Aurora News

SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR, BELL STREET: A woman reported June 29 a suspicious man was crawling around in her bushes at 9:30 p.m. He was a Time-Warner Cable employee who had been at the home earlier in the day to install cable and he returned that night because he thought he left some of his tools outside.

The issue of whether sidewalks should be required in or around new subdivisions was discussed June 17 at the initial meeting of City Council's subcommittee for connectivity study.

Carol Smith, 68, of Aurora, pleaded guilty to 13 felony charges for mortgage fraud involving $2.9 million in fraudulent loans for three houses in Solon.

Betty Ivory is studying for her master's degree in education at Cleveland State University after losing her job with a nonprofit agency.

Matthew Dzurenko, 49, of Aurora, was killed early Thursday when his car was struck by a vehicle going the wrong way on Interstate 480.

A second business in the city's southern industrial zone has announced it is consolidating operations and will close its local facility.

Aurora Community Theatre teamed up with Aurora Historical Society to present a major exhibit marking the theater's first half century.

If adopted, Gov. Ted Strickland's proposed reduction in library funding would mean 50 percent less for operations starting July 1 and may result in drastic service cuts, the director of the Portage County District Library said June 22.

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Active RFID tags and sensors, in tandem with video cameras, watch over the king's golden sandals and other Egyptian antiquities on display at museums.

Tiny turbine vibrators driven by compressed air that Cleveland Vibrator Co. has made for industrial uses now have a customer base in the biomedical industry, including for makers of dental products and pharmaceuticals.

The cover of this year's Shaker Heights High School yearbook is a creative interpretation of a crowd of "Red Raider" mascots drawn by an artistically gifted student.

ANIMAL COMPLAINT, HAMLET HILLS DRIVE: A large snapping turtle was removed from the Hamlet Village driveway because it was blocking access to the retirement community.

Six city streets will be repaved this year for a total not to exceed $386,109. The safety/service/utilities committee last week voted unanimously to recommend to City Council that a contract for the work be awarded to Perrin Asphalt.

After 12 years of marriage, the frantic pace of everyday life has completely trampled the carefree, kidless, newlywed days filled with longing glances and frequent "I love yous." In the precious few moments of peace and quiet between work, school, soccer practice and birthday parties, "I love you" has turned into "Love ya.

Kristen Marie McNamara and Eric James Simonton were married on May 24, 2009 at Inn Walden in Aurora, Ohio.

Mazzulo's Market speaks to a contemporary clientele, says co-owner Brooke Mazzulo-Rosselot, but sometimes with a classic dish such as her dad's lush lasagna.

Mitchell Romito said "the best decision of my life" was when he came to the Aurora City School District in the fifth grade.

Junior Jake Baechle of the University of Redlands track & field team fell just short of qualifying for Saturday's final in the men's 800-meter run, clocking a ninth-place 1:51.38 at the 2009 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Marietta, Ohio, on Friday.

At 7:30 a.m. Friday, explore the Firestone Metro Park with naturalist Pat Rydquist.