Maria Kacik | The Gazette
BRUNSWICK — Last year City Council resolved to not spend any tax dollars on the July 3 fireworks. With just over a week to go until the big show, the city is looking for ways to make sure it still goes on.
Joe Delsanter, Ward 3 councilman and vice mayor, said the [...]

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ABOVE: Dorothy, left, and Sherry Miller of Brunswick Hills Township fill the hot air balloon Endeavour on Wednesday evening. Four balloons were launched into the sky Wednesday at the kickoff of Old Fashioned Days festival in Brunswick. BELOW: Two hot air balloons float just south of state Route 303 and the Old Fashioned Days [...]

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Allison Wood | The Gazette
MEDINA — Due to lack of refrigeration space in Medina County, more than 1,000 pounds of leftover frozen food from the Sandridge Food Corp. is sent weekly to the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank for distribution.
County Commissioner Pat Geissman said she would like to see this food stay local and helped establish [...]

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By Lisa Hlavinka | The Gazette
MEDINA— Plasti-Kote Co. Inc. will pay a $240,000 penalty to the Ohio EPA as a settlement for violating Ohio’s air pollution laws.
Among other violations, the EPA found that Plasti-Kote, a paint and coatings manufacturer, failed to provide permit and compliance reports in a timely manner.
The permits allow a company to [...]

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Rick Noland
The Gazette
INDEPENDENCE — One of the few certainties tonight in the NBA Draft is that there will be a ton of uncertainty.
Several trades have already occurred and more are likely before — and after — the draft, with the Cavaliers actively looking to move up from the No. 30 pick.
Cleveland, which also owns the [...]

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Alan Robinson
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — Zach Duke allowed one run in six innings, Adam LaRoche drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t wait to get into Cleveland’s slumping bullpen to start scoring, roughing up struggling starter Carl Pavano in a 10-6 victory over the Indians on Wednesday night.
The Pirates ended a five-game [...]

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