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Brunswick police log for May 23
Brunswick police
Wednesday, May 15
8:55 a.m. — Permaul Veria, 45, Cleveland, charged with a concealed carry violation and speeding in a school zone after he was stopped in the 3500 block of Center Road. According to the police report, Veria did not inform officers he had a concealed carry permit or that he was carrying a …Read More
Two charged with operating same vehicle while intoxicated
BRUNSWICK — On Friday, Brunswick police arrested two city men, who were traveling in the same car, on OVI charges following a crash on Hickory Ridge Avenue.
Police said Robby M. Smoot, 33, of 1290 Pearl Road, Apt. 70, was driving a red Pontiac when he struck another vehicle from behind at 10:46 p.m. Friday.
Witnesses said …Read More
Medina County Red Cross collects for Okla. aid
MEDINA — The Medina County chapter of the American Red Cross said local residents are stepping up to help those affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday.
A few residents have stopped by the office with checks to help those who lost their homes in Oklahoma, said Beth Kilchenman, executive director of the …Read More
You can go faster on I-71 starting July 1
The speed limit on most of Interstate 71 in Medina County is getting hiked to 70 mph. The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that 570 miles of interstate got the green light for higher speeds.
The new limits, effective July 1, follow passage of House Bill 51 — the state’s transportation budget bill — which …Read More
PHOTO: Heat affects more than people
People aren't the only ones looking for relief from the heat. A dog paddles out to join children swimming at the Hinckley Reservation on Monday afternoon. (GAZETTE PHOTO BY ANDREW DAVIS)
Wadsworth grad watches Cavs pick first
Members of the Cleveland Cavaliers delegation celebrate after winning the NBA draft lottery Tuesday in New York. That’s Tate Moore of Wadsworth with his hands in the air on the left. (AP PHOTO)
Those two extremely happy guys ESPN showed standing up and celebrating behind Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert after Cleveland won the NBA draft …Read More
Norovirus closes Brunswick High School, too
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick High School is the latest victim of the outbreak of norovirus that struck the city’s schools last week.
On Tuesday, school officials announced the high school would be closed for remainder of the week to prevent the spread of norovirus, which is highly contagious and can be transmitted through close contact with infected …Read More
Federal budget battle can be boon for Brunswick Schools
BRUNSWICK — The sequester — the much publicized imposition of across-the-board budget cuts in federal spending — isn’t bad news for everyone.
Brunswick Schools officials say the cuts likely will save the district some money by allowing it to reissue $15.4 million in bonds at a lower interest rate.
Brunswick Schools borrowed the money for it $24 …Read More
More people back to work in county
Medina County’s labor force — the number of people with jobs or looking for work — rose last month for the first time since January.
The county’s labor force totaled 93,600 in April — 200 more than reported in March, according to data released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Despite the increase, …Read More
Appeals board to hear challenge of auction house
A produce auction house built by the Amish earlier this month won’t open for business until the Homer Township Board of Zoning Appeals rules on a challenge to the project.
The decision is expected at the board’s May 30 meeting.
Several hundred Amish men built the 28,000-square-foot building at Jeffery Road and state Route 301 over the …Read More