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City of Westlake Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Candy Scramble is Saturday, April 13

The Westlake Town Criers announce the 2019 Westlake City Easter Egg Hunt and Candy Scramble will again be held at the Westlake Recreation Center, 28955 Hilliard Blvd., on Saturday, April 13. There will be two candy scrambles: the first at 1 p.m. for those ages 4 through 6, and the second at 1:30 p.m. for those ages 7 through 10. ... Read More »

Westlake Police: Trail of Chips Leads to Suspect

A trail of tortilla chips led to the downfall of an intoxicated female who was banging on an apartment door in Westlake on April 3. The sage took place at about 10:40 p.m. when a resident on Crossings Parkway called WPD to report that an intoxicated female was banging on an apartment door and was possibly trying to break in. ... Read More »

Bay Police Step in When Amazon Driver Loses Load

On April 7, 2019 at 3:23 pm, Bay Village Police received a call from a Russell Road resident reporting that an Amazon driver had just driven down the road with his back hatch open dropping several packages on the roadway. Bay Village Police were dispatched to the area and ultimately recovered ten dropped packages. Off. Kelly Uber and Off. Mike ... Read More »

Bay Police Issue Scam Alert

Bay Village Police have issued a scam alert. Here is the release: ‘EMAIL SCAMS DIRECTED AT INDIVIDUALS IN ORGANIZATIONS WITH PUBLIC EMAIL ADDRESSES. If you are part of an organization in which you have a “Title” email such as “PRESIDENT@ABC123CORP” you may be the target of a scam. Fraudsters pose as someone else in the organization and request that you ... Read More »

AHS Winter Guard Earns State Honors

The Avon High School Winter Guard is the state champion in Class SRA (Scholastic Regional A). This is the first season for Winter Guard as an activity at the high school. Laurel Florek is the head director. She is also the Color Guard Instructor for the Avon Mighty Eagle Marching Band Taylor Young is the assistant director. She is also the Assistant Color Guard Instructor for ... Read More »

WHS Latin Club Earns Awards at State Convention

Last month, 23 Westlake High School Latin students traveled to Columbus for the Ohio Junior Classical League State Convention, which brings together more than 800 students, teachers and parents to celebrate the study of Latin. WHS students brought home a variety of awards, placing 11th overall statewide and 9th per capita. Students earning individual awards include: Logan Allman, 10th place for his drawn ... Read More »

Hop Into Spring at Rose Hill Museum

Hop into spring at Rose Hill Museum. The museum reopened for the season on April 14 with a display of Easter holiday items. Rose Hill Museum, 27715 Lake Rd. in Bay Village, is open from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free. Group tours can be arranged. Phone 440-871-7338. Membership in the Bay Village Historical Society is open ... Read More »

City of Rocky River – Construction Update

Ewer Repairs – Paving Project Currently, repairs to the Wooster Road sewers are being completed between Riverview and Detroit Road. Once sewer repairs are completed, a paving project will begin from north of Scenic (near Heinen’s) to Center Ridge. First, the road will be milled (top layer ground off) and an intermediate layer of pavement will be installed to protect ... Read More »

“Catholics Coming Home” Program at St. Raphael Church

St. Raphael Church, Bay Village, will offer a program called Catholics Coming Home on seven consecutive Wednesday evenings, May 1 through June 12, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. These sessions are for non-practicing Catholics interested in returning to the Catholic Church. There will be informal sharing and an update of the Catholic faith in a support-group format. One former participant of the ... Read More »

Westlake High Posts ‘Best of Show’ Winners at OTEEA State Conference School Exhibits Competition

The Westlake High School Technology & Engineering (T & E) Department was selected for the state’s best project during the Ohio Technology & Engineering Educators Association (OTEEA) state conference school exhibits competition, held in the massive Buckeye Building of the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus last weekend. The event was held in conjunction with the growing MakerX festival. Students of ... Read More »