YORK TWP. — An 18-year-old Brunswick resident is in critical condition at Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center following two accidents within minutes of each other Thursday afternoon in the 4300 block of Abbeyville Road.
Kyle Lezark, a student at the Medina County Career Center, was northbound in his car, a Saturn, about 1:15 p.m. and apparently was [...]

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WADSWORTH — The Wadsworth Education Association and the Board of Education have reached a tentative agreement, averting a strike.
Details will be forthcoming after the association holds its ratification meeting, Superintendent Dale Fortner said in an e-mail.
In the meantime, he said, the association will be dismissing its strike notice.
The Wadsworth Education Association, which represents 285 teachers, [...]

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MEDINA — Young drivers who receive their first traffic citation may have the option to take a driving simulation class and have the ticket voided.
Teenagers who are first-time offenders may be issued a ticket and a verbal option to participate in the Medina County Juvenile Traffic Program, Montville Township police Sgt. Terry Grice said. Minor [...]

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MEDINA — The $5 million parking deck at the corner of South Jefferson and East Washington streets will open temporarily this weekend, City Engineer Patrick Patton said.
The two-tier 350-space deck will be open for parking during the 25th annual Candlelight Walk Friday through Sunday, which spotlights local businesses and features the Holiday Parade of Lights [...]

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The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Co. is on track to increase train speeds from 25 to 40 mph, and railroad and public officials are advising motorists to take extra precautions at crossings.
“It’s hard to tell how fast a train is coming when you perhaps stop at a crossing,” said Commissioner Pat Geissman, who chairs [...]

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BRUNSWICK — Sue Dalesio’s 75-year-old mother has a new mailbox she would like to install on her side of North Carpenter Road so she doesn’t have to cross the street to get her mail.
But unless she receives permission from the U.S. Postal Service to do so, the mailbox will remain in its original packaging in [...]

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GUILFORD TWP. — The maples have cast off their leaves and the jack-o-lanterns have shriveled into the faces of old men. Autumn is on the wane — but here is one consolation: The cider is always sweetest at the end of the season.
The air in the pressing room at Geig’s Orchard smelled good enough to [...]

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American Legion Post 234 commander Jack Schira, center, speaks at a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday at Brunswick City Hall. At left is Brunswick Police Chief Carl DeForest, also a veteran, and on the right is VFW Post 9520 commander Tom Chester. Several other veterans and community leaders also attended to thank military personnel for [...]

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GUILFORD TWP. — “Thank You Veterans.”
They’re just three little words painted on a homemade sign along Rawiga Road, but they leave a big impression on many who pass by.
Bill Frase and his family live about a mile north of Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. When the veterans’ cemetery first opened, some residents were concerned about [...]

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BRUNSWICK — The city is looking for a company to help take the Town Center development on state Route 303 in a new direction.
City Manager Bob Zienkowski said the development, which was started in 2002, was supposed to occur in two phases. The first phase included the residential development South Lake and the retail development [...]

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