Broadview Heights News

Christmas is almost upon us, but don't fret! There is still time to find unique and appreciated last-minute gifts from your local merchants.

From left, Izabella Niziolek, Charity Watson and Lillian Niziolek, junior members of the Post 196 Ladies Auxiliary, helped prepare Christmas trees this season for those in need.

An effort to better protect victims from cyberstalking and other technology-based harassment got overwhelming support today in the Ohio House.

Former construction company executive Steven Pumper was sentenced today to eight years in a federal prison, and ordered to pay $2 million in restitution as punishment for a multitude of crimes linked to the Cuyahoga County corruption case.

The city will receive more than $6.5 million in grants for two road projects near state Route 82 and Interstate 77. The grants, from the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, will help pay for the widening of 82 west of 77 and the reconfiguration of the 82-77 interchange.

Carla Calevich, director of curriculum and instruction at the Brecksville-Broadview Heights City School District , said the idea is to cover less educational ground while digging deeper.

Disorderly Conduct, Royalton Road: Police were called at 2:19 p.m. Nov. 24 to the GetGo gas station regarding an unruly customer.

A local businessman estimates he has pumped more than $200,000 into a website that's intended to spare businesses from the "pain" he has encountered.

The death-dealing drug heroin is cheap, widespread and merciless. And this year it will likely end more lives in the county than homicide.

Petros Development Corp. is planning the development - Town Centre Village - for the south side of Town Center , on the part of the street that runs east-to-west off Broadview Road.

First, council's Rules, Ordinances and Franchises committee will discuss the size of allowable outbuildings on lots of certain sizes, among other matters.

Remember to give thanks this Thanksgiving, pass the cranberries, and then it's time to shop - and begin the holiday fun! Brecksville-Broadview Heights Girl Scouts Service Unit 732 is asking local Girl Scouts on the evening of Dec. 6 to help at Chippewa Elementary School Holiday Shoppe.

Children from Brecksville and Broadview Heights presented this banner to the Broadview Heights Fire Department.

Drunken Driving, I-77: A speeding tan Nissan caught the attention of police at 1:30 a.m. Nov. 15 on I-77.

A Broadview Heights woman, who lives on Diana Drive, will benefit from a leaf-raking program by Momentum Christian Church in Valley View.

The Broadview Heights Spotlights musical production of "The Adventures of Mr. Toad" is purely family fun for all ages.

Republican Cuyahoga Councilman Jack Schron is assembling a team for a 2014 run for Cuyahoga County executive, and is widely expected within political circles to announce his candidacy soon.

The holiday season is right around the corner, so let's get ready to shop! With all of the fabulous finds locally - why bother fighting the crowds at the Big Box stores? We enjoyed shopping at Star Sports , in Brecksville, and discovering treasures that show we are Bees fans! Bees sports don't have the corner on all of the Brecksville-Broadview ... (more)

There's been a lot of constructon and renovation activity on and around Baldwin Wallace University's south campus this fall, most of it geared to preservation and improvement of various structures.

We currently have 40 blue collection boxes in this area; primarily located on Royalton Road, and that number hasn't changed in the past 10 years.