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Bay Police Chief Mark Spaetzel Retires, Sgt. Kathy Leasure to Take Oath of Office

Bay Village Police Chief Mark Spaetzel announced on Tuesday that the May 19 meeting of City Council would be his last official meeting as Chief of the Bay Village Police Department. Chief Spaetzel will retire on June 1, 2020 after 34 1⁄2 years with the City of Bay Village. He extended appreciation for the work of each and every one, ... Read More »

Nick Lesko, 95, Noted Westlake Schools Architect

Noted Westlake Schools Architect Nick Lesko was acclaimed as a designer of many of the Westlake School District’s educational facilities. His passing coincides with the opening of the new Westlake Elementary School on Center Ridge, which was designed by the firm he helped found, Lesko & Associates Architects. Mr. Lesko marked his 95th birthday just as the new school opened last ... Read More »

Community West Foundation Grants $1,000 to Meal Delivery Effort in Rocky River

Community West Foundation issued a $1,000 grant to support the meal delivery effort being organized by the staff and senior residents at Harbor Court in Rocky River. Earlier this month the group made headlines when they delivered home cooked meals to people in need. “People are surprised to see that our senior residents, many of whom are in their 80’s ... Read More »

Bay Schools Summer STEM Program Available to All Bay Students!

Summer STEM Academy is ready for 2020! After thinking outside of the box, we are excited to offer an alternative Summer STEM Academy. We will provide weekly STEM challenges, led by our teaching staff, for your student to engage in experiential learning at home. Here are the highlights for this summer’s programming: Tuition free! Available to all Bay Village City ... Read More »

University Hospitals Launches “UH Healthy Restart Playbook” to Help Businesses Restart

University Hospitals has announced the rollout of the UH Healthy Restart Playbook – a comprehensive toolkit to help businesses emerge from the COVID-19 crisis. As businesses begin to think about reopening, they are looking for guidance as to how they can keep their workforce, facilities and customers safe. In response, UH created a playbook as a resource for reopening safely, ... Read More »

Bay Village Shoots for June 26 Pool Opening

The City of Bay Village hopes to open Bay Aquatic Center June 26. Special guidelines will be in place. Patrons will need to call to reserve a place in rotating two-hour sessions. Bay ball fields and tennis courts are now open. Playgrounds reemain closed. From the Bay Village Recreation Dept. ‘As of today, May 26th, the following changes have taken ... Read More »

Westbrook Place Celebrates Nursing Home Week

Westbrook Place in Westlake celebrated National Skilled Nursing Home Week in a special way two weeks ago. “Due to the pandemic, we attempted to do our best to help support our staff and residents,” reports Admissions Director Megan Gassman, LSW, CDP. “Mid-week we decided to have a Family Parade! Words cannot even begin to describe how incredibly amazing it was! ... Read More »

Holy Trinity Teacher Recognized by Cleveland Indians

The official Twitter account of the Cleveland Indians community efforts, @TribeInspires held a sweepstakes earlier this month, asking fans to share their efforts in the community during this unprecedented time. Sweepstakes winner and Holy Trinity School teacher Miss Melissa Johnson, who was awarded signed Adam Plutko cleats for her entry, is pouring her heart and soul into virtual learning for her third ... Read More »

Lorain County Community College Celebrates 2020 Graduates with Grand Display

Colleges and universities across the country that would normally be packed with thousands of graduates celebrating commencement ceremonies with their families sit empty this May. But a college in Elyria, Ohio is anything but empty. Lorain County Community College has added 47,000 flags near its main entrance in a grand art display honoring the 2,178 graduates of the class of ... Read More »

Rae-Ann’s Nurse Practitioner: Heather Clark-Wise

In 2007 Heather started her nursing career at Saint John Medical Center. Her experience there included: on the Medical-Surgical floor, as Charge Nurse and in the Intermediate ICU and Critical Care Units. This broad experience led to her graduate degree in 2014 from the University of Akron. As a new Nurse Practitioner she managed Long-Term Care, Assisted Living and a ... Read More »