has made several temporary changes to the hospital visitation policy, effective immediately. Children under the age of 12 are discouraged from visiting Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain and Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin. Visitors are discouraged from ... Read More »

Lee Burneson Middle School in Westlake placed fifth in Ohio out of 48 schools in the American Mathematics Competition (AMC 8), a national math competition designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills.  The middle school also was one of 16 schools to earn the School Merit Roll Distinction for its team score – the highest in the ... Read More »