Parma Heights News

The winter was not that harsh, but Parma and Parma Heights have their work cut out for them.

The reconstruction of Ackley Boulevard received a boost with the acquisition of a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $150,000. The project will involve full-depth concrete replacement beginning at the intersection of Brookmere, east to the Parma border.

The Ohio Community Reinvestment Area program is an economic developmental tool that is administered by municipal government and provides real property tax exemptions to residents and businesses that invest in their community.

FAIRVIEW PARK The recent Republic Waste Services work stoppage and lack of customer service for city residents felt a little like deja vu, Mayor Eileen Patton said last week.

"We want to show council and Mayor DeGeeter that there are 500-600 people interested in having a dog park." PARMA A group that wants to create a dog park in the Parma area has begun to organize and hopes to start raising money for its cause.

It comes as no surprise, then, that Byrne has announced he will be running for a second term in November.

THEFT FROM VEHICLE, REVERE DRIVE: A man reported at 10 p.m. May 3 that his truck was broken into and some tools were taken.

Isn't it interesting how we sometimes shy away from a gift that that is given to us by a friend or relative? I drive my family nuts every December when they ask what I want for Christmas.

After 32 years of teaching, the Memorial Elementary School fifth grade Language Arts teacher Tom Rounds announced on his Facebook page today that he is retiring from the Brunswick Schools at the end of this school year.

Crivel joined the department as chief in November 2007. Prior to working for the city, he worked in corporate security for companies including Key Bank for five years and served 25 years with the Parma Heights Police Department.

ROBBERY, SNOW ROAD: A Parma Heights boy, 16, was arrested April 30 after he allegedly robbed an acquaintance at gunpoint in Parma.

Speaking at one of the largest commencement ceremonies in the nation, President Barack Obama asked two things of Ohio State University's more than 10,000 graduates Sunday.

You will determine whether our new ethic of responsibility is the break of a wave, or the rise of a tide.

The 65th annual Polish Constitution Day Parade steps off at 2 p.m. May 5 from Parma Circle, just north of West Ridgewood Drive, and proceeds north to Snow Road.

BURGLARY, YORK ROAD: A man reported April 24 that a house that he is remodeling was burglarized.

Nine people and representatives for eight businesses connected to Internet cafes in Cuyahoga County pleaded not guilty this morning to gambling-related crimes.

Edward A. "Ed" Porachan, 86, departed this life to return to his Father in Heaven on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in Cleveland, after a long, but courageous battle with cancer.

We have a story. We grew up in Parma the first being the largest suburb in Ohio.

DRUG ABUSE, W. 130TH STREET: A Cleveland man was arrested April 21 for drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia.

"I was stunned," said Scott Sanders, executor director of Earth Day Coalition, the main sponsor of the annual EarthFest.