– On Aug. 28, police were dispatched to Michael’s Mini Mart, 327 Pearl Road, about a suspicious vehicle. Police found five people allegedly smoking marijuana in a van in the parking lot. Police searched the van and reportedly found a sweatshirt with a plastic bag of marijuana in it and three pipes.
A 17-year-old boy and [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — It may not have been a scam, but men soliciting to paint house addresses left some people unhappy with the outcome.
On Monday, a father, son and friend from Cincinnati peddled their services to paint residents’ addresses on the curbs using Reflect-O-Lite paint for better visibility at night, police said.
The flier [...]

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By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — The brown-eyed, 8-year-old blonde looked a little hesitant at first, but after a few moments she allowed the oxygen mask to be strapped around her head.
Maggie, a golden retriever, demonstrated how firefighters use oxygen masks to resuscitate animals rescued from fires and suffering from smoke inhalation.
Two animal oxygen mask kits [...]

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By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Green Advisory Group has laid out plans for its inaugural Brunswick Blue Goes Green Week.
The week begins Saturday with Dump the Junk Day, which is in conjunction with Brunswick’s annual citywide Clean-Up Collection Day.
From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. residents are encouraged to dump nonhazardous waste in [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
LAFAYETTE TWP. — Chippewa Lake Partners LLC needed someone to oversee its planned health and wellness center, and Akron General Partners fit the bill.
Akron General Health System announced Tuesday Akron General Partners had signed a five-year agreement with Chippewa Partners to provide consulting and management services for the proposed health and wellness [...]

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Robert Eugene “Gene” Brubaker, 77, passed away peacefully Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, at Akron City Hospital following a brief illness.
He was born June 23, 1931, in Ashland and resided in Lodi for the past 32 years. Mr. Brubaker was a retired regional manager for BF Goodrich Tire Co. with 34 years of service, followed [...]

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By ADAM FERRISE
Special to the Gazette
MEDINA — Coming off what coach Doug Coreno called an emotional high, the Medina girls soccer team was unable to avoid the proverbial letdown.
Spurred by an early goal, North Royalton battled the highly-touted Bees to a 1-1 tie Wednesday in Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division action.
“The biggest thing we [...]

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Ellen P. Gibbs, 98, of Brunswick, passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in Middleburg Heights.
She was born March 5, 1910, in Brunswick. She was a home economics teacher at Fairview Park High School for 39 years. She never missed a day of school in all those years. Ms. Gibbs was a graduate of Hiram [...]

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First, Wooster running back Shawn Riley scampered for 100 yards.
Next Nordonia tailback John Hamilton went berserk rumbled for 235.
Then Medina quarterback Pat O’Boyle got his shot, rushing for 206 — a Medina County record for a QB by a wide margin.
Wadsworth’s defense has a big problem, and it’s a disturbing one.
Allowing a ridiculous 253.3 yards [...]

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Gerald Jeffries, 67, of Medina, passed away Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, at Akron City Hospital.
He was employed as a driver for Greyhound Bus Lines. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing cards and spending time with his family. He was a veteran of the Army.
He is survived by his wife, Louise (nee Lucas); mother, [...]

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