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  • Newton D. Baker school to close at the end of this school year

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, April 15, 2025; Board of Education Work Session, Garrett Morgan High School, 4600 Detroit Avenue: Prior to the vote to close Newton D. Baker School, CMSD Board of Education Member Jerry Billups asks about the levels of support that will be available to families moving to new schools. PHOTO BY…

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  • Mural completed in time for opening of Impett Park

    PHOTO BY GREG CZNADEL Impett Park, 3207 W. 153rd in the West Park neighborhood: This fawn, laying under a tree, is one of the creatures of the forest depicted in a mural by resident artist Bernadette Glorioso. by Gregory Cznadel      (Plain Press January 2025) Impett Park, located at 3207 W. 153rd in the West…

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  • Local documentary explores 1977 disappearance of local teen

       (Plain Press January 2025) With all the missing children over the years, you probably have never heard about this one. Yvonne Regler, a 17-year-old girl, disappeared on August 8th, 1977, while working at a Sunoco gas station on Lorain Road, not far from the Fairview Park / Lorain Bridge, just west of Kamms Corner.…

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  • John Marshall High School’s Girls’ Rugby Team

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, May 8, 2022; Girls Rugby Game between John Marshall High School and Medina High School, John Marshall High School field, 3952 W. 140th Street: John Marshall’s Girls’ Rugby team, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s first girls’ rugby team, gains experience in this competitive match. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, May 8,…

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  • City Club hosts Clevelanders for Public Comment in a forum and a mock public comments session

    City Club hosts Clevelanders for Public Comment in a forum and a mock public comments session by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2021)      The resident led movement, Clevelanders for Public Comment, now has a majority of Cleveland City Council — nine members — committed to passing legislation written by Near West Side activist Jessica Trivisonno that…

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  • Cleveland Mayoral candidates crowd the field

    Cleveland Mayoral candidates crowd the field by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, May 2021)      More than a dozen candidates have registered with Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to raise money towards the Cleveland mayoral election scheduled to take place on November 2, 2021, with others expected to announce their candidacy in the coming weeks.      Blaine Griffin announced…

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  • Cleveland Metropolitan School District planning process is underway

    Cleveland Metropolitan School District planning process is underway by Chuck Hoven    The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) held a series of public meetings in April as part of its Citywide Analysis for Long Term Planning. Residents and stakeholders were also invited to provide feedback online at QualitySchoolsforCLEkids.org.     CMSD CEO Eric Gordon outlined the schedule for…

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  • Clark and Newton D. Baker schools honored for academic growth

    (Plain Press, January 2017) CMSD NEWS BUREAU Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Clark School, at 5550 Clark Avenue, and the Newton D. Baker School of the Arts, at 3690 W. 159th Street, have received state awards for exceeding expectations in student academic growth. The State Board of Education presents the Momentum Awards annually to schools that…

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  • Winterfest at Jefferson Park

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  • John Marshall High School ribbon cutting celebrates new school and academic programs

    by Chuck Hoven Plain Press, November 2015   The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on September 24th at John Marshall High School not only celebrated the opening of the new school building but also the creation of new academic programs for John Marshall. Students greeted guests and offered them programs as they entered the building. The ceremony included…

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