🌱 How ethics rules are reshaping North Royalton’s school leadership structure
North Royalton, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readCheers North Royalton! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How ethics rules are reshaping North Royalton’s school leadership structure
- How a years-long neighborhood feud ended in a commissioner’s killing
- State’s high court rules on North Royalton man’s death sentence
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Not as warm; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
- Sunday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
- Monday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Board approves superintendent contract amendments following Ohio Ethics Commission advisory ruling (scriptype.com) — North Royalton City Schools has updated Superintendent Jeffrey Cicerchi’s contract so he must fully recuse himself from any decisions affecting his wife, Steffani, who serves as the district’s director of pupil services. Following Ohio Ethics Commission guidance, she will now report to Business Manager Patrick Farrell instead of her husband while he leads the district. 
2. ‘He alarmed me': Before North Royalton commissioner's killing, suspect waged personal battles (cleveland.com) — North Royalton residents are learning more about the long-running neighborhood and code-enforcement disputes that preceded the July 24 fatal shooting of city Building Commissioner David Smerek. Records and neighbor accounts describe years of complaints, letters, and zoning battles involving suspect Edward Biesiada’s properties on Patricia Drive and Gregory Lane, painting a picture of escalating tension with the city’s building department.
3. Ohio Supreme Court upholds death sentence for North Royalton triple murderer (cleveland.com) — Ohio’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for a North Royalton man convicted of killing a friend and her two daughters in 2017, along with a Stark County couple. Justices largely rejected arguments about trial errors and mental health mitigation, leaving his execution scheduled for May 1, 2030.
4. Police union defends Parma officers; says use of force against 13-year-old boy was 'routine' (news5cleveland.com) — A news conference held in North Royalton featured police union leaders and attorneys defending three Parma officers accused of using excessive force on a 13-year-old boy in 2025. The boy’s family has filed a civil rights lawsuit and citizen-initiated criminal charges, while the union insists the officers’ actions were routine and lawful.
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Varsity Boy's Soccer vs. Walsh Jesuit High School
North Royalton School District Serpentini Chevrolet Stadium, 6579 Royalton Rd, North Royalton
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7th/8th Gr. Purple Volleyball at Milkovich MS
North Royalton School District Milkovich Middle School, 19800 Stafford Ave, Maple Heights, OH
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7th Gr. Gold Volleyball vs Copley MS
North Royalton School District Gold Gym
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8th Gr. Gold Volleyball vs Copley MS
North Royalton School District Gold Gym
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7th Gr. Football vs Revere Middle School
North Royalton School District South Field (Behind HS)
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JVB Boys' Soccer at Hudson High School
North Royalton School District Hudson High School, 2500 Hudson Aurora Rd, Hudson, OH 44236, U
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Freshman Girls' Volleyball at Hudson High School
North Royalton School District Hudson High School, 2500 Hudson Aurora Rd, Hudson, OH 44236, U
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JVA Boys' Soccer at Hudson High School
North Royalton School District 6579 Royalton Road, North Royalton, OH 44133
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