WADSWORTH — The Wadsworth Education Association dismissed its strike notice Thursday after reaching a tentative agreement with the school board.
Details will be forthcoming after the association and board vote on the agreement, Superintendent Dale Fortner said in an e-mail.
On Nov. 12, the Wadsworth Education Association, which represents 285 teachers, issued a 10-day strike notice. Members [...]

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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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CSX Corp. has put on hold two bridge projects in Medina County while details are worked out between the railroad company and county officials.
A third project — replacing the 103-year-old bridge at Mud Lake Road in Westfield Township — is scheduled to begin early next year. The rebuilt bridge will allow double-stacked containers on rail [...]

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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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MEDINA — Medina City Schools administrators have agreed to a pay freeze for next year and an increase in their health care premiums to 15 percent, Superintendent Randy Stepp said in an e-mail to parents of schoolchildren.
Besides the superintendent and assistant superintendent, all building principals count as administrators, Stepp said. He said administrators currently pay [...]

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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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WADSWORTH — Wadsworth teachers plan to strike Nov. 24 if a contract deal with the school board is not reached by then.
The Wadsworth Education Association, which represents 285 teachers, issued a 10-day strike notice to the school board Thursday.
Superintendent Dale Fortner said if the teachers strike, the board will keep the schools open and “take [...]

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