Jablonowski promoted
Greg Jablonowski has been promoted to General Manager of Western Reserve Plumbing in Hinckley. He takes on the additional responsibility of supervising Western Reserve Plumbing’s crews, while continuing to serve clients for service and repair calls, as well as kitchen/bath remodels and light construction jobs. Jablonowski and his wife, Hannah, live in Hinckley with their […]
Local church blankets Ukrainians with love
When the congregation at Our Saviour Lutheran Church learned that a fellow church in Stow was organizing a relief truck to aid the war-torn refugees of Ukraine, the church mobilized its own troops within hours to help take up the cause. The mission? To stock the truck with much-needed personal items with just three days […]
Highland High School earns national ranking
Highland High School earned high national and metro-area rankings among the 2022 Best High Schools, released by U.S. News on April 26. Highland High School is now ranked No. 15 out of 120 high schools in the Cleveland metropolitan area, No. 41 among Ohio’s 750 high schools and No. 1,155 out of 17,843 high schools nationally. “We are proud to be consistently recognized […]
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Firms present township’s website options
April 19 township trustees meeting by Chris Studor Three different website companies looking to make the township’s website more user friendly made presentations to the board of trustees April 15. Each website vendor was given 45 minutes to outline how their company could renovate the site. “Our goal is to have the township website streamlined […]
Trustee’s Corner
Here we are closing out May, and I end my first five months in office. I want to thank all the residents who have reached out to me to share their gratitude, support, concerns and thoughts for our future. This role has been more rewarding than I ever expected, and I appreciate you all. Earlier […]
Trustees vote to hire Proximity Marketing
April 19 township trustees meeting by Chris Studor Township trustees have unanimously selected Proximity Marketing as the firm to update the township’s website at a maximum cost of $7,000, Trustee Jack Swedyk said April 19. The project , which includes making the website more user friendly and providing the means to allow residents to view […]
Citizen survey responses to be tallied
April 26 steering committee meeting by Chris Studor Members of the Citizens Steering Committee, charged with gathering public input for a Citizens Survey, spent four hours at their April 26 meeting, slicing, dicing and editing potential survey questions. At the end of the four-hour endeavor a 13-question survey was finalized with responses due back to […]
Foundation announces grant awards
April 25 school board meeting by Chris Studor Students in the Highland Local School District will be afforded enriched educational opportunities through new and continued grants awarded by the Highland Foundation. Executive Director Theresa Wright said grants for the upcoming school year total more than $30,000. Included is a a grant for an artist-in-residency workshop […]
Lack of quiet spaces interferes with testing
by Chris Studor May 17 school board meeting While the Highland Local School District remains proud of the number of students who take Advanced Placement exams every year, the district says finding ample spaces at the high school to accommodate the number of students taking the tests remains problematic. Highland High School Principal Carrie Knapp […]
District names new athletic director, coaches
Jonathan Bailey will join the Highland Local School District as its new Athletic Director/Assistant Principal at Highland High School, effective Aug. 1. He replaces Nick Ranallo who recently accepted the Athletic Director position for the Westlake City Schools. The Highland Board of Education welcomed Bailey during its May 16 regular meeting. Bailey has 15 years […]
Pesek named Educator of the Year
Granger Elementary School teacher Jeremie Pesek has been crowned the 2022 A Kid Again Educator of the Year for the Northern Ohio Chapter. The Educator of the Year Award is designed to celebrate an educator in and out of the classroom who positively impacts the families raising children with life-threatening conditions. A teacher in the […]
About Town
After completing his formation at Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Scott Albert Cerrito was ordained as a deacon for service to the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland on May 7. Cerrito, a parishioner at Our Lady of Grace Parish in Hinckley, is a retired police officer who serves as pastoral staff coordinator at […]
Retiring fire safety educator instilled safe practices in all
by Chris Studor The first memory most Highland students have of Lydia Wochna is of her teaching them to stop, drop and roll. The same can be said for many adults in the community who have stopped to listen over the years as the fire and life safety educator has addressed the topic of emergency […]
Highland couple named 2022 Pride Award recipients
The Highland Local School District has named Sharon Township residents, Bernadette and Tony Yu, the Highland Pride Award winners for the 2021-2022 school year. The couple was recognized for their contributions to the district at the May 16 Highland School Board meeting. Their nominators agree that Bernadette and Tony are “Highland through and through and […]
National Park Service temporarily closes Brandywine Falls parking lot amid construction, restroom makeover
Cuyahoga Valley National Park closed the Brandywine Falls parking lot and the upper section of the Brandywine Gorge Trail in early May. A section of the Summit Metro Parks Bike & Hike Trail is also closed, making the waterfall inaccessible from that trail. Due to multiple construction projects in the area, this closure will be […]
Students in the News
Highland Middle School sixth-grader Bria Riedy, a Level 5 gymnast at Five-Star Gymnastics in Brunswick, competed at the 2022 Ohio USA Gymnastics State Meet on April 2 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus and emerged as the state champion on Bars. Riedy competed against 16 others across the state to capture the title, with […]
Hinckley centenarian reveals secrets to a long life
By Nancy Ivan The young ballerina balanced on her toes, arms outstretched in a graceful pose. “I began to study ballet at age three or four. I liked dancing en pointe the best. I went on to teach, and several decades ago I owned my own ballet studio,” Hilda Hutchings said. Though she may have […]
Trustee’s Corner
By the time this article is posted, I am hoping that the roller coaster ride of a winter we have had has given way to the warm sunshine of spring that all enjoy so much. I must thank our service personnel for the great job they did this year keeping your roads safe while dealing […]
Township survey to be distributed to Hinckley residents
by Chris Studor March 15 township trustees meeting Township trustees say residents will soon have the opportunity to weigh in on the future of Hinckley Township as part of the township’s comprehensive plan update. The newly formed steering committee is working with trustees and representatives of OHM Advisors to formulate questions that will appear on […]
Public hearing on former elementary school rezoning continued to May 5
by Melissa Martin April 7 zoning commission/public hearing Several residents attended the April 7 meeting of the Hinckley Zoning Commission to express concern over the future of the former Hinckley Elementary School now that the school district announced its intentions to rezone the property. Representatives of Highland Local School District proposed to sell the 6.8-acre […]
Highland in ‘critical’ need of bus drivers
by Chris Studor March 21 school board meeting “If we had to start the next school year tomorrow, for example, we would be short six bus drivers and the substitute driver situation is no better.” This is what Highland Superintendent Catherine Aukerman told members of the school board at its meeting March 21. “We are […]
Supporting Ukrainian refugees
To the Editor: Thank you so much for your donations to and support of our Ukraine War Relief collection drive. In part, because of your contributions, we have been able to send eight containers of humanitarian aid, 850 containers of medical care and supplies by airplane and a team of five individuals to see that […]
Crowd returns – just like the buzzards – for Buzzard Sunday
by Chris Studor Just like the legendary return of the famed turkey vultures each spring, guests from near and far flocked to the township March 20, proving that even after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, buzzards continue to reign supreme in Hinckley. According to Hinckley Chamber of Commerce President Melinda Mallari Swan, more than 1,500 guests […]
April Trustee Corner- Melissa Augustine
The buzzards are back! I want to express my deep appreciation to the Hinckley Chamber of Commerce for coordinating another successful Buzzard Day celebration. The support of the sponsors, Highland Schools and all the volunteers made the event spectacular. The comprehensive plan audit process is running smoothly. Helping to guide the process is a steering […]
Fire station bay project to be re-bid
March 1 township trustees meeting by Chris Studor Trustee Melissa Augustine announced March 1 that a project to replace the former fire station’s bay doors with energy efficient French-style doors will be rebid after the bids came in $50,000 higher than anticipated. The project is the second step in an overall effort to repurpose the […]
Trustees say township website overhaul could take a year
Trustees say township website overhaul could take a year Feb. 15 township trustees meeting By Chris Studor Providing township residents with a new, more efficient and user-friendly township website “could take the better part of a year,” Trustee Melissa Augustine said during the Feb. 15 township trustee meeting. Before trustees bring website vendors before the […]
Rezoning request for old Hinckley Elementary goes to county planning
Rezoning request for old Hinckley Elementary goes to county planning by Chris Studor An application filed by the Highland Board of Education to rezone the former Hinckley Elementary School property, located at 1568 Center Rd., has been received by the Hinckley Zoning Commission and forwarded to the Medina County Planning Commission for review. The new […]
Highland students to gain global insight through Intercultural Program
Highland students to gain global insight through Intercultural Program Feb. 28 school board meeting by Chris Studor With global understanding playing an important role in today’s world, Highland School officials announced the district plans to re-launch its Intercultural Program in the 2022-23 school year. Members of the Highland Local School Board approved the first part […]
Spring has sprung, well, at least according to the calendar
Last year was a busy year for the fire department. We had 790 calls, which was 15% higher than the year before and the busiest year ever. This year is already trending even higher. We continue to work hard for our residents to keep them safe and well. We are always happy to help those […]
Peninsula Art Academy
The Peninsula Art Academy is seeking volunteers. If interested in becoming a gallery associate, art instructor, or working on the academy’s web design and social media, please reach out. Peninsula Art Academy offers an experience worthy of inclusion on a resume for emerging artists and new business or nonprofit types. Volunteers can work in the […]
