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Halloween is over, but not the joy of seeing the faces and places from reader-submitted photographs.    Full story »

Beachwood doctor Stephen E. Bloom spent four hours carving this pumpkin in tribute to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dr. Bloom said the inspiration for carving Lebron and Shaq on the pumpkin was "the start of a new season and a new beginning." He titles the picture, "A Tribute to a Positive Future."  Full story »

Residents easily approved two local issues on Tuesday. Issue 11, a tax levy renewal for the police department, passed by 4,413 votes (64 percent) to 2,422 votes (35 percent), according to unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.  Full story »

It was election day and Sun News covered the races and issues in your community. Get a rundown on who won and the issues that passed or failed in your area.  Full story »

Send us your best Halloween photos for possible posting on cleveland.com/sun and where possible, within the pages of your local Sun newspaper Full story »

The Cleveland Clinic has announced new hires to its team of orthopaedic surgeons.  Full story »

CityMusic Cleveland, a professional chamber orchestra that performs free concerts throughout Northeast Ohio, will perform the following concerts this week. The public is invited to attend:  Full story »

When I was a child, my mother had one cardinal rule on family vacations: She refused to stop at restaurants that had beer signs in the window. She’d have never set foot inside the Double T Bar in Halsey, Neb. (pop. 210.) What a pity.  Full story »

I’ll wager that your grandmother never tossed a sleeping bag and tent in her trunk and set off for a solo journey across the country. Mine didn’t either. But this grandmother is doing exactly that. By the time you read this, I’ll have meandered across seven or eight states, unless I discover some quirky place along the way that moves me to wad up my loose agenda and stay awhile.  Full story »

The North Olmsted Hot Stove League is wrapping up its season and wishes to thank sponsors who helped contribute to a successful season. The NOHSL board of directors extends thanks to Sedmack Insurance, Kaplan's Furniture, Parma Movers, Rosati's, Horizon Activities Center, Bova Baseball Camp. Kolick's Jewelers, Paulin Industries, Dott Products, VSN, Legacy Landscape, Robek's, Aaron's, Suburban Collision, North Olmsted Nissan.... Full story »

Hiram College graduate and former Terriers baseball player Joe Trela is continuing a drive to collect new and used baseball equipment to be delivered to and used by youngsters in Nicaragua. Trela, who played high school baseball at Lakewood High, found the inspiration to begin the equipment drive, which will continue throughout the 2009 calendar year, after a 2007 trip... Full story »

LAKEWOOD Things are changing for a number of Lakewood High varsity teams. While the Rangers remain a member of the Northeast Ohio Conference, four of their varsity teams will switch divisions among the NOC's three options. The four teams moving this fall play football, boys' soccer, volleyball and golf. The NOC allows for adjustment within its divisional alignments every two... Full story »

Former North Olmsted High pitcher Adam Russell has seen his professional baseball career take him farther west. Russell, 26, was one of four pitchers traded by the Chicago White Sox to the San Diego Padres to bring right-hander Jake Peavy to the White Sox. The former Eagles hurler, who was 2-2 with a 3.20 ERA in 34 games out of... Full story »

The Lakewood Sun Post has merged with the Sun Herald. Get the latest news for Lakewood, West Park, North Olmsted, Fairview Park and Olmsted Falls from the Sun Post Herald. Full story »

DETROIT - Nine West Side men are looking to be contributing factors in the league title chase for their colleges as the Mid American Conference opens football play next month. Central Michigan was picked by pollsters here at the Ford Field to win the league title this year. Central Michigan has added to its offensive line this year 6-foot-7-inch, 280-pound... Full story »