Brook Park News

Former Brook Park Mayor Tom Coyne is trying again to make a political comeback. He is seeking a spot on the November ballot as an independent candidate for Brook Park mayor.

Brook Park City Council President Mike Gammella is running for mayor. He said that when he learned of Mayor Mark Elliott's decision to not pursue reelection , Gammella knew that he would be "the right man for the job," and would be able to build upon the work already done in the city.

Dogs would be able to play at the proposed Bark Park in Middleburg Heights. "Whatever happened to .

THEFT, SMITH ROAD: A Cleveland woman was arrested after she attempted to steal beer and iced tea from a grocery store May 9. The woman approached a store employee and asked if she could purchase plants that were displayed outside the store.

Linda L. Tompkins, 79, died Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born October 1, 1933 in Wyse County, Virginia, to the late Stephen C. and Stella E. Webb.

The third-grade gifted and talented class spent four months this year scanning about 500 slides and placing them on one CD.

The space in the Dunkin' Donuts building at 15800 Snow Road has a sign that it is opening soon as Lumpy's, with ice cream and luscious sounding goodies.

Councilman at Large Danny Colonna announced on May 9 that he will be running for the position.

It comes as no surprise, then, that Byrne has announced he will be running for a second term in November.

Thursday, May 2 5:35 p.m. - Nichole M. Reid, 26, 3720 Edgebrook Drive, Apt. 311, Brunswick, charged with driving under suspension, failure to reinstate a driver's license, no operator's license and expired plates, and served a warrant from Parma after she was stopped in the 3600 block of Center Road.

AGGRAVATED MENACING, LORAIN ROAD: Police responded to a tavern for a report of an unwanted patron on May 3. While en route, dispatch advised that the suspect told the employees he was going to put a bullet in them.

Mayor Mark Elliott, who has served in that role since 2002, will not seek reelection at the end of this year.

Brookview Elementary School in the Berea district invites the community to help a third-grader find a bone marrow donor.

Entries must be received by noon Monday, with name and phone number included. All correct entries will be listed in the following week's edition and entered in a monthly prize drawing.

For Caroline Urban it's one that fits. Since gaining some regional notoriety in 2011, after the Plain Dealer wrote an article detailing her traveling apron program, Urban, and her aprons, have been in high demand.

His road program includes $1,286,000 in road improvements, spread across each of the city's wards.

I wonder if there will be another Assumption School reunion anytime soon. I just ran across photos of my daughter and son's Communions and was having fun looking at all of you who were there.

The program will have two sessions. The first will run from June 17-21 and the second will run from June 24-28. Designed for children who are entering kindergarten in the fall, the one week program will teach children basic traffic safety, stranger safety, fire safety, and school bus safety.

The Southwest Regional Network Council of Governments, which includes Berea, Brook Park, and Middleburg Heights, has been awarded 82 radios and chargers in the amount of $210,055.30 by Cuyahoga County.

BURGLARY, BROOKPARK ROAD: A Cleveland man was arrested April 27 after officers found him inside the defunct Airport Plaza Hotel.