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Dunkin' Donuts has the initial green light for a project on Heisley Road, despite continued opposition from one of Mentor's most prominent manufacturers.The city Planning Commission at its last meeting voted unanimously to allow the business in an industrially zoned district at

One of North Perry Village's two-full time police officers is resigning in October to accept a position at the Lake County Courthouse.Sgt. Anthony Iliano will be leaving the village to become the new bailiff for Lake County Common Pleas Judge Eugene A. Lucci.His upcoming departure was announced by Police Chief Ronald Radovanic during the Sept.

For many who stood staring at their televisions in disbelief 17 years ago, the memories of the terrorist attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001, are permanently etched in their minds.Ask just about any adult, and they will be able to tell you exactly where they were, and what they were doing the very moment they heard the news about the attacks on the Pentagon and the Twin Towers or the crash of United Airlines Domestic Flight 93 in Sommerset County, Pennsylvania.

Willoughby Hills City Council announced it will be holding a series of Town Hall meetings to provide an opportunity for public review and discussion of the nine Charter Amendments that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.The meeting dates are Sept. 13 and 27 and Oct. 11 and 25. All four meetings will be held from 6 to 7 p.

"Isn't it bliss? Don't you approve?" asks Desir#xe9;e in the opening refrain of the money-song "Send in the Clowns" in "A Little Night Music," Stephen Sondheim's and Hugh Wheeler's 1973 Tony Award-winning musical."Well, for the most part" is the honest answer after watching a respectable but not remarkable production of

Insect intrigue, it turns out, is more powerful than less-than-ideal weather, at least that was the case Sept. 9, as scores of visitors, mostly families, decided to ignore steady rainfall to attend Bug Day! at Penitentiary Glen Reservation in Kirtland.

The question of how to prevent school shootings has been asked many times in the United States in recent years.An Eastlake company believes it can provide a good answer to that question with a weapons detection robot that it has developed.Intellitronix, a manufacturer based on Melinz Parkway, recently filed for a patent on the robot, which uses a camera and pattern recognition to identify weapons with a high degree of accuracy, the company stated in a news release.

The Mentor City administration is taking an opportunity to turn turnover into a turning point.That is the case with the city's Economic & Community Development Department, which lost four administrators in the past year.In response, the administration is restructuring the department and bolstering it with the help of some recent key hires.

North Perry Village government officials want to gain a clearer idea of what the future holds for a commercial property on North Ridge Road.Village Council, at its Sept. 6 meeting, agreed to have Mayor Ed Klco send a letter to the Lake County Ohio Port and Economic Development Authority dealing with "the financial future" of a building at

The Lupus Foundation of America's Greater Ohio Chapter will be holding its monthly Willoughby Support Group from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Oct. 1, at the Willoughby Library, located at 30 Public Square.This support group is an open, small-group environment which encourages discussion among lupus patients and their families, according to a news release.