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Lake Erie holds a prominent place in Northeast Ohio.So it stands to reason that the region is home to boating enthusiasts of all ages, from infants with the shoreline twinkling in their eyes and grade-school kids who live for the warmer months when they get to play in, on and around the water, to adolescents just learning how to boat safely and their parents who take pride in passing along that kind of knowledge and skill set.

A brief remembrance and a moment of silence for fallen Mentor Police officer Mathew Mazany will be observed at 6:50 p.m. June 26, prior to the

A rollover crash occurred on Interstate 90 westbound in Willoughby Hills this morning, according to the City of Mentor. The crash happened near state Route 91, according to Total Traffic Cleveland.The I-90 westbound

Community reportMentor Public Library hopes to help discourage opiate abuse by giving away Deterra bags at all of its branches.Deterra bags have a deactivation system that can make old and unwanted medications nontoxic, so they can be disposed of in an environmentally safe way, according to a news release.

Young Padawans gathered at Morley Library in Painesville for Jedi Training on May 19 to hone their powers. They practiced how to use the force, enhanced their lightsaber skills, and played knock out the Stormtroopers with the Death Star (Death Star bowling.). The Padawans listened to a story about becoming a Jedi before being given their Jedi Training badges.

A local nonprofit trying to establish women's recovery housing in Lake County is hosting a fundraising event.Recovery Life will hold "Pasta and Pastries" from 5 to 8 p.m. June 30 at Willow Praise Church,

The Mentor Farmers Market is now reigning from 3 to 7 p.m. Fridays on the upper grounds of Eleanor B. Garfield Park, almost a stone's throw from the Great Lakes Mall at 7967 Mentor Ave.

A homeless man who admitted to robbing three Lake County businesses from October to December 2017, including a Mentor CVS on Christmas Day, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.

A Wickliffe man accused of causing a June 24 wrong-way crash in Kirtland Hills was arraigned June 25 in Willoughby Municipal Court. Willard Burge IV, 33, was arraigned on third-degree felony aggravated vehicular assault as well as two counts of misdemeanor OVI.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District is seeking public input regarding an application submitted by JAB Supply Corporation in Wickliffe.JAB Supply Corporation would like to obtain a permit for the wetlands on a 34.4-acre parcel of land at 30155 Euclid under