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Early January Events at Westlake Porter Public Library

Following is Westlake Porter Public Library’s early January, 2019 calendar of events: Tuesday, January 1 – New Year’s Day – Library closed Wednesdays, January 2, 9 and 16 (10:15 & 11 a.m.) Let’s Sing and Dance! – Sing and move to the music with Miss Nancy! For children ages 2-6 with a caregiver. Please arrive early to receive a ticket. ... Read More »

Avon Lake City Schools Presents the Truth About Vaping: What Parents Need to Know

Please join Avon Lake Schools for a presentation by Lisa Goodwin, Prevention Specialist with the LCADA Way & School Resource Officers Robert Walborn and Brian Hurd to learn about the rising concern of vaping in middle and high school students. Tuesday, January 15 – Learwood Middle School Auditorium, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Thursday, February 7 – Avon Lake High School PAC, 7:00-8:30 ... Read More »

NEW! LEAPS Parent Support Group Begins Jan. 22, 2019

LEAPS Preschool is excited to host a new monthly support group for parents and caregivers of LEAPS students. The parent support group is an opportunity for parents to gain support, share ideas, and learn from other parents who may be experiencing similar issues. FREE to parents & caregivers of LEAPS students. The parent support group will be hosted by the ... Read More »

University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Year in Review

University Hospitals St. John Medical Center celebrated a year of continued excellence in community health care throughout 2018. Everything from a 5-Star Ranking to advances in surgical care, the addition of surgical technologies and an ongoing commitment to the art of compassion makes 2018 a year to remember at UH St. John. Here is the UH St. John Year in ... Read More »

Avon and Avon Lake Early Childhood PTA Education and Activities Fair

Join Avon and Avon Lake Early Childhood PTAs for an evening with area preschools, daycares, children’s activities and camps etc. on Thursday, January 17 from 7 to 8:30 pm at Avon Heritage North Elementary Cafe (35575 Detroit Rd, Avon OH) This free event is geared for parents/caregivers with children ages infant to 6 years old in the Avon and Avon ... Read More »

Meijer Spreads Holiday Cheer to Children at Cleveland Hospitals

Retailer Hosts a Very Merry Meijer Celebration at Cleveland Clinic Children’s and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Advance of Mid-2019 Store Openings in Avon, Mentor and Stow Meijer is hoping to make the holidays a little brighter for inpatient children unable to be at home with friends and family this season. On Tuesday, Dec. 18 Meijer hosted holiday ... Read More »

Westlake Police: Pedestrian Killed in Westlake Motor Vehicle Accident

  UPDATE 12-20-18 9:15 a.m.: On 12/19/18 at approx. 1127AM The Westlake Police and Fire Departments responded to a serious motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Detroit Rd and Hamlet Ln.  Good Samaritans and Westlake officers and firefighters attempted life saving measures but the victim, 72 year old Rita Louise Vargo of Oakland, CA, succumbed to her injuries.  The accident involved ... Read More »

Police: Up and (Almost) Over

On 12/4/18 at approx. 9pm a Bay Village resident reported that a vehicle was sitting on the railroad tracks at the north end of Canterbury Rd. Officers responded and discovered that the operator, who had been driving north bound on Canterbury, neglected to stop at the dead end, struck the guardrail, went airborne over a drop off and then landed ... Read More »

Westlake Police: Snow Job from Westlake ‘Vacationers’ Foiled

Westlake Police arrested a couple of itinerant credit card suspects after hearing them say they had come to Cleveland on a vacation from Florida to see the snow! On 12/3/18, an officer stopped to check on a suspicious occupied vehicle just sitting in the lot of the Red Roof Inn on Clemens. The males in the SUV said that they ... Read More »

Westlake Police: She Drove Too Slow!

A driver who rear-ended another car in Westlake last week claimed the accident was the victim’s fault for driving too slow. Here is the police report: On 12/11/18 at about 10PM WPD received a report of a vehicle crash on Rose at Canterbury Rds. When officers arrived they learned that the at-fault driver fled the scene on foot after saying ... Read More »