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Monday, January 7, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
What Were the Biggest Stories in Brecksville in 2012?
From a failed attempt to blow up a bridge to a heated set of contract negotiations, here are some of the most-talked about stories of the year.
Monday, December 31, 2012
An Attempted Bridge Explosion and Controversial Teachers, Staff Union Negotiations: Brecksville’s 2012 Year in Review
Take a look at some of the biggest stories in Brecksville this year.
From a contentious round of contract negotiations to an attempt to blow up a well-known bridge, it was a year filled with news. Here are five of Brecksville’s most-read, most-talked about and most-shared stories of 2012: For the most-read stories on Ohio’s Patch sites this year, including the most-read local story on Brecksville Patch, check out our regional year in review.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Students Raise Money for Cancer Research, a Nurse Practitioner Starts a Program in Haiti and More: A Year with Brecksville Volunteers
Take a look at some of our volunteer stories from 2012.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
A Year with Brecksville Volunteers
Take a look at some of our volunteer stories from 2012.
Brecksville residents really know how to give back to the community. Click through the photo gallery above to see some of this year’s volunteer stories.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Submit Your Nominations for the Brecksville Patch People of 2012
Who do you want to see recognized? Nominate them today!
Monday, January 9, 2012
What Stories Do You Want to Hear More About in 2012?
Cast your vote for the story you’d want to learn more about this year.
The beginning of a new year is often a time for reflection, a time to remember some of the biggest events of the year. There were plenty of those moments locally. The city came together to support the Kanclers after learning of the death of their son this summer. The pepper spray case ended with a guilty plea in August. Voters defeated issue 2 in November. But there are always some stories that last longer than a year. Here are some of the biggest stories in Brecksville from 2011. You tell me which ones you’d like to learn more about in 2012. Take our unscientific poll and then share your ideas in the comments.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
The Editor's Notes
Nominate Brecksville Patch’s People of the Year
Help us highlight outstanding community members.
Here at Brecksville Patch, we like to write about outstanding people in the community, from teachers who give their all to students to volunteers who turn their passion into a career, from high-achieving students to business owners willing to lend a hand. But I’m sure there are plenty of people around town whose accomplishments and good deeds go unnoticed—that’s where you need to come in. As we reflect on the year, I want to hear who you think should be recognized. Just fill out the form above with the name of the person you’d like to see highlighted and why. Multiple nominations are welcomed. I’ll run short profiles of the nominees the week before New Year’s. Nominations are due by Dec. 23. And while you’re reflecting on the year, don’t …
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Editor's Notes
What Were Brecksville’s Biggest Stories of 2011?
Tell Brecksville Patch what you think the year’s biggest stories were.
This was Brecksville Patch’s first year in the city, and what a busy year it was, filled with ups and downs for the community. The city celebrated its bicentennial this year with a variety of different events and memorials, like the parade featuring a local astronaut and the Budweiser Clydesdales. The community was taken aback by a crime where a young woman pled guilty to felonious assault after being accused of pepper-spraying children in the face near the Community Center. The same community came together to mourn the loss of the former police chief’s son in Afghanistan. The school district made millions of dollars in budget cuts and tried—and failed—to pass a new levy to raise money. New businesses, from a restaurant to a pottery shop …
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Rachel Abbey McCafferty
12:22 pm on Friday, January 6, 2012
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