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Riverside Campus students and staff recently welcomed a new member to the Painesville Township high school.Atlas, a certified therapy dog, hit the ground running. In only a couple of weeks the 1-year-old, small Austrian Shepherd has already had a positive impact on many.Intervention Specialist Jody Calhoun decided to have Atlas trained to help students with school anxiety, however she said he has far exceeded her expectations.

The rapidly changing landscape of health care benefits can be frustrating and confusing, especially to those seeking treatment for mental health and substance use conditions. As a result, the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance of Northeast Ohio is offering help as part of its effort to promote September as Recovery and Suicide Prevention Month.

Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email. You must include a phone number and/or web address for publication. ArtCleveland Museum of Art: 11150 East Blvd.

Plans to transform a vacant space on Center Street in Mentor are moving to the next step.A formal request to amend the previously approved development plan for property behind the former Center Street School is up for miscellaneous review before the Mentor Planning Commission Sept. 6.Chagrin Falls resident and real estate investor Jeff Caimi is proposing a mixed-used development consisting of 17 townhomes in four, three-story buildings with rooftop patios.

The Ohio Highway Patrol confirms there were more deadly motor-vehicle crashes over the Labor Day holiday in 2017 than in 2018.According to a news release from the agency, provisional data shows 13 fewer traffic crash-related fatalities were recorded during this year's Labor Day weekend reporting period, which ran from 12 a.

Wickliffe police dash camera footage shows a Dodge Caravan backing into a police cruiser and nearly hitting two officers while making a getaway on Labor Day. Police said in the incident occurred around 7 a.m., Sept.

Lake Erie College's Department of Theatre's new Solo Show Festival will feature a lineup of national acts.Jerry Jaffe, associate professor of theater, is coordinating this unique four-night event in which there will be a different headliner performing an original one-person show each evening.

North Perry Village's new Economic Development Committee is now operating at full strength.Village Mayor Ed Klco recently appointed Tara Schubert as the fifth and final member of the panel, which was formed in June.

The seventh annual cask tasting among the Wineries of the Grand River Valley will be from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 8, with appetizers paired with wines at five participating wineries, most within a few minutes' drive of one another.Sampling wines aged in barrels of different woods at each winery will educate palates.

A 17-year-old Willoughby boy has been identified as the victim of a suspected homicide in Cleveland. According to Cleveland police, the incident occurred about 11:40 a.m. Sept. 4. Officers responded to the area of 9823 Sophia Ave. for a report of a male being shot.