Avon Lake News

Fire Chief Frank Root III and several firefighters, in their dress blues, follow the Avon ambulance and three fire engines in this year's Memorial Day parade in 2012.

The people with the oh so classy tattoos up there are 37-year-old Jeremy Mack of Elyria, Ohio and 23-year-old Ashley Onysko of Avon Lake, Ohio.

The following story was provided by AOLJobs.com By David Schepp Getting a summer job is a rite of passage for many young people.

NORTH RIDGEVILLE - Avon Lake played like a team on a mission Tuesday. Actually, the Shoregals played a lot like the No.

Avon Lake photographer Bob Quinlan snapped this photo of boaters trying to get their boats out at Miller Road Park before the rains came.

The following information was pulled from the Avon Police log. Information does not indicate an arrest or conviction.

A concert of sacred, Broadway and patriotic music to open the summer and raise funds for a project to rebuild a pipe organ for St.

Republic Services, the waste management company that services Avon and Avon Lake, has expanded its recycling program, the Sun News reports.

All members of the community are invited to "share what they know" and become a Local Voice, aka blogger, on Avon-Avon Lake Patch .

Republic Services, the waste management company, has expanded the list of items that can be recycled by residents in a five-county Northeast Ohio region serviced by the company.

AVON LAKE - As Bill Zurkey took a few minutes to talk about his long musical career with Avon Lake City Schools, he pointed to a simple philosophy that guided him all those years.

A group of students from France are hoping to experience a slice of Americana in August as part of a World Exchange program.

The fire broke out a little before 11 p.m. and involved a wall on the west side of the house.

Mary Pajak was named Avon Lake's 2013 Citizen of the Year for her significant involvement in, and dedication to, the community.

The streets of Avon will be filled with runners and walkers for the Kaiser Permanente 13 th Annual Eagle Run on Saturday, May 25.

Residents of Ashwood Drive found their street under water May 15, despite the dry weather after a water main break between Electric and Redwood boulevards.

Many of you may not know this, but there are descriptions and photos of nearly 700 businesses and organizations on Avon-Avon Lake Patch.

The resting place of dozens of Avon Lake's forefathers as well as numerous veterans will be dedicated as an Avon Lake Historic Landmark on May 19 at 1 p.m. at Lake Shore Cemetery The city's only cemetery is on the north side of Lake Road near the SR 83 intersection near Veterans Park.

Robert J. Smaldino, 75, of Avon Lake, formerly of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Ames Family Hospice House, surrounded by his family.

The St. Joseph Senior Choir and the Patriots Symphonic Band will join forces to present "Organ Transplant," a concert to begin the summer season and raise funds for St.