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Wickliffe Police are investigating a string of robberies they believe were committed by the same man. The first occurred about 7:15 a.m. July 24 at the Quality Inn Hotel, 28611 Euclid Ave. Police said a black man tried to rob the front desk clerk, threatening that he had a gun although no gun was seen.

The three-day Celtic music festival folks all over Northeast Ohio and beyond have come to know and enjoy will take shape Aug. 10-12 at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Painesville Township this year, organizers report.The

Early risers - whether they're shift workers, insomniacs, anglers like Kirk Swanson or golfers like Jim Turcotte - share a love of carbs.And potatoes, such as those served by the partners at their Chagrin River Diner, typify the respect for ingredients and down-home deliciousness served up at their new breakfast-and-lunch eatery in Downtown Willoughby.

National Night Out with the Painesville Police Department, a multi-jurisdictional celebration and appreciation of law enforcement, continues to raise awareness and respect for all police officers encounter on the job. And the 35th anniversary of the national event was no different, as hundreds gathered in Painesville's Veterans Park to engage with numerous members of the law enforcement community.

An Eastlake man was arraigned on a felony charge Aug. 7 in Painesville Municipal Court.Daniel M. Chester, 46, of 1333 East 359th St., is charged with third-degree felony failure to register and verify his residence, records there show.A personal bond was set.Chester is scheduled to return for a preliminary hearing Aug.

Art in the Park is not the typical art show, said Economic Development Events Coordinator Barb Monacelli."It is very different," she said. "It's a celebration of different art forms. There's a little bit of everything."The event will be held in Veterans' Park in Painesville from 11 a.

Ed Haney has spent more than 30 years learning about and portraying President James A Garfield.But the Mentor resident has decided its time to leave the office.Haney was working as the head of maintenance and doing some acting and directing at the Fine Arts Center in Willoughby 33 years ago when a woman asked him to portray Garfield at a fundraising event at Lawnfield (The James A.

Thanks to a partnership with Laketran and generous donations from Wickliffe businesses, the city has recently received 16 new concrete trash cans for its Euclid Avenue corridor.

More than 40 educators from Riverside School District helped brighten up an otherwise mostly cloudy day on Aug. 7 by performing random acts of kindness throughout the community.Those good deeds took place during Riverside Schools' fifth annual Community Kindness Day.

William Anthony Garlisi, 53, and Loeelynn Maria Matousek, 54, of 1815 W. Jackson St., PainesvilleBryan Matthew Bower, 29, and Shannon Kimberly Chojnowski, 24, of 268 Woodmere Drive, WillowickAllen Junior Gillin, 34, and Amanda Marie Storm, 28, of 287 Barrington Ridge Road, PainesvilleChristopher Robert Curd, 33, and DeAnna Lindsay Nagy, 22, of 3999 Wood Road, MadisonRobert Joseph Rauscher, 29, and Brittany Amanda Longwinter, 26, of 935 Pebble Beach Cove, Painesville Township