By CATERINA GUINTA
Staff Intern
WADSWORTH — Seven months ago, city leaders started talking about a possible community center attached to a brand new high school and building three elementary schools.
Passing a $3.9 million bond issue on the Nov. 4 ballot would make it a reality. The issue would be retired at 5.9 mills over 28 years [...]

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Denny Lewis, owner of K Lite Sign Inc. of Akron for more than 25 years, replaces a halide light bulb at the Sunoco on state Route 18 near Interstate 71 in Montville Township on Thursday.(Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer)

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Brunswick Hills Township
– The president of the Creekside Association reported at 3:57 p.m. Oct. 8 someone tore up the grassy area near the entrance of the Creekside Development with a car and knocked down a light pole, possibly with a baseball bat.
– At 3 p.m. Oct. 8, a resident in the 600 block of North [...]

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CHEERS: to Medina mom Teresa Newlands, who used her family’s experiences with allergies — her sons Ronnie, 7, and Curtis, 9, have life-threatening allergies — to spark greater recognition of this health concern in local schools. She worked with Medina City Schools staff to shape an allergy-awareness program recently adopted by the board of education. [...]

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June C. Mikulec, 69, of Brunswick, passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, at Willowood Care Center.
She was born Aug. 25, 1939, in Cleveland. She was a cashier for Brunswick City Schools and a member of St. Ambrose Parish. The family wishes to thank the caregivers at Willowood Care Center for the wonderful and compassionate care [...]

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Geraldine M. (nee Kelly) Thomas, 78, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
She was born Oct. 28, 1929, in East Liverpool, Ohio. Mrs. Thomas raised her family in Brunswick, retired in Raleigh, N.C., and recently moved to Columbus to be near family. She was a devoted wife, mother, [...]

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Clare D. Wolfe, 84, of Buena Vista, Va., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008.
She was born June 27, 1924, in Cleveland. She raised color bred and red factor canaries at her home in Medina for more than 30 years. Her trademark “Canaries by Clare” was known far and wide.
She is survived by her children; grandchildren; [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. was back at Browns headquarters Thursday but didn’t practice. He wasn’t on the practice field in the half-hour open to reporters or in the locker room during media availability.
Coach Romeo Crennel said there was a chance he could practice today in preparation for the Redskins [...]

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By ADAM FERRISE
Special to The Gazette
MEDINA — The state’s top-ranked Division I girls soccer team was held to a single goal by Copley, a team that finished fourth in the Suburban League.
Medina’s stellar defense, a cornerstone of the first undefeated Medina team since 1992, allowed no shots on goal in the second half, as Medina [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Jamal Lewis held the NFL’s single-game rushing record for four years after a brilliant 295-yard performance. He was the league’s offensive player of the year in 2003. He passed Earl Campbell on Monday night to move into 25th on the all-time rushing list with 9,428 yards.
Yet Lewis considers himself the [...]

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