The Westlake Board of Education narrowed down two finalists for the superintendent position from a slate of eight professionals. Scott Goggin, superintendent of Midview Local Schools, and Roxann Ramsey-Caserio, assistant superintendent of Lakewood City Schools, are Westlake’s two superintendent finalist candidates. The Board of Education invites the public to two “Meet the Finalist” nights on Feb. 17 and Feb. 19 ... Read More »
Westlake High School junior Justin Krantz scored a perfect 36 on the December 2015 administration of the ACT. Justin said he studied past exams to help him prepare for the test. At WHS, Justin participates in Academic Challenge and Science Olympiad. In his spare time, he plays basketball and soccer with his friends, and roots for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He ... Read More »
The Heroin Epidemic is real. Just last Friday, Westlake Police and Fire Squads responded to a drug overdose twice in 17 hours at a single Columbia Road address. The victim was administered the heroin antidote Narcan both times and transported to St. John Medical Center. Details are inside today’s Villager Police Blotter (pg. 9) The incidents would have come as ... Read More »
by Megan Guinter Cleveland winters can be tough, but can you imagine what they would be like without a warm place to call home or clothes to keep you comfortable in the frigid temperatures? This is the reality for the homeless in Cleveland this winter. In an effort to help, some students from Bay High School volunteered at the Homeless ... Read More »
University Hospitals and Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services celebrated the completion of their latest collaborative venture, the University Hospitals Rehabilitation Hospital in Avon on Tuesday, January 26 with a public open house. The two-story, 58,000-square-foot inpatient facility is located in Avon at 37900 Chester Road. The hospital features 50 private rooms and specialty centers dedicated to neurological and stroke recovery that ... Read More »
Westlake Schools announced four new members to the district’s Hall of Fame last week. The honorees are Robert Clancy (1965), Mike Antonyzyn (1968), Dr. Jennifer Psota Dougherty (1990) and faculty member Jon Thompson. The new Hall of Famers were introduced at halftime during last Friday’s Demon basketball game against North Olmsted. The incoming class will be officially inducted during homecoming ... Read More »
Warm, dry socks are a true gift for a family or individual struggling to survive outdoors. But every dollar you give through the Community West Foundation SocksPLUS initiative can also bring gloves, hats and more to the homeless. The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and Community West Foundation have teamed up to remind all that socks are a necessity ... Read More »
1931 – 2016 Sally Price was an amazing creative spirit. As the longtime director of Baycrafters, Sally brought to the community keynote creations of pure imagination, events like The Renaissance Fayre and the floating of The Fuller House over Lake Erie to create gallery space. Sally died last week at the age of 84. While her family grieves, the community ... Read More »
by Tony DeAnna & Jim Fowler, Ohio Family Realty BUYERS GET PRE-APPROVED – Knowing what you can and cannot spend is extremely important. Even if you believe you have a great credit score and enough income, there are other factors that determine how much you can spend on a home. If you go out looking at homes and find the ... Read More »
Hyatt Place Cleveland/Westlake/Crocker Park, the second Hyatt Place hotel to enter the Cleveland metropolitan area, officially opened Dec. 17 in Westlake. “Hyatt Place Cleveland/Westlake/Crocker Park is a vision of Stark Enterprises in conjunction with The Olympia Companies,” said Bob Stark, president and chief executive officer of developer Stark Enterprises. “Business and leisure travelers will now be able to play all ... Read More »
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