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Hello Shaker Heights! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Shaker Heights police handled this week on local streets
  • How a Shaker Heights student erased $1.2M in medical debt

Also on today's calendar: CASA Informational Session and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Sunday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 67, low: 54.
  • Monday: Variably cloudy with a shower, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two men, both 59, charged with assaulting 56-year-old in drug store: Shaker Heights Police Blotter (cleveland.com) — Several recent police calls in Shaker Heights include an assault outside the Chagrin Boulevard Walgreens, multiple late-night OVI arrests, and thefts or damage involving parked vehicles and an apartment burglary. Residents reported stolen property ranging from phones and perfume to a handgun, while officers also made arrests on a felony warrant and a stolen U-Haul truck.
   

• Shaker Heights college student erases $1.2M in medical debt: 'If politicians won't act, we will' (cleveland.com) — A Shaker Heights college student raised $10,000 that wiped out $1.2 million in medical debt for nearly 1,150 Cuyahoga County families, easing major financial stress. Working with nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, he turned local organizing experience into direct relief for neighbors struggling with surprise hospital bills and high deductibles, while highlighting how small donations can create outsized impact.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

University Heights

  • Man arrested for exposing himself at drug store: University Heights Police Blotter (cleveland.com)
  • University Heights makes two more hires before next year's police-fire station construction project (cleveland.com)
  • Carolyn Noll Sorg inaugurated as John Carroll University's 27th president, first woman to hold the title (cleveland.com)

Beachwood

  • Sharpe Seeks Healthy Balance (bcomber.org)
  • Cleveland Black, Jewish leaders question Husted campaign vetting after staffer's Nazi post (cleveland.com)

Ok Shaker Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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