Wednesday: Hot with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 90 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Thursday: A thunderstorm or two, temps: high: 84, low: 71.
Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mayor Requests Pause On Lincoln Closure (lakewoodobserver.com) — Lakewood's mayor is asking school leaders to pause a vote on closing Lincoln Elementary and turning it into a centralized preschool, warning it conflicts with the city's Active Transportation Plan and neighborhood‑school goals. She argues consolidation would reduce walkability, increase traffic, strain city services, and potentially push young families to reconsider staying in Lakewood, and wants a joint solution before any decision.
• Lakewood mayor wants FirstEnergy to repair grid, reimburse outage victims (cleveland.com) — Lakewood's mayor is pushing state regulators and FirstEnergy to channel a proposed $3.05 million penalty into upgrading the city's troubled electrical grid and to directly reimburse residents and businesses for outage-related losses. She's also backing state legislation for automatic bill credits and easier claims when power is out for many hours, arguing recent summer outages created life‑and‑death risks for vulnerable residents.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Found Pet Alert: Looking to Reunite Dog with Owner This dog was picked up as a stray and is located at the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter (CCAS) and is looking for its owner. Please contact us… (Nextdoor )
Found Pet Alert: Looking to Reunite Dog with Owner This dog was picked up as a stray and is located at the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter (CCAS) and is looking for its owner. Please contact us… (Nextdoor )
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. posted a job opening for Tool & Die Maker 1st shift Starting $30.38/hr in Lakewood. Apply here.
Lakewood City School District posted a job opening for Paraprofessional, Career Technical Education in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakewood here.
🗞 Nearby News
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Hilliard Road Bridge demo targeted for 2028 as county aims to close funding gap for replacement (cleveland.com)
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Fairview Park
Fairview Park teachers file labor charges with state amid contract disputes (cleveland.com)
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