Westlake

What is the price of trouble? Here’s an example: An employee of a Center Ridge Road store saw a suspect steal a $600 cart from the rear of the building on Oct. 3 at 12:42 p.m. The suspect left in a red pickup. The quick-thinking officer who took the call notified a North Olmsted recycling business and – voila!  – ... Read More »

When Kim D’Acunzo’s second grade class at Dover Elementary School learned about a classmate’s struggle with diabetes, they wanted to help Ethan Kanderski was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (also known as juvenile diabetes or T1D) in February. When he shared with his classmates that he was participating in the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) Walk to Cure Diabetes, his ... Read More »

Westlake High School sophomore Alex Lathem scored a perfect 36 on the ACT test given over the summer. Fewer than 1/10th of 1 percent of the average 1.6 million students who take the ACT annually earn a top score of 36. This is the ninth time in six years a WHS student has earned a perfect score on the test. ... Read More »

Seven Westlake High School students were named 2014 National Merit Semifinalists in the National Merit Program. Semifinalists Aswin Bikkani, Nicholas Craven, Wendy DeFeo, Kartik Dhinakaran, Alan Garber, Thomas Reusser and Ameesh Shah will move on to compete for about 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $34 million. They are among 1.5 million students from 22,000 high schools across the ... Read More »

Here is the Best of the West Shore Police Blotter for the week. Man Kidnaps Himself for Ransom Money Talk about your low self esteem! Westlake Police were contacted last week about a man who faked his own kidnapping and then settled for a measly $310 in ransom money! Just who was this guy? Westlake Police report he is a ... Read More »

Westlake City School District announces its 2014-2015 program year policy 8 the National School Lunch and School Breakfast, After School Care Snack or Special Milk Program. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines will be used for determining eligibility. Children from ... Read More »

Westlake Porter Public Library staff members think their customers are out of this world. That’s why they’re treating them during Customer Appreciation Week, October 5-11. In addition to special space-themed programs for all ages, the library will thank customers for their support and usage with giveaways, cookies, an opportunity to get your photo taken with an “astronaut” and discounts at ... Read More »

Talk about your low self esteem! Westlake Police were contacted last week about a man who faked his own kidnapping and then settled for a measly $310 in ransom money! Just who was this guy? Westlake Police report he is a 30-year-old Grafton man who repeatedly tried to dupe his mom and aunt into believing that he had been kidnapped ... Read More »

Taking a guy home to the wrong house meant a bad night for a pair of Westlake teens last week. One drunken 17-year-old Westlake girl tried to drive a drunken 17-year-old Westlake boy home on Sept. 21 at 1:20 a.m. They ended up at the wrong house on the right street and woke up the residents by trying to enter. ... Read More »

Fall has arrived and the Westlake Recreation Department is ready to go.  Three special events are on the calendar so stop on in and register before the leaves fall and you are left holding the rake! First up is our 2nd annual Spooktacular Scarecrow Contest.  For $20 you will receive the wood frame and straw.  The rest is up to ... Read More »