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In the wake of the failed operating levy on the November ballot, Westlake Schools are looking at plans to cut more than $2 million from its budget. An anonymous campaign operating under the name “Educate Westlake” has frustrated Westlake School Board members and administrators with both email and snail mail campaigns urging voters to oppose school tax increases. Educate Westlake ... Read More »

Santa Claus had many helpers when he came to Bay Village on Sunday, Dec. 8th. The jolly old elf toured the city aboard a fire truck and  greeted friends upon his arrival at the Community House about 3 pm. Huntington Playhouse Director Tom Meyrose, decked out as Charles Dickens, read “Twas The Night Before Christmas” in the Community House prior ... Read More »

Westlake Supt. of Schools Dr. Dan Keenan shared plans to cut $2.2 million from the Westlake City Schools budget at the Board of Education meeting held Nov. 18. Held at the Westlake Performing Arts Center to accommodate a large crowd, Dr. Keenan said the cuts were necessitated by the Nov. 5 defeat of the 5.4 mill continuing levy for operations. ... Read More »

“On the Wings of Freedom…..” It was the best elementary school assembly. Ever! That is the only way to describe the Veteran’s Day program hosted by Holly Lane School in Westlake last Friday, Nov. 8. Students in Uncle Sam hats high-fived veterans as they came through the front doors. A Vietnam veteran color guard opened the program. Sing-a-longs honored each ... Read More »

As an ongoing program to assist adult patients at the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center, Fairview Hospital Moll Pavilion, “The Caring Continues” impacts the lives of patients dramatically all year. Through the generosity of supporters, Oncology Social workers at the Cancer Center were able to help over 200 patients this year with rent, utilities, medication, car payments, and transportation to medical ... Read More »

The Bay Village Police Department, in conjunction with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office and the FBI,  conducted a press conference on Wednesday, November 13, to update investigation details on the 24-year old Amy Mihaljevic homicide investigation. Retired FBI  Special Agent Phil Torsney was recently hired to work on the investigation and was introduced at the press conference. Bay Village Police ... Read More »

Cuyahoga Community College Westshore Campus was host to school and community dignitaries Wed., Oct. 23 as Tri-C welcomed community leaders for a special event. The event welcomed new Cuyahoga Community College President Dr. Alex Johnson to the Westlake Campus at 31001 Clemens Road in Westlake in observation of Tri-C’s 50th anniversary celebration. “We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ... Read More »

On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 3:08 pm the Bay Village Police received a call that a 12 year old boy was approached by an adult male. The boy, who is a Bay Middle School student, had just left the school and was on Cahoon Road when the male approached and began speaking with him.  The boy ran away yelling ... Read More »

Congratulations to the St. John Medical Center Milestone Celebration participants who were honored for their service to the hospital last week with a dinner at Avon Oaks Country Club. M Kathleen Dixon and Mary Cook were recognized for 45 years of service. Karen Gannon was honored for 40 years of service. 35 years of partnership support was recognized for Sandra ... Read More »

Westlake City School District Superintendent Dr. Daniel J. Keenan Jr. was selected as the Ohio Superintendent of the Year for 2014 through the Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA). Dr. Keenan was nominated for the award by Board of Education President Thomas Mays and Vice President Carol Winter. “He has done exactly what we knew he would do when we ... Read More »