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PARMA -- Town-hall meetings might be held in January to air opinions about the proposed closure of Dag Hammarskjold Elementary School, 4040 Tamarack Drive, Parma. At least one school board member is open to closing the school when the school year ends in June. That would be a year earlier than originally projected. Superintendent Sarah Zatik noted that enrollment... Full story »

PARMA -- Police arrested a Cleveland man last week after he failed to appear at his arraignment in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Brad R. Means, 30, had been charged with sexual battery on Oct. 7. He allegedly pressured a 16-year-old girl into having sex while both were workers at KFC, 5380 Pearl Road, Parma. Means was scheduled to... Full story »

BROOKLYN -- Due to a lack of manpower, the city will not be able to offer garbage can retrieval services to its seniors this winter, said Mayor Richard Balbier at the Nov. 9 City Council meeting. "The city discontinued, last year, the practice of pulling garbage cans for its senior residents due to the lack of manpower," said Finance... Full story »

The Cuyahoga County Public Library is losing two more veteran staff members to retirement at the end of this year. Manager of the Parma-South branch, Dodi Lettus, who has been with the library for 32 years, and Fiction Specialist Melanie Deutsch will both retire Dec. 31. The Parma-South branch will host celebrations to honor both women. Deutch will be... Full story »

PARMA HTS. -- At a time when the Western Reserve was primarily a rural community, the seeds of what is now the Parma South Presbyterian Church on Pearl Road were being planted. Benajah Fay, his wife and their 10 children had come to what is now the intersection of Pearl and Ridge roads from upstate New York in 1816... Full story »

DISTURBANCE, OLDE YORK ROAD: An intoxicated male customer at the Save-a-Lot on Olde York Road was arrested for harassing other customers Saturday. The man was pushing carts into the aisles and throwing items off the shelves. He was taken into custody for disorderly conduct, criminal damaging and theft.  Full story »

BROOKLYN Brooklyn’s recently re-hired Economic Development Director Fran Migliorino has reached out to a variety of government agencies and development organizations in an attempt to keep the Hugo Boss factory in the city.  Full story »

PARMA A former Parma police officer pleaded guilty last week to two counts of theft in office and one count of tampering with evidence.  Full story »

PARMA A levy request in February won’t happen. Instead, school district officials and levy supporters in the community are aiming for the May ballot.  Full story »

On Thanksgiving Day, Kirk Maynard won’t be sitting down to a nice turkey dinner with family and friends. Instead, the Parma Heights resident will be en route to Iran for the 11th annual Iran International Student Puppet Theater Festival in Tehran Nov. 28 to Dec. 5.  Full story »

PARMA A former bowling alley on Ridge Road has been scheduled for demolition. On Monday, City Council agreed to pay Cleveland Demolition up to $24,800 to tear down the old Parma Recreation Bowling Lanes, 5721 Ridge.  Full story »

DRUG ABUSE, EAST PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD: Police charged a 21-year-old Parma man with drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanors, after stopping a car he was driving at 11:37 p.m. Nov. 11.  Full story »

Several local athletes earned conference honors as well as various other distinctions for their performance during the 2009 fall season. Parma boys soccer team senior goalkeeper Steven Papp, a four-year varsity starter, earned first team All-Northeast Ohio Conference Lake Division honors as well as second team All-Greater Cleveland. Papp, an honorable mention All-Greater Cleveland selection as a freshman, recently... Full story »

Cuyahoga County Board of Health will provide free H1N1 influenza vaccinations from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Lombardo Drive, 4141 Rockside Road, Seven Hills. The board wants people to register by calling (216) 201-2001 or by visiting its Web site at ccbh.net and following the link under H1N1. Vaccine is available to the following priority populations. •... Full story »

INDEPENDENCE -- A new health clinic inside Discount Drug Mart will offer another option for medical care. Community Express Care opened recently inside the store at 6160 Brecksville Road. It is the second such clinic opened by Parma Community General Hospital and is staffed by certified nurse practitioners who can diagnose and treat most common, non-emergency conditions for ages... Full story »