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  • [28-05-2012] The Scene — May 28
    This WeekSuper Wash Car Washes FoodRaiser — Throughout May, select Super Wash car washes will hold a FoodRaiser to raise money for local food pantries. Super Wash will donate $1 of every “Super Wash” and $1.50 of every...

  • [27-05-2012] Bob Dyer: Historic Mount Hope Cemetery losing hope
    People die.Sometimes their cemeteries do, too.Bob Heilman is “working my butt off out here” trying to prevent 146-year-old Mount Hope Cemetery in South Akron from going the way of Atlantis.But it’s a struggle, and...

  • [24-05-2012] Steelers RB Redman ready to carry heavy load
    Pittsburgh Steelers running back Isaac Redman says his journey from rookie free agent to NFL starter has changed the way he's received in his hometown of Paulsboro in southern New Jersey....

  • [23-05-2012] Steelers RB Redman ready to carry heavy load
    Pittsburgh Steelers running back Isaac Redman said his journey from rookie free agent to NFL starter has changed the way he's received in his hometown of Paulsboro in southern New Jersey. Redman said he is recognized more often these...

  • [16-05-2012] Akron students take ‘field trip’ to Miami to see LeBron named MVP
    When LeBron James accepted his third NBA Most Valuable Player trophy in four years Saturday in Miami, he thanked six Rankin elementary school third-graders sitting in the audience who had flown in from Akron that morning at his...

  • [15-05-2012] Bob Dyer: Mogadore’s favorite son back to work after controversy
    MOGADORE:This is not a one-way relationship, this small-town love affair.The people who exchange “high- fives” with Ritchie Stefan get just as big a kick out of it as he does. Every time.If Ritchie knows your name,...

  • [13-05-2012] Jewell Cardwell: Her blueprint for mothering began in Akron
    Lucimarian Roberts said the philosophy on raising successful children is pretty much the same today as it was when she was a young mother.Societal rules may have relaxed over the years, but that should never trump home, insisted the...

  • [12-05-2012] Exhibit honors Pope John Paul II’s interfaith efforts
    Pope John Paul II’s message of interfaith respect and dialogue is still being spread via an exhibit that traces his footsteps from childhood through his papacy.A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People is...

  • [12-05-2012] Junior Seau buried in hometown
    Hours after Junior Seau was buried in his hometown, thousands of fans attended a public memorial service at Qualcomm Stadium, where the hard-hitting, fist-pumping linebacker starred for 13 seasons....

  • [11-05-2012] Falls stands by its marriage definition
    CUYAHOGA FALLS: There will be no change to what defines a married couple in the membership rates offered at the Falls Natatorium.The city’s Park and Recreation Board had two opportunities Thursday night to amend the spousal rate...

  • [10-05-2012] Target 11 investigates: Area crime statistics
    Target 11 investigator Rick Earle has been pouring through three years worth of FBI crime statistics for communities across western Pennsylvania. Earle concentrated on four categories including assaults, property crimes, thefts and...

  • [09-05-2012] Casino Plans Halted In Foxborough
    Plans to bring a $1 billion resort-style casino to the New England Patriots' hometown have been suspended, Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn and the team's owner said Tuesday....

  • [08-05-2012] Local history: Akron music teacher’s legacy hits many high notes
    Slim, gray-haired Nellie Glover, always prim and proper, sat in the front row, just to the left of the conductor, nodding her head to the music and trying not to wince when students hit wrong notes. As music supervisor for Akron Public...

  • [03-05-2012] Aliquippa, Pitt grad Lindsey: ‘Dream come true playing for hometown team’
    Pittsburgh Steelers undrafted rookie free agent Brandon Lindsey is the latest former Aliquippa star to get a shot in the NFL. "It's a dream come true playing for your hometown team," Lindsey said. Lindsey did not get drafted...