Twinsburg News

With locally owned homebuilder ranks decimated by the worst housing downturn since World War II and a dwindling lot supply as the market rebounds, publicly traded national builder Pulte Homes is opening up the throttle.

"We started our business in 1985 in Twinsburg because we felt it was a good location between Cleveland and Akron," said company president Mike Gentile.

Three Solon High School students, junior Audrey Crawford and sophomores Nadia Paskert and Devina Patel, have recently accepted internships through the Cleveland Clinic Office of Civic Education Initiatives' Summer Internship Program.

A Twinsburg man who conspired to file $8.8 million in false tax returns, and who received refund checks of $3.6 million, was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison.

A paving project funded in part with a 5-mill street levy passed by voters is set to get under way this year, and City Council will be considering Monday whether or not to borrow money against the levy funding so work can begin.

Building projects for which permits were issued in February were valued at $2.19 million, according to the planning-zoning-building department's monthly report.

The theme of the 39th festival is "Twinstock -- Groovy in Twinsburg," celebrating the late '60s and early '70s.

The City of Twinsburg is asking for public feedback on the Liberty Road Sidewalk Project, which will construct a sidewalk on the east side of Liberty Road.

With the start of spring, Cleveland area students in grades K-12 are in their fourth and final quarter of the school year.

Making connections between existing trails is a big part of Portage Park District Executive Director Christine Craycroft's vision for the northwest portion of Portage County, including Aurora, Streetsboro and Kent.

Motorists can expect some minor delays on state Routes 9, 14 and 344 going through Salem when an Ohio Department of Transportation paving project begins April 28. City Service/Safety Director Ken Kenst announced that 2.75 miles of roadway will be paved, affecting sections of Newgarden Avenue, South Ellsworth Avenue, West State Street, North Lincoln ... (more)

Twinsburg Resident Mark Durbin said he remembered an interesting incident about 10 years ago.

Keith Shy, the park system's director-secretary, said in a press release that "the Liberty Park Nature Center is sure to become one of our most popular destinations for programs, school groups and special events."

"In today's highly competitive environment, providing high quality, reliable products and value-added services to the customer is more important than ever.

Copyright i 1 2 2014 Beacon Journal Publishing Co. Inc and Black Press. All Rights Reserved.

On Tuesday, the court will hear the appeal of a man sentenced to death for killing Twinsburg police officer Josh Miktarian in 2008.

The St. Mary Catholic Church is hosting a Parish Gala April 12 from 6 p.m. until midnight at the Hilton Garden Inn, Twinsburg.

The Ohio Supreme Court will hear an appeal April 8 from convicted murderer Ashford Lamar Thompson, sentenced to death for killing Twinsburg Police Officer Joshua Miktarian July 13, 2008.

At each shop, visitors will receive a tea packet and a different pattern for a tea-theme applique block.

The man convicted of shooting a Twinsburg police officer four times in the head during a traffic stop will appeal his death sentence to the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday.