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Can DNA tests free ex-Akron captain?
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Green High senior goes extra mile for those who walk and jog the park trails
Community, school and military news roundup
Tragedy to hope: Family creates foundation for bereavement therapy
Visiting new Navy ship brings back memories for Doylestown man serves on USS New York in 1930s
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Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
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Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing him
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NFL star Chris Spielman's wife loses cancer battle
College student mistaken for deer, shot to death
Browns' roster nearly devoid of consistent players
Review: You've never seen 'Sound of Music' like this
Blogs:
Pets:
Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Night Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
For your Saturday entertainment …
Akron Zips:
Hitchens leads Zips in second-half comeback
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Holmgren expresses interest in Browns position
Kent State Sports:
Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
Headed For Disaster
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (68) Democrats Secure 60 Votes for Cloture
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Colloquium at University of Akron
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Friday, Jun 26, 2009
AKRON
Zoo jazz series
AKRON: The Akron Zoo will kick off its 2009 Come Alive With Jazz series at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the outdoor dining plaza of Komodo Kingdom.
The band Karizma is scheduled to perform for three hours. Admission to the jazz concerts is $9 for Akron Zoo adult members, $5 for Akron Zoo member children, $11 for other adults and $7 for other children.
Presale tickets are available at the zoo's box office or at http://www.akronzoo.org.
The jazz series resumes Aug. 5 with a performance by Flohism and Sept. 2 with a show by Intransit.
Candidate declares
AKRON: Summit County Councilman Frank Comunale announced plans Thursday to run for the state Senate seat in the 27th district. Several county leaders attended Comunale's press conference and plan to back his candidacy.
Comunale, who lives in West Akron, represents the county council's District 4 and is vice president of S.A. Comunale, a fire protection contractor in Barberton.
''I think our community desperately needs a state senator who will operate from the Democratic perspective,'' Comunale said.
Kevin Coughlin, R-Cuyahoga Falls, holds this Senate seat and is facing term limits. He is running for governor.
Comunale said the last Democrat in this post was Oliver Ocasek in 1982.
BARBERTON
11-year-old charged
BARBERTON: An 11-year-old Akron boy, accused of sexually assaulting a younger relative, faces charges in Summit County Juvenile Court.
Police began investigating the case after receiving a report June 8 from an Akron Children's Hospital social worker. According to police, a 6-year-old Barberton girl disclosed to her parents that she was sexually assaulted by a relative who was visiting the home.
Monday, the boy was charged with two counts of felony rape and turned over to the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center.
FAIRLAWN
Huge panty raid
FAIRLAWN: More than $17,000 worth of panties and bras were taken from the Victoria's Secret store at Summit Mall over the weekend.
The manager told Fairlawn police she suspects a couple who knocked over a display near the entrance about 3:30 p.m. Saturday. After picking up the merchandise from the fallen display, employees discovered 14 plastic drawers had been emptied in the rear of the store.
The thieves got away with 90 bras and 800 pairs of panties valued at $17,120.
GREEN
Road project
GREEN: City Council has signed an agreement for resurfacing 6.1 miles of Massillon Road (state Route 241), including four in Green. The city will contribute $380,000 — or 20 percent — toward the effort.
City Engineer Paul Pickett said the city's contribution was a bit higher than usual because a portion of the work is the city's responsibility and not the Ohio Department of Transportation's.
No timetable was given for when the work would be done.
REVERE SCHOOLS
Fees increased
BATH TWP.: The school board has voted to increase student fees but left district lunch prices unchanged.
Student fees for next year will increase $5 for students at Hillcrest and Bath elementary schools to a total of $40. Revere Middle School students will see an increase of $10 to $50. The high school students will be paying $100, an increase of $25.
The increase will be offset by allowing unlimited student admission to all home athletic events with a valid student ID, officials said.
Superintendent Randy Boroff said a portion of the fees will be funnelled into arts programs.
The board also approved no change in the current lunch prices at each school.
WADSWORTH
Water tower OK'd
WADSWORTH: City Council has approved a plan to construct a water tower on the south side of Akron Road east of Hartman Road.
Service Director Chris Easton said the tower is expected to cost $3 million. The city will seek bids for the project.
The council also approved seeking bids to improve Durling Drive in the southeast section of the city.
Easton said plans call for Durling Drive from Broad Street to Springdale Avenue to be concrete and the portion south of Springdale asphalt.
The project will include an updated traffic signal at Broad Street and a turning lane on Durling Drive at that intersection.
Easton said the $600,000 cost will come mainly from an Ohio public works grant.
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