Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Saturday, October 24, 2009
Author: Gina Mace , Special to the Beacon Journal
It is half past noon on a Saturday in October, with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees.
Stow Councilwomen Mary Bednar and Janet D'Antonio are bundled in winter coats. They've been out for more than an hour already, walking, knocking on doors and talking to residents in the Kames condominium development on Berkshire Road.
This is Ward 4, where Bednar won by more than 500 votes during her first election four years ago. Then in 2007, she ran unopposed for a second term.
This year, Bednar faces Joe Hickin, who with his brother, Mark Hickin, owns JMJ Transportation in Akron.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Police Suspect Alleged Robber Ate Evidence
Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Saturday, November 21, 2009
Author: Gina Mace , Special to the Beacon Journal
Police believe they have their man.
But they fear their suspect in a bank robbery may have eaten some of the evidence - the note handed to a Streetsboro bank teller demanding cash - while he was handcuffed and leaning over the hood of a police cruiser.
Twinsburg police Patrolman Daniel Biada said a dash cam video of Thursday's arrest of John H. Ford, 35, of Cleveland, shows Ford gobbling a piece of paper while officers searched his pockets.
''As we're searching him, officers are removing items and throwing them on the cruiser [hood],'' Biada said. ''We're searching him for weapons. We're not looking at his head.''
The whereabouts of the note demanding money came into question after Biada was taken into custody and Streetsboro investigators asked whether officers had found the piece of paper.
Twinsburg police reviewed the images captured on camera and said they observed Ford leaning over to eat something off the hood of the cruiser.
''He grabbed it in his mouth, just like Pacman,'' Biada said. ''He just ate it right there.''
Authorities said they found a .38-caliber pistol on the driver's side floor of Ford's car and a wad of cash covered in red ink on the passenger side of the vehicle.
Ford is also a suspect in bank robberies in Stow and Akron.
In the Streetsboro case, a man walked into the FirstMerit branch on state Route 14 around 10 a.m. and handed a teller a note that demanded money. The robber did not produce a gun inside of the bank.
Witnesses say he fled in a dark Ford Escort.
Twinsburg police stopped Ford, who was driving a black Ford Escort, on Interstate 480 shortly after the robbery was reported and turned him over to Streetsboro police.
Copyright (c) 2009 Akron Beacon Journal
Author: Gina Mace , Special to the Beacon Journal
Police believe they have their man.
But they fear their suspect in a bank robbery may have eaten some of the evidence - the note handed to a Streetsboro bank teller demanding cash - while he was handcuffed and leaning over the hood of a police cruiser.
Twinsburg police Patrolman Daniel Biada said a dash cam video of Thursday's arrest of John H. Ford, 35, of Cleveland, shows Ford gobbling a piece of paper while officers searched his pockets.
''As we're searching him, officers are removing items and throwing them on the cruiser [hood],'' Biada said. ''We're searching him for weapons. We're not looking at his head.''
The whereabouts of the note demanding money came into question after Biada was taken into custody and Streetsboro investigators asked whether officers had found the piece of paper.
Twinsburg police reviewed the images captured on camera and said they observed Ford leaning over to eat something off the hood of the cruiser.
''He grabbed it in his mouth, just like Pacman,'' Biada said. ''He just ate it right there.''
Authorities said they found a .38-caliber pistol on the driver's side floor of Ford's car and a wad of cash covered in red ink on the passenger side of the vehicle.
Ford is also a suspect in bank robberies in Stow and Akron.
In the Streetsboro case, a man walked into the FirstMerit branch on state Route 14 around 10 a.m. and handed a teller a note that demanded money. The robber did not produce a gun inside of the bank.
Witnesses say he fled in a dark Ford Escort.
Twinsburg police stopped Ford, who was driving a black Ford Escort, on Interstate 480 shortly after the robbery was reported and turned him over to Streetsboro police.
Copyright (c) 2009 Akron Beacon Journal
Former Plaza Site in Falls is Closer to Sale
Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Sunday, February 7, 2010
Author: Gina Mace , Special to the Beacon Journal
The City Council could soon begin selling off the former State Road Shopping Center site.
The council could vote Monday on whether to begin the transfer of more than 25 acres of the former center to developer Stark Enterprises of Cleveland.
The city purchased the plaza for $10 million in 2008.
The sprawling shopping center was mostly vacant when the city declared it blighted and purchased it. The plaza was then torn down, while the city sought a developer interested in breathing new life into the area.
The owners sold the property to the city rather than face a court battle over eminent domain.
In May 2009, Mayor Don Robart announced the selection of Robert Stark as the redeveloper. Stark is the creator of several retail developments, including the Strip in Jackson Township, Crocker Park in Westlake and three plazas in the Montrose area.
Last month, the proposed contract between Stark Enterprises and the city was presented to the council for review.
Author: Gina Mace , Special to the Beacon Journal
The City Council could soon begin selling off the former State Road Shopping Center site.
The council could vote Monday on whether to begin the transfer of more than 25 acres of the former center to developer Stark Enterprises of Cleveland.
The city purchased the plaza for $10 million in 2008.
The sprawling shopping center was mostly vacant when the city declared it blighted and purchased it. The plaza was then torn down, while the city sought a developer interested in breathing new life into the area.
The owners sold the property to the city rather than face a court battle over eminent domain.
In May 2009, Mayor Don Robart announced the selection of Robert Stark as the redeveloper. Stark is the creator of several retail developments, including the Strip in Jackson Township, Crocker Park in Westlake and three plazas in the Montrose area.
Last month, the proposed contract between Stark Enterprises and the city was presented to the council for review.
Falls Unions Oppose Targeting by Mayor
Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Friday, February 26, 2010
Author: Gina Mace , Special to the Beacon Journal
A day after Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Robart floated the idea of scrapping public employee unions - the reaction within his own city was swift.
Ohio Police Benevolent Association lawyer Randy Weltman said the suggestion is laughable. The union represents the city's police officers.
''[Robart] is the poster child for the need and utility of public unions,'' Weltman said. ''Without a union in Cuyahoga Falls, we would not have a trained, neutral observer [to] review - and in most cases - reverse not only many of his managerial actions but also his proposed pay schemes.''
Falls Firefighter Chris Martin, who is president of Local 494 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, was disappointed by Robart's comments during his State of the City address on Wednesday.
Robart suggested the change as a way for the city to more quickly respond to a drop in tax revenues.
''We have always been reasonable and productive,'' Martin said. ''When we go to negotiate a contract, we don't go to gouge.
''We are living in this economy too and we know how hard it is.''
Author: Gina Mace , Special to the Beacon Journal
A day after Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Robart floated the idea of scrapping public employee unions - the reaction within his own city was swift.
Ohio Police Benevolent Association lawyer Randy Weltman said the suggestion is laughable. The union represents the city's police officers.
''[Robart] is the poster child for the need and utility of public unions,'' Weltman said. ''Without a union in Cuyahoga Falls, we would not have a trained, neutral observer [to] review - and in most cases - reverse not only many of his managerial actions but also his proposed pay schemes.''
Falls Firefighter Chris Martin, who is president of Local 494 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, was disappointed by Robart's comments during his State of the City address on Wednesday.
Robart suggested the change as a way for the city to more quickly respond to a drop in tax revenues.
''We have always been reasonable and productive,'' Martin said. ''When we go to negotiate a contract, we don't go to gouge.
''We are living in this economy too and we know how hard it is.''
ASSAILANT'S RELEASE UPSETS STOW JUDGE
Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Stow Municipal Judge Kim Hoover looked over pictures of a developmentally challenged Cuyahoga Falls woman.
Her attacker stood before the judge and waited to be sentenced last fall.
The photos showed the skin around the woman's eyes as a swollen mass of purple and red. An outline of the attacker's fingers was visible in the bruises on her neck. The bone at the base of his hand made another bruise on her throat.
Authorities say the woman, who had the mental capacity of a 12-year-old, was attacked by Bryan Burns, 35, of Kent, after she interrupted him playing a video game at the woman's apartment. She considered Burns to be her boyfriend.
''He held her against the wall while he bashed her face,'' Hoover recalled this month.
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Stow Municipal Judge Kim Hoover looked over pictures of a developmentally challenged Cuyahoga Falls woman.
Her attacker stood before the judge and waited to be sentenced last fall.
The photos showed the skin around the woman's eyes as a swollen mass of purple and red. An outline of the attacker's fingers was visible in the bruises on her neck. The bone at the base of his hand made another bruise on her throat.
Authorities say the woman, who had the mental capacity of a 12-year-old, was attacked by Bryan Burns, 35, of Kent, after she interrupted him playing a video game at the woman's apartment. She considered Burns to be her boyfriend.
''He held her against the wall while he bashed her face,'' Hoover recalled this month.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Women Arrested In Scam With Kids
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Dateline: BARBERTON
It's not unusual for children to go door-to-door to raise funds for schools in the west Barberton neighborhood that borders Norton.
So when a 10-year-old girl presented pamphlets with pictures of scrumptious sweets for sale to fund her Norton school this month, a 29th Street woman ordered a pumpkin roll and gave the girl $12.
The child dutifully wrote down the woman's name and address, along with her order.
The next day, the woman ? who asked that her name not be used ? received a call from Barberton Police Lt. Brian Jamison.
He had gotten her information from a list of buyers that had been confiscated from the girl's mother. The Barberton woman had been scammed.
She wasn't alone.
Dateline: BARBERTON
It's not unusual for children to go door-to-door to raise funds for schools in the west Barberton neighborhood that borders Norton.
So when a 10-year-old girl presented pamphlets with pictures of scrumptious sweets for sale to fund her Norton school this month, a 29th Street woman ordered a pumpkin roll and gave the girl $12.
The child dutifully wrote down the woman's name and address, along with her order.
The next day, the woman ? who asked that her name not be used ? received a call from Barberton Police Lt. Brian Jamison.
He had gotten her information from a list of buyers that had been confiscated from the girl's mother. The Barberton woman had been scammed.
She wasn't alone.
Former Boss IDs Masked Robber At Norton Store
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Dateline: NORTON
The black ski mask wasn't enough.
Norton police say a 21-year-old man tried to use the mask to hide his identity from a former boss during a robbery attempt Thursday outside of a convenience store.
Authorities say the manager, Dale Anderson, confronted the masked man and asked, ''What are you doing, Glenn?''
Police say the surprised robber replied: ''It's not Glenn, Dale.''
Anderson, who manages Circle K at 3899 Eastern Road, told investigators that former employee Glenn N. Messer of Cuyahoga Falls was the man behind the mask.
Messer was arrested later in the day at his mother's home in the Falls by police and members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.
Messer has been charged with a felony count of robbery and was arraigned Thursday in Barberton Municipal Court. His bond was set at $20,000.
Authorities say Messer worked at the Circle K until February.
Dateline: NORTON
The black ski mask wasn't enough.
Norton police say a 21-year-old man tried to use the mask to hide his identity from a former boss during a robbery attempt Thursday outside of a convenience store.
Authorities say the manager, Dale Anderson, confronted the masked man and asked, ''What are you doing, Glenn?''
Police say the surprised robber replied: ''It's not Glenn, Dale.''
Anderson, who manages Circle K at 3899 Eastern Road, told investigators that former employee Glenn N. Messer of Cuyahoga Falls was the man behind the mask.
Messer was arrested later in the day at his mother's home in the Falls by police and members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.
Messer has been charged with a felony count of robbery and was arraigned Thursday in Barberton Municipal Court. His bond was set at $20,000.
Authorities say Messer worked at the Circle K until February.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Man Says Son Killed Self to Avoid More Prison
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Dateline: BARBERTON Marc A. Ross asked his dad for a favor before he killed himself early Wednesday during a standoff with police.
Russell Ross said his son told him he had a gun to his head and he wasn't going back to prison.
''He said, 'Dad, remember I love you,' '' Russ Ross said. ''He has an 18-year-old son. He said, 'Try to straighten him out. Try to get him to stay straight.' ''
And then Russ Ross said the phone line went dead.
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Dateline: BARBERTON Marc A. Ross asked his dad for a favor before he killed himself early Wednesday during a standoff with police.
Russell Ross said his son told him he had a gun to his head and he wasn't going back to prison.
''He said, 'Dad, remember I love you,' '' Russ Ross said. ''He has an 18-year-old son. He said, 'Try to straighten him out. Try to get him to stay straight.' ''
And then Russ Ross said the phone line went dead.
Teen's Artwork Ties Holocaust to Current Events
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
Author: Gina Mace
Dateline: SPRINGFIELD TWP A bloody hand print hangs in the center of the drawing, overshadowing somber-faced African tribal figures.
The hand print is covered with words to describe the systematic annihilation of millions of people.
Wretched. Merciless. Violence. Horror. Sorrow.
More than 60 years ago in Germany during the Holocaust. Today in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Courtney Lowers, 16, created the emotionally charged white-charcoal-on-black drawing that earned the Springfield High School sophomore a tie for first place honors in the Division II Individual category of the 2005 City of Akron Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest.
Author: Gina Mace
Dateline: SPRINGFIELD TWP A bloody hand print hangs in the center of the drawing, overshadowing somber-faced African tribal figures.
The hand print is covered with words to describe the systematic annihilation of millions of people.
Wretched. Merciless. Violence. Horror. Sorrow.
More than 60 years ago in Germany during the Holocaust. Today in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Courtney Lowers, 16, created the emotionally charged white-charcoal-on-black drawing that earned the Springfield High School sophomore a tie for first place honors in the Division II Individual category of the 2005 City of Akron Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest.
Dark Secrets of Christopher Below -- Part I
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
DARK SECRETS OF CHRISTOPHER BELOW
Author: Craig Webb and Gina Mace , Beacon Journal writers
Dateline: MEDINA Many of the women in his life remember him, first of all, as a Southern gentleman -- a tall, brown-haired Southern gentleman with piercing blue eyes who had an uncommon ability to charm his way into their hearts and homes.
There seemed to be no reason to suspect anything sinister lurked beneath that surface.
Thirteen years ago, when he was but 25, it was that charm that ensnared a married Medina woman of the same age into a summerlong affair, and it was his intriguing tales of adventure that kept her interested.
But when guilt got the better of Kathern Fetzer and she decided to bring the episode to an end, a strikingly different side of Christopher Below emerged.
DARK SECRETS OF CHRISTOPHER BELOW
Author: Craig Webb and Gina Mace , Beacon Journal writers
Dateline: MEDINA Many of the women in his life remember him, first of all, as a Southern gentleman -- a tall, brown-haired Southern gentleman with piercing blue eyes who had an uncommon ability to charm his way into their hearts and homes.
There seemed to be no reason to suspect anything sinister lurked beneath that surface.
Thirteen years ago, when he was but 25, it was that charm that ensnared a married Medina woman of the same age into a summerlong affair, and it was his intriguing tales of adventure that kept her interested.
But when guilt got the better of Kathern Fetzer and she decided to bring the episode to an end, a strikingly different side of Christopher Below emerged.
Part II: Vanishing Point
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
VANISHING POINT
AFTER HEATHER TEAGUE DISAPPEARED ALONG THE OHIO RIVER IN 1995, POLICE THOUGHT THEY HAD SOLVED HER MURDER. THEN THEY HEARD ABOUT CHRISTOPHER BELOW
Author: Craig Webb and Gina Mace, Beacon Journal writers
Dateline: HENDERSON, KY.
Tim Walthall never met Heather Teague.
Yet their lives intersected on a warm, sunny day in August 1995 in a horrifying moment that passed without significance to anybody in faraway Medina County, Ohio.
It was a perfect day for the blue-eyed, long-haired former beauty queen to find a secluded spot to work on her tan.
She parked her red compact car at Newburgh Beach on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River near Henderson and walked through a stand of willow trees and down a steep bank, plunking her chaise longue along the water's edge.
Alone with the sounds of the river pushing over the nearby dam, the slender 23-year-old removed her cutoff shorts, placed them by her shoes on the sand, and lay down on her stomach, loosening her bikini top.
In Indiana, across the wide expanse of river, Tim Walthall, the owner of a metal fabricating company, had strolled over to a wall of windows in his spacious riverfront home. His wife was busy making hamburgers for lunch.
Walthall had noticed that the thermals -- the visible air waves created by the differences in air and river temperatures -- were nonexistent that day.
So he picked up his binoculars to take advantage of the clear view a mile or so across the river and spotted four ATV riders, making their way over the sand dunes on the distant shore.
Walthall remembered watching them as they cleared a dune not far from the remote spot where a young woman could be seen sunbathing.
As the last of the vehicles turned away from the beach, though, Walthall also caught a glimpse of something peculiar: Somebody's head popped up from a clump of high, dense weeds about 15 feet behind the woman.
Walthall watched -- as did the man in the weeds -- as the ATVs passed from sight.
Puzzled by what he was seeing, Walthall opted to get his more powerful telescope for a better view of the long-haired, bearded man as he inched his way toward the unsuspecting woman. Walthall said the man would take five to six steps then crouch again in the weeds.
"I told my wife, 'Someone's stalking that woman,' " Walthall remembered. "I thought maybe it was her boyfriend trying to scare her."
VANISHING POINT
AFTER HEATHER TEAGUE DISAPPEARED ALONG THE OHIO RIVER IN 1995, POLICE THOUGHT THEY HAD SOLVED HER MURDER. THEN THEY HEARD ABOUT CHRISTOPHER BELOW
Author: Craig Webb and Gina Mace, Beacon Journal writers
Dateline: HENDERSON, KY.
Tim Walthall never met Heather Teague.
Yet their lives intersected on a warm, sunny day in August 1995 in a horrifying moment that passed without significance to anybody in faraway Medina County, Ohio.
It was a perfect day for the blue-eyed, long-haired former beauty queen to find a secluded spot to work on her tan.
She parked her red compact car at Newburgh Beach on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River near Henderson and walked through a stand of willow trees and down a steep bank, plunking her chaise longue along the water's edge.
Alone with the sounds of the river pushing over the nearby dam, the slender 23-year-old removed her cutoff shorts, placed them by her shoes on the sand, and lay down on her stomach, loosening her bikini top.
In Indiana, across the wide expanse of river, Tim Walthall, the owner of a metal fabricating company, had strolled over to a wall of windows in his spacious riverfront home. His wife was busy making hamburgers for lunch.
Walthall had noticed that the thermals -- the visible air waves created by the differences in air and river temperatures -- were nonexistent that day.
So he picked up his binoculars to take advantage of the clear view a mile or so across the river and spotted four ATV riders, making their way over the sand dunes on the distant shore.
Walthall remembered watching them as they cleared a dune not far from the remote spot where a young woman could be seen sunbathing.
As the last of the vehicles turned away from the beach, though, Walthall also caught a glimpse of something peculiar: Somebody's head popped up from a clump of high, dense weeds about 15 feet behind the woman.
Walthall watched -- as did the man in the weeds -- as the ATVs passed from sight.
Puzzled by what he was seeing, Walthall opted to get his more powerful telescope for a better view of the long-haired, bearded man as he inched his way toward the unsuspecting woman. Walthall said the man would take five to six steps then crouch again in the weeds.
"I told my wife, 'Someone's stalking that woman,' " Walthall remembered. "I thought maybe it was her boyfriend trying to scare her."
Part III: The Terrible Silence
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
PART III: THE TERRIBLE SILENCE
THE DARK SECRETS OF CHRISTOPHER BELOW
Author: Craig Webb and Gina Mace, Beacon Journal writers
Dateline: HENDERSON, Ky.
By the time Christopher Below was willing to confess that he shot Kathern Fetzer and left her body in a Dumpster, Medina Detective Scott Thomas knew there was much more to the story than Below was telling.
Thomas just didn't know how much more -- and still doesn't.
For years, those who investigated the Fetzer case were bothered by not knowing how much significance they should place on an item that was found months after Fetzer vanished in November 1991 -- an item Below left behind in his abandoned Lodi apartment.
Whether by accident or design, Below left a briefcase with a 5-year-old South Carolina poster that sought the public's help in learning the whereabouts of Kristina Joanne Porco.
Kristina, they discovered, was a petite, 16-year-old girl with long, dark hair who had been missing since Nov. 29, 1986.
PART III: THE TERRIBLE SILENCE
THE DARK SECRETS OF CHRISTOPHER BELOW
Author: Craig Webb and Gina Mace, Beacon Journal writers
Dateline: HENDERSON, Ky.
By the time Christopher Below was willing to confess that he shot Kathern Fetzer and left her body in a Dumpster, Medina Detective Scott Thomas knew there was much more to the story than Below was telling.
Thomas just didn't know how much more -- and still doesn't.
For years, those who investigated the Fetzer case were bothered by not knowing how much significance they should place on an item that was found months after Fetzer vanished in November 1991 -- an item Below left behind in his abandoned Lodi apartment.
Whether by accident or design, Below left a briefcase with a 5-year-old South Carolina poster that sought the public's help in learning the whereabouts of Kristina Joanne Porco.
Kristina, they discovered, was a petite, 16-year-old girl with long, dark hair who had been missing since Nov. 29, 1986.
Beloved Apple Orchard Owner Dies
Aron Beacon Journal (OH)
Author: Gina Mace
Dateline: GREEN
She treated the fruit in her orchard the same way she treated the people in her life, her family and customers said -- with patience, kindness and love.
Julia Dunlap, a fixture and owner of Dunlap's Orchard for more than 40 years, won't be there to greet customers this year.
Author: Gina Mace
Dateline: GREEN
She treated the fruit in her orchard the same way she treated the people in her life, her family and customers said -- with patience, kindness and love.
Julia Dunlap, a fixture and owner of Dunlap's Orchard for more than 40 years, won't be there to greet customers this year.
Hearing Includes Memorial
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Dateline: MEDINA
The muffled sobs of David Heinricht's grieving family were the only sounds heard for about 50 seconds Friday in the Medina County courtroom of Judge James L. Kimbler.
Heinricht's father, Guy Argenziano, asked Kimbler for the moment of silence to honor his son during the sentencing hearing of his killer, Shaun Cleland.
Cleland, 25, pleaded guilty in April to aggravated murder, kidnapping and aggravated burglary in an arrangement that dismissed a death-penalty specification.
On Friday, the Brunswick man sat next to his lawyers, on the edge of his seat. He spoke once, at the end of the hearing.
"I'm truly sorry for the death of this young man," Cleland said.
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Dateline: MEDINA
The muffled sobs of David Heinricht's grieving family were the only sounds heard for about 50 seconds Friday in the Medina County courtroom of Judge James L. Kimbler.
Heinricht's father, Guy Argenziano, asked Kimbler for the moment of silence to honor his son during the sentencing hearing of his killer, Shaun Cleland.
Cleland, 25, pleaded guilty in April to aggravated murder, kidnapping and aggravated burglary in an arrangement that dismissed a death-penalty specification.
On Friday, the Brunswick man sat next to his lawyers, on the edge of his seat. He spoke once, at the end of the hearing.
"I'm truly sorry for the death of this young man," Cleland said.
Garden Awash in Memories
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Dateline: CUYAHOGA FALLS
The dedication of the Rain Garden Reserve was a homecoming of sorts for two Falls families.
Patrick McVan and his late wife, Peggy, raised their children in the Seventh Street home that was demolished to make way for what the city is calling a community conservation rainscape.
The Bojo family -- Rod, Shelley and daughter Michelle -- returned Friday to help plant a white swamp oak on the site of their former property as part of the 21st annual Arbor Day festivities.
They are one of three Sixth Street families who sold their homes to make way for one of the largest neighborhood gardens in the nation to soak up rainwater.
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Dateline: CUYAHOGA FALLS
The dedication of the Rain Garden Reserve was a homecoming of sorts for two Falls families.
Patrick McVan and his late wife, Peggy, raised their children in the Seventh Street home that was demolished to make way for what the city is calling a community conservation rainscape.
The Bojo family -- Rod, Shelley and daughter Michelle -- returned Friday to help plant a white swamp oak on the site of their former property as part of the 21st annual Arbor Day festivities.
They are one of three Sixth Street families who sold their homes to make way for one of the largest neighborhood gardens in the nation to soak up rainwater.
Mobility Scooters on Road Raise Red Flag
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Janet Hill can be found with her little brown dog, Betsy, cruising in the bicycle lane on Sackett Avenue on her medical scooter.
Hill, 76, wears a white jacket over her petite frame and covers her short hair with a white hat.
Her red three-wheeled Pride Sundancer scooter has taillights and rearview mirrors on the handlebar.
''I can see cars coming more than a block away,'' she said.
But not everyone is convinced motorists can see Hill and others who traverse the community in such scooters. The city wants the scooters to be equipped with bright orange bike flags.
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Janet Hill can be found with her little brown dog, Betsy, cruising in the bicycle lane on Sackett Avenue on her medical scooter.
Hill, 76, wears a white jacket over her petite frame and covers her short hair with a white hat.
Her red three-wheeled Pride Sundancer scooter has taillights and rearview mirrors on the handlebar.
''I can see cars coming more than a block away,'' she said.
But not everyone is convinced motorists can see Hill and others who traverse the community in such scooters. The city wants the scooters to be equipped with bright orange bike flags.
Tax Sharing Plan Opposed
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Dateline: STOW City Council wants businesses to know they are welcome to move to Stow -- no matter where they are located.
And they don't think the city should be penalized if the business moves from another Summit County community.
Calling it ''blackmail'' and ''one of the worst pieces of legislation . . . ever,'' members of Stow council Thursday held up legislation that would allow Mayor Karen Fritschel to sign a countywide tax-revenue-sharing agreement.
Author: Gina Mace, Special to the Beacon Journal
Dateline: STOW City Council wants businesses to know they are welcome to move to Stow -- no matter where they are located.
And they don't think the city should be penalized if the business moves from another Summit County community.
Calling it ''blackmail'' and ''one of the worst pieces of legislation . . . ever,'' members of Stow council Thursday held up legislation that would allow Mayor Karen Fritschel to sign a countywide tax-revenue-sharing agreement.
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