by Stephanie Ryan EAST GLENVILLE — Crews are on the scene of a residential fire in East Glenville A second alarm was transmitted for a home on Harmon Road early Thursday afternoon A screenshot from a video of a fire Thursday afternoon at 55 Harmon Road in Glenville GLENVILLE — A home on Harmon Road in the town of Glenville was destroyed Thursday afternoon in a fire that garnered a large response from multiple agencies Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content Contact reporter Chad Arnold at: carnold@dailygazette.net or by calling 518-410-5117 organist Curtis Funk retired from a nearly 50-year career of performing in churches from Michigan to Long Island More Scotia and Glenville | Newsletter Email notifications are only sent once a day Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Have the latest food and drink articles delivered to your inbox every Thursday Have the latest local news delivered every afternoon so you don't miss out on updates Sign up today to receive email newsletters of local daily obituaries Get the Register Star and Daily Mail E-edition delivered directly to your inbox Have the latest local news delivered every morning so you don't miss out on updates Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account 2025Photo: Wieland Teixeira / iStock Editorial / Getty Images will host an electronics recycling event tomorrow (May 3) from 11 a.m at the East Glenville Volunteer Fire Department on Saratoga Road This event is part of a Spring Cleaning Series organized by Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh for residents of the 112th Assembly District The event provides an opportunity for residents to dispose of unwanted electronics at no cost Each household is limited to dropping off a maximum of four televisions making it convenient for participants to drop off their items without leaving their vehicles The recycling is conducted in partnership with EWASTE+ a company specializing in electronics recycling residents can contact Assemblywoman Walsh's office at 518-884-8010 This recycling event is part of a series that also includes a drug take-back event and a shredding event aimed at helping residents with their spring cleaning efforts the former National Acme plant on East 131st Street at Coit Road is getting demolished and its site cleaned up to make way for a new end user offering new jobs for Cleveland’s Glenville and Collinwood neighborhoods And now it will expand with the addition of a neighboring former Republic Steel site (Cuyahoga Land Bank) The fate of the National Acme plant at 170 E. 131st St. where Cleveland’s Glenville and Collinwood neighborhoods meet is an all-too common story about the demise of a major employer-turned-abandoned factory But community leaders today said they hope that the rebirth promised for this neglected toxic site will also become a common story for Cleveland’s many problematic properties And the National Acme site’s 15 acres is about to expand by 22 acres with the pending under-contract acquisition of the neighboring vacated Republic/LTV Steel fabrication center property The addition of that site to National Acme’s will make the combined 37-acre redevelopment canvas much more marketable It is also now the largest development site in Cleveland The Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund (SRF) in partnership with the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga Land Bank broke ground today on the highly anticipated cleanup and redevelopment of the former National Acme site And they announced they have secured a purchase agreement for the ex-Republic/LTV Steel site Mayor Justin Bibb described the $11 million demolition and clean-up of the 15-acre portion as a “pivotal transformation” for the surrounding community which has had to put up with it as a nuisance for years after National Acme’s successor relocated to a more modern factory in suburban Twinsburg The plant’s owners in the 2010s used it as an illegal recycling center ultimately sending three of its proprietors to prison on felony charges “This project is more than just demolition — it’s a commitment to Cleveland’s economic future,” Lt Governor Jim Tressel said in a written statement “By transforming long-neglected spaces into opportunities for growth through our Brownfield Remediation Grants new investment and a stronger community.” the National Acme plant on East 131st Street appeared to be a solid facility But the lack of visible activity around it suggests something was already wrong (abandedonline.net) “This isn’t just a cleanup; it’s a commitment to a healthier and more prosperous future for East Glenville and Collinwood,” said Ward 8 Councilman Mike Polensek Now it will be a foundation for opportunity From the day I became councilman for that area I was determined to reimagine and repurpose this historic site.” demolish remaining structures and remediate soil contamination — paving the way for economic development and new jobs and positioning Cleveland to finally compete in Ohio’s large business expansion efforts SRF Managing Director Brad Whitehead highlighted the “enormous potential” of the site And SRF’s addition of the Republic/LTV Steel site will allow it to hit the 30-plus acres mark which he said is the “sweet spot” for becoming more marketable to potential end users and employers Terms of the pending acquisition were not disclosed “It’s a massive site with amazing freeway and rail access surrounded by a ready and capable workforce of nearly 100,000 people within a 30-minute walk In February, the Cuyahoga Land Bank hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. of Norwell, Mass. to demolish and clean up the National Acme site, according to public records. It is just one of many sites throughout Greater Cleveland that are being targeted by the land bank SRF and others to reactivate former job sites with new ones Interior of the National Acme plant on East 131st Street in Cleveland (Cuyahoga Land Bank) SRF was established in August 2023 by Bibb and City Council with $50 million in seed funding The nationally unique nonprofit aims to breathe new life into 1,000 acres of neglected real estate building wealth among residents and enhancing environmental sustainability SRF’s fiscal agent is the Cuyahoga Land Bank. The land bank won a $7.6 million grant last year from Ohio’s Brownfield Program to clean up the National Acme property the land bank anticipated landing an end user who could offer at least 150 permanent jobs the Cuyahoga Land Bank has demolished more than 10,000 blighted properties renovated over 2,600 homes and facilitated the construction of approximately 250 new residences The land bank estimates its economic impact at $3.6 billion by increasing property values restoring property tax revenue and improving neighborhood stability built in 1917 as a major machine-tool manufacturing hub employing more than 1,000 workers at its mid-20th century peak in 1968 by merging with the Cleveland Twist Drill Co. Acme-Cleveland had more than 15 factories and 6,300 employees in 1980 with annual revenues of about $5 billion But cheaper foreign competition soon eroded its business to the point the firm had to sell off pieces of itself to survive this 108-year-old presence along East 131st Street and Coit Road in Cleveland (Cuyahoga Land Bank) The East 131st plant was operated by DeVlieg-Bullard Inc in 1995 and Acme-Cleveland’s stock was bought by Danaher Corp. DeVlieg-Bullard filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1999 and the factory was sold to a real estate holding company Acme Realty LLC the next year A portion of the plant was leased back to DeVlieg-Bullard but it steadily moved operations to a more modern plant in suburban Twinsburg Acme Realty leased the East 131st factory to All Points in 2011 for a cardboard and paper waste recycling facility But a portion of the factory was razed illegally asbestos fibers were released into the environment piles of debris and asbestos were left out in the open subjecting nearby residents to multiple health hazards resulting in criminal convictions against its proprietors The abandonment and neglect of this site and others nearby caused distress disinvestment and decay of the surrounding community Median household income for the community averages about $27,787 well below the state’s median housing income of $61,938 the community’s 37 percent poverty rate is nearly triple the statewide rate education levels fall well short of statewide averages and the community is riddled with vacant structures Those living in the community are also exposed to greater environmental hazards than the average Ohioan and are less healthy than most of the state The future of our Website depends on revenue from our readers BARBER East Glenville firefighters battle a house fire at 55 Harmon Road after fire was reported shortly after 2 p.m An online fund raising campaign has been started for the Glenville family that lost their home in a Thursday fire GLENVILLE — An online fundraising campaign has started for a Glenville family that lost their home in a fire Thursday The GoFundMe campaign seeks to raise $7,500 for the Harmon Road family that lost everything in the blaze that broke out Thursday afternoon and garnered a large response from departments across Glenville and southern Saratoga County exceeding the campaign's original goal of collecting $3,000 East Glenville firefighters battle a house fire at 55 Harmon Road shortly after 2 p.m ALBANY- A Schenectady man has been indicted in connection with an attack on a fellow father outside a Latham play area Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text Reformed Presbyterian Church of Duanesburg This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Advance Local Weather AlertsThe National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 3:34 p.m or 8 miles north of Scotia moving east at 35 MPH," states the weather service This includes the following highways: Interstate 90 between exits 26 and 28 Expect heavy snow in the following locations: "Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this band of heavy snow Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads may lead to accidents." 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices NY (WRGB) — A new resident making its home at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in East Glenville an F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing landed at the Stratton Air National Guard Base The fighter jet was donated to the museum for display as the MA wing will transition to the F-35 Lighting II in 2025 and no longer use the F-15s it has been operating since 2007 The aircraft will be "demilitarized by 109th Airlift Wing maintenance personnel before being transferred to the museum" on Friday The abandoned National Acme plant on East 131st Street at Coit Road is getting swallowed up by Mother Nature Demolition crews will soon lend a helping hand by taking down the once-prolific factory so the site can be returned to more uses in the near future (Google) It’s a factory name that conjures thoughts from classic Road Runner cartoons But few are laughing from the enduring health and economic burdens that the long-closed National Acme plant is having on Cleveland’s East Glenville and Collinwood residents Once one of Cleveland’s largest blue collar employers its fate is similar to that of other aging industrial properties across the city Now it offers the surrounding neighborhoods new opportunities thanks to $11.1 million that was amassed in recent days to demolish the rest of the factory clean up the 13.4-acre site and return it to productive use The site could attract a new industrial user who might offer hundreds of new according to the Cuyahoga Land Bank which acquired the tax-foreclosed property earlier this year via a sheriff’s deed transfer After that transfer, things began to look up for the site. It perked up a lot more when the land bank won a $7.6 million Ohio Brownfield Program site remediation grant It was one of many such grants won by the land bank last week And it got even better this week when the city of Cleveland provided $3.5 million via the new Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund (SRF) The Cuyahoga Land Bank is SRF’s fiscal agent “Cleaning up this site is a priority for the community surrounding it,” said Ward 8 Councilman Mike Polensek in a written statement His ward includes East Glenville and Collinwood Village He recalled that his late uncle worked at National Acme in its heyday vandals and rats have made the property a horrible hazard “This redevelopment is not just about removing a public nuisance — it’s about revitalizing this neighborhood and bringing new opportunities to the greater community,” Polensek added offering his sincere appreciation to his colleagues on Cleveland City Council Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration and SRF for supporting the effort the National Acme plant on East 131st Street was far less shrouded in vegetation and not just because an enduring winter was keeping the leaves from blooming But the lack of activity surrounding the plant showed it was no longer a going concern (abandedonline.net) National Acme Manufacturing Co.’s factory was built in 1917 for the manufacture of machine tools The company was formed in 1901 through the merger of the Acme Screw Machine Company of Hartford National Manufacturing Company of Cleveland Manufacturing operations were consolidated in Cleveland resulting in the construction of the East 131st plant that soon employed more than 1,000 workers National Acme became Acme-Cleveland Corp. in 1968 by merging with the Cleveland Twist Drill Co., founded in 1876. Company-wide, Acme-Cleveland had more than 15 factories and 6,300 employees in 1980 with annual revenues of about $5 billion, according to abandonedonline.net in 1995 and Acme-Cleveland’s stock was bought by Danaher Corp. A portion of the factory was razed illegally; asbestos fibers were released into the environment during demolition three men were convicted of felony charges stemming from their business operations at the factory environmental and health data demonstrates the distress disinvestment and decay of the community around the former National Acme plant Most recently used as an illegal recycling center was previously a bustling machine tool maker that employed more than 6,000 people company-wide But this East Glenville plant was their biggest factory (abandonedonline.net) we’re not only addressing an environmental and safety concern but also paving the way for job creation and neighborhood revitalization,” said Brad Whitehead “We look forward to seeing a community-minded business or development partner to join us on the redevelopment once the site is job-ready.” SRF was established in August 2023 by Bibb in partnership with Cleveland City Council with $50 million in seed funding. It acquired its first property in April — the old Wellman-Seaver Engineering Co This nationally unique nonprofit aims to breathe new life into 1,000 acres of neglected real estate “The National Acme site exemplifies the urgent need for projects like ours,” Whitehead added “Addressing the challenges of contaminated and complex brownfield sites is crucial for unlocking their potential Cleveland has the expertise and infrastructure to turn these sites into valuable assets that will benefit our community for generations.” FILE - Rocket Science cofounder Brian Corrigan stands in February 2023 in what will become a community space at the company’s new location on Route 50 in Glenville Efforts to convert an old fire station in the town of Glenville into a video game studio remain ongoing with the developer behind the project hoping to move his company into the revamped space later this year Brian Corrigan, co-founder and CEO of Rocket Science Group, confirmed this week that work to redevelop the former firehouse at 446 Saratoga Road is expected to be completed in the spring following multiple setbacks that delayed the project for more than a year Don't miss a story: The Daily Gazette's Scotia and Glenville weekly newsletter in your inbox prep for Saturday’s Soup Stroll started days ago delivered his “Rise Up” speech  at Glenville High School the Cleveland Restoration Society unveiled a Cleveland Civil Rights Trail marker this past Saturday Desmond’s dream of playing college football is becoming a reality 12/20/2022 - Less than three weeks after winning the first football state title for Glenville High School and the CMSD it was announced Monday that head coach Ted Ginn will receive a coveted Lifetime Achievement Award during the 23rd Greater Cleveland Sports Awards 12/8/2022 - Glenville’s star running back D’Shawntae Jones refused to cry tears of joy immediately after his Tarblooders won Ohio’s Division IV state football championship on the evening of Dec Network Leader:Andrew Koonce CMSD is gathering feedback from high school students and partners to assess and improve Workforce Readiness and Career & Technical Education (CTE) programming Your input is essential in helping us evaluate current programs and determine how to better support students in preparing for college and careers hands-on activities for K-5 and high school students CMSD is making important decisions about our schools See the schedule for a meeting near you or join a virtual meeting While Cleveland Metropolitan School District offers no-costs meals to all students during the school year children must meet certain eligibility requirements to receive Summer EBT benefits If your household income is at or below 185% of the federal poverty level Firefighters battle a trailer fire at 126 Glenville Manor Estates in East Glenville after fire was reported shortly before 3 p.m and her daughter Mandy pose for a family photo GLENVILLE — A little more than two weeks after a fire destroyed their home a Glenville family remains homeless and in need of help securing housing and necessities Reach Digital Content Producer Ameara Ditsche at aditsche@dailygazette.net Acting Glenville Supervisor Robert Kirkham Jr says the town is poised to deliver a 2025 budget that stays within the state-mandated two percent tax cap East Glenville and Alplaus firefighters battle an apartment fire at Shady Lane Apartments at 133 Saratoga Road on Sunday Around 50 firefighters from multiple departments responded to a fire at a Glenville apartment complex on Sunday that destroyed multiple units Flames broke out at Building J of Shady Lane Apartments shortly after 12:30 p.m The fire prompted a quick response from multiple agencies throughout town chief of the Thomas Corners Fire Department which was the first to respond to the incident GLENVILLE - An F-15C Eagle flew in to its final stop at the Stratton Air National Guard Base in Glenville flying in from Barnes Air National Guard base in Westfield It will be demiltiarized and then be on loan to the Empire State Aerosciences Museum later in the month A F-15C Eagle makes its final taxi onto the Stratton Air National Guard Base in East Glenville Mass where it will be demiltiarized and be on loan to the Empire State Aerosciences Museum later in the month A F-15C Eagle makes a low pass above Stratton Air National Guard Base in East Glenville Kyle Eckert looks down to the gound crew after bringing a F-15C Eagle to its final stop onto the Stratton Air National Guard Base in East Glenville Kyle Eckert looks out from the cockpit to the ground crew after bringing a F-15C Eagle to its final stop onto the Stratton Air National Guard Base in East Glenville Kyle Eckert is greeted by his father on the tarmac bringing a F-15C Eagle to its final stop onto the Stratton Air National Guard Base in East Glenville A F-15C Eagle comes to a final stop at Stratton Air National Guard Base in East Glenville A F-15C Eagle comes to a stop at Stratton Air National Guard Base in East Glenville on Monday after flying in from Barnes Air National Guard base in Westfield Kyle Eckert talks to the media after bringing a F-15C Eagle to its final stop onto the Stratton Air National Guard Base in East Glenville GLENVILLE – An 86-year-old woman died in a house fire at 9 Park Lane in East Glenville Sunday, a town… Read more » GLENVILLE – An 86-year-old woman died in a house fire at 9 Park Lane in East Glenville Sunday the victim’s identity was withheld a second day because she didn’t have a known next of kin One person is dead after a house fire in East Glenville but fire officials believe the cause of the fire was accidental East Glenville Fire Chief Clem Schimikowski says a call came in shortly before 11 a.m He says units were on scene within minutes There was heavy smoke coming from all sides of the house Schimikowski says one person who lived inside died They couldn’t release the identity of the victim Jeff Stuhr has lived on Park Lane for 7 years He believes the woman may have been in her mid 80s Stuhr says she was a smart lady who loved to paint and do gardening and she would always pop over and ask questions it’s sad to see somebody go in such a tragic event," said Stuhr Officials say no one else was injured in the fire A crew came by this evening to board up the house just so people or animals can’t get inside the building The station representative that can assist any person with disabilities with issues related to the content of the public file is Brittany Moroukian. She can be contacted at bmoroukian@wnyt.com or 518-207-4710 a fire in the Glenville Manor Estates mobile home park destroyed a family’s home A gas line replacement is ongoing along North Glenville Drive between East Arapaho Road and East Collins Boulevard in Richardson with construction expected to wrap up by the end of November Connor is a government reporter covering city councils of Coppell He joined Community Impact in June 2023 and previously covered the cities of Wylie He graduated from Southern Methodist University with a degree in journalism and political science was awarded $16,000 from The Paradox Prize for helping job seekers and workers in East Cleveland Euclid and Glenville commute to job hubs in Mentor and Painesville in Lake County The Paradox Prize, a public competition looking for mobility solutions, was started in June by The Fund For Our Economic Future Five mobility pilot programs have received awards thus far, including Share The startup uses company-owned vehicles with corporate drivers Similar to major ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft and you can rate and share comments about your travel experience.  Share's mission statement is to “live in a world where everyone is a passenger.” Share uses company-owned vehicles with corporate drivers similar to major ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft.">Share uses company-owned vehicles with corporate drivers similar to major ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft.“At the end of every ride our customers are able to rate their ride and post comments,” says Hoa McManus “One of the best comments I have gotten so far was that the rider was so comfortable that he fell asleep We also get a lot of comments about how safe our drivers are.” Share, partnering with Express Employment Professionals not only works with people who are looking for jobs “We are business to business focused,” McManus said “We do not do marketing to consumers unless they are part of an organization Our goal is to recruit and retain top talent by adding the transportation layer.” Share wants to take more cars off of the road and show employees that they are cared for “If you have a great culture at your work adding Share to it would be another benefit,” he says Getting single occupancy vehicles off the road and reducing rush-hour gridlock are high on Share’s agenda “We live in a part of the world where traffic is not that bad,” McManus said “If we don’t start to become more conscious about transportation we may end up like San Francisco or Los Angeles.” To get involved in The Paradox Prize, send an email to paradoxprize@thefundneo.org The deadline to submit your idea for the third round is Jan SCHENECTADY – A Saratoga Springs man has been acquitted on all charges in connection with 2019 East Glenville rape allegations,… Read more » SCHENECTADY – A Saratoga Springs man has been acquitted on all charges in connection with 2019 East Glenville rape allegations stood trial over two weeks in Schenectady County Court 1/34Boys high school hoops: East Tech at Glenville, January 26, 2024.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Matt Goul, cleveland.comCLEVELAND Ohio — Justin Dobbins can still remember the jingling keys the first sign Glenville coach Michael Holt is on his way to the gym Holt has coached boys basketball at Glenville His teams won district championships and played for them throughout Dobbins’ high school career a professional career and returned to Northeast Ohio where he is now leading Euclid’s program with the lessons he learned from one of Cleveland’s cornerstones in high school basketball “I’m truly thankful for what he provided for me and my family and still provides today,” Dobbins said Holt will coach in his final home game Tuesday night when Glenville plays host to John Marshall for its senior night who are ranked 14th in the cleveland.com Top 25 still have next week’s Senate League championships with next Monday’s semifinals at the East Professional Learning Center and a potential trip to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse for the city title on Valentine’s Day but this week brings a special one for Holt and those who have played or coached for him that time came through 2006 amid Glenville’s breakthrough as a powerhouse The Tarblooders made it to four straight Division I district finals at Euclid and Glenville is coming off consecutive Division II district championships — its first regional runs since the mid-2000s — in which it took down Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy and arguably Northeast Ohio’s most talented prospect since LeBron James in Darryn Peterson Glenville has played for 19 of the last 22 city titles “Glenville was the standard for the Senate,” East Tech coach Brett Moore said in 2016 after a memorable title game in which it took 49 points from Markell Johnson to pull out a 68-65 win against Holt’s squad That was Holt’s first season with Bryon Ottrix on his staff which had been an arch-rival for Glenville when Holt took over around that time Ottrix found himself with an opportunity to become Holt’s lead assistant “He gave me the leeway to make decisions and do what I haven’t done before.” Holt began to call him “my Tex Winters,” referring to Phil Jackson’s trusted assistant with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s “I knew him when he was playing,” Holt said I don’t want to get caught up in doing the same old things.” The two have developed a partnership that Ottrix cherishes referring to their mix with players as playing “good cop and bad cop.” Glenville coach Michael Holt has some stern words for Rakeem Overton in the third quarter against Mentor on March 6 during their Division I district semifinal at Euclid High School.(John Kuntz Dobbins remembers when Holt played “the bad cop.” “There’s a lot of memories of him kicking a basketball in the stands,” Dobbins said Glenville’s gym consists of a second level that requires taking adjacent stairway to reach Holt would make Dobbins or one of his teammates retrieve the ball and bring it back They couldn’t simply throw the ball back down to the court Many tough practices ended with Holt taking two free throws “Pretty much every day was a pretty hard practice,” Dobbins said even with me becoming a professional or making my college choice Holt makes Ottrix do those things while he plays “the good cop” and consoles their players when Holt senses they need encouragement Part of it could be the change in jobs within the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. When Holt returned from a battle with leukemia in 2021 he transitioned from Glenville as a physical education teacher to one at Kenneth W Glenville coach Michael Holt drapes the net over his shoulders Saturday The Tarblooders beat Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy for an OHSAA Division II district title.(Matt Goul Holt plans to retire from teaching in addition to coaching after this school year He laughed when thinking about how many students he now has that have parents he previously taught “I’ve got about 25 parents that I had in my class and now have their kids,” he said Holt also jokes that he’s now living a double life He considered stepping away from coaching before this season bringing back much of last season’s core at Glenville with now-sophomore Theo Castro and Ohio State football-bound Damarion Witten proved too much to keep Holt off the bench with Ottrix and Co “All of those guys carry me,” Holt said with a humble tone who played for him before going on to college even coached Glenville’s girls team for a stint By no coincidence is Dobbins back in his home area Holt began that inspiration before Dobbins grew to become a 6-foot-8 power forward Clair and growing up in a difficult environment I never thought basketball would take me as far it did,” Dobbins said “Just having that male figure definitely showed me I could continue this and give back to the kids.” That makes Tuesday night at Glenville a celebration of what Holt has meant to the city as he turns a corner into the gym with one more jingle of those keys before a game “For somebody to dedicate this much of their life to kids and other people’s children that’s a big job and responsibility,” Ottrix said Contact sports reporter Matt Goul on X (@mgoul), Threads (@mgoul) or email (mgoul@cleveland.com) Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site Ad Choices .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a} Ohio -- After sitting idle for more than a decade with a grocery expected to open before the end of the year A $6.9 million revamp of the market property will allow Mazzulo's Fresh Market to open its doors in a matter of weeks at St Clair Avenue and East 105th Street in Glenville has spent several years developing the plans and seeking the money to bring the building back to life The city of Cleveland had committed more than $350,000 in funding for the project and recently City Council approved a grant of $500,000 more to be used to reimburse NEON for cost overruns Cuyahoga County has committed $750,000 to the project The new market will help revitalize the neighborhood and attract jobs and other businesses The grocery is expected to provide employment for at least 25 full-time equivalent positions Those positions would generate an estimated $520,000 in annual wages that would go back into the local economy and another $13,000 in city income taxes A job fair likely will be set up as the opening date for the grocery store nears Cleveland's director of economic development The grocery is an important piece toward putting an end to a food desert -- an area devoid of fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables The nearest supermarket to the site now is well over a mile Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services intends to open a demonstration kitchen and community and wellness center to promote better nutrition and healthy eating Cleveland State University Library Collections The East Side Market opened in 1988 after the downtown Central Market closed its doors The market once had nearly 25 merchants who paid rent and covered overhead But as the neighborhood's population dwindled and poverty increased the property to Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services The city later provided a 75 percent tax abatement for 15 years on improvements made to the property Construction work has been progressing at the site and Mazzulo's had been targeting a November opening It appears now that won't happen until December The demonstration kitchen is scheduled to open sometime in the spring This pair of century-old apartment buildings on either side of East 105th Street at Colonial Avenue are among 20 Glenville buildings that were acquired by investors who are renovating them with affordable housing (Google) Denver and Cleveland investors jointly acquired 20 Glenville apartment buildings with the intent of renovating them with affordable housing. The investors, Cardinal Housing Group and Salus Development are committing $16.6 million to property acquisitions and rehabilitations according to city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County records Building permit applications were filed over the past couple of weeks for the 20 historic apartment buildings all of which have brick exteriors and were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s ranging in size from two to 17 apartments each The county has rated each of the buildings to be in fair or better condition the investors propose to put $11,387,001 into renovations in total for all of the buildings The investment per building ranges from $175,398 to $984,852 Salus Development specializes in recapitalizing and overseeing renovation of affordable housing throughout the Midwest It is the developer and will be a large percent of the general partnership when it closes on financing and begins construction Locations and addresses of the 20 Glenville apartment buildings purchased by a partnership of the Cardinal Housing Group Salus Development and a nonprofit group headed by a former federal housing official Dennis Morton (LDA) The portfolio of apartment buildings on 22 parcels was acquired in October 2020 for $5,262,064 through a non-profit affiliate named Cardinal-Glenville MM LLC The seller was American Community Developers Inc ACD was doing business locally as Glenville Apartments Limited Partnership and Boardwalk Apartments Limited Partnership Property records show ACD had owned the properties since 1994 and had an active Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subordinate loan with an original principal of $1,228,107 from 2003 There was also a 2003-dated note to Greystone Servicing Corporation Inc of Georgia with an original principal of $653,000 Information about other debts or liens on the properties were not readily available senior vice president at American Community Developers said his company no longer has any involvement with the Glenville properties Laskey said the development partnership was grateful for being able to acquire these apartment buildings These three brick apartment buildings on Elk Avenue were purchased by a development partnership and are of a style that is common throughout Greater Cleveland Most of these were built at the turn of the 19th century into the 20th century to accommodate Cleveland’s booming population those that remain and are in fair condition or better are being refurbished to provide comfortable “We are eager to get started on this important investment in affordable housing in Glenville,” Laskey said “We believe in the Glenville neighborhood and look forward to working with the city of Cleveland and US Department of HUD to improve Boardwalk Glenville Apartments for its residents and neighbors.” Morton is listed in property records as manager of Cardinal-Glenville MM that acquired the properties And he was listed as manager of Cardinal-Boardwalk MM LLC which submitted the renovation building permits Morton is shown as president of AJM First Capital Morton is president of the board of the non-profit organization that acquired the properties and is part of the ownership of the new development “Dennis is simply continuing the good work he did at HUD as a member of the non-profit board proving valuable services to this important Glenville affordable housing asset,” Laskey added An e-mail and a personal message on Twitter left for Khrys Shelton director of real estate development at the Famicos Foundation Famicos is a community development corporation for Glenville and other east-side Cleveland neighborhoods Mylan Gilmore gets ready to put out a tray of fruit samples at the newly opened Eastside Market in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood The market was established by a food consortium of city Ohio – A “Home of Superman” historic marker stands at East 105th St Clair Avenue in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood where the Man of Steel’s creators once trod a superhuman effort is taking place at a new supermarket After five years of planning and a $6.7 million investment, the 14,000-square-foot Eastside Market is now open replacing a city-owned vendor market that died a slow death 14 years ago It is the area's first full-service grocery store in decades commercial developers and a grocer say that after a series of rejections from supermarket chains in Northeast Ohio They believe they have the right public and private partnership to run the grocery as a successful fresh-food operation in an area generally populated with corner stores with processed foods They hope to expand the market’s reach as a healthy living and educational institution – with clinics and classes – and serve as a community center Eastside Market was established by a food consortium of city Bank of America and PNC Bank assisted with the financing a dozen shoppers at Eastside Market said they were warming up to the place selection and convenience of a market close to home it’s a 20-minute drive or 45-minute bus ride to a traditional supermarket A handful of shoppers thought some prices were a bit high Some were surprised by the store; they expected an update of the city’s previous multi-vendor set-up “This my first time here,” said Nikki Augustine who lives nearby and usually shops at Sav-A-Lot Market operator Brad Rosselot also hopes to offer locally grown produce in season The challenges of opening a market in an urban area are many, according to a statement from Finance Funds Capital Corporation a Columbus-based consultant and lending agency dedicated to improving food choices and health in underserved neighborhoods It’s hard to place new grocery stores in those areas because of lack of funding more expensive workforce training and security needs Finance Fund quotes a spokesman for the Ohio Grocers Association saying that start-up costs are a key barrier to supermarkets locating to and succeeding in economically distressed areas and that public money is crucial to make that happen Finance Fund offered free consultation to principals in the Eastside project See a video of staff and customers talking about the new Eastside Market in Glenville Willie F. Austin, head of Northeast Ohio Health Services, Inc. It's not yet clear whether it's the only grocery store built by a health system but developer Arthur Fayne calls it an aggressive move Austin has said that creating a market is also a natural extension of ways to fight obesity the market's principals hope to use it as a prototype in other locations Karnell Johnson waits on a customer at the meat counter NEON, which runs a network of community health clinics in Cleveland, owns 45 percent of the endeavor through its for-profit subsidiary, Community Integrated Services. Another 45 percent is owned by the developer, Business Development Concepts Global, LLC, represented by Hough native Fayne, and 10 percent is owned by Mazzulo Enterprises II, a company with specialty grocery stores in Aurora and Bainbridge Brad Rosselot of Mazzulo's runs the market This much produce is uncommon in a neighborhood mainly served by corner stores The city of Cleveland still owns the building which it is leasing to the LLC for $1 a year The city also gave the market a 75 percent tax abatement for 15 years on improvements made to the property Public funding comprises one-third of the start-up costs with additional contributions from county and state agencies Cashier Patricia Townsend rings up a customer at the newly opened Eastside Market in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood Jennifer Lang is store manager with assistance from Donna Lyons and Ryder Reynolds a second-generation upscale grocer and sausage-maker signed on because of the mission to show that healthy eating is the best way to improve health like eating more fruits and vegetables and less high-fat foods can make a big difference in how a person feels,” he said While Rosselot still carries pork sausage at Eastside Market he said he plans to offer a chicken version in the future An array of salads are part of the new Eastside Market NEON plans a longer reach into healthy living with an on-site medical clinic nutritional advice staff and a room for cooking classes with six stainless steel and granite work stations Community organizer and former restaurateur Vel Scott is being tapped to run the school Also opening then is an 80-person community room Rosselot said Eastside Market is still learning how to meet its audience The object is to offer a traditional supermarket of quality goods at fair prices to people who don’t have one nearby But he’s already heard the call of an audience more accustomed to discount store prices and recently launched a series of staple sales loaf of bread for $1.29 and bunches of greens for 99 cents each Sale flyers will start next week with distribution over a 3-mile radius of the store Rosselot has applied for a license to stock a wine cove and refrigerated beer cave Already featured are meats cut and ground in-house The idea for a community supported market came about after existing Northeast Ohio chains passed on opening at the Glenville site Founders of Eastside Market hope it will succeed and become a prototype for markets in other underserved neighborhoods said he’s pleased that 80 percent of the staff He credits the store with attracting new tenants in an adjacent development cheesesteak shop and another health clinic Listening sessions with neighborhood residents will continue “We are trying to change the mindset of the neighborhood “We’ve got to let them know they deserve quality Once our customers become familiar with that The new market occupies a building that once served as a Cleveland public market The city has given Eastside Market a $1 per year lease and some tax abatements for nearly $7 million worth of improvements the new operators made to the property A diet rich in fresh meats and produce is considered key to improving health for everyone a superhuman effort is taking place at a new supermarket.  After five years of planning and a $6.7 million investment, the 14,000-square-foot Eastside Market is now open It is the area’s first full-service grocery store in decades They believe they have the right public and private partnership to run the grocery as a successful fresh-food operation in an area generally populated with corner stores with processed foods.  They hope to expand the market’s reach as a healthy living and educational institution – with clinics and classes – and serve as a community center.  Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More An F-15 fighter jet given to the Empire AeroSciences Museum at Stratton Air Guard Base arrived by flight Monday morning in Schenectady County Assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing the F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter made a 13-minute journey to the Schenectady County Airport from the Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield but is moving to the F-35 Lighting II next year Members of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing will decommission the aircraft and transfer it to the museum for display on Aug CLEVELAND — Piles of trash carpet the floor at the old National Acme Co where asbestos rains down from the saw-toothed roof The decaying complex has plagued the Glenville and Collinwood neighborhoods for decades The Ohio Department of Development recently announced more than $58 million in grants to clean up blighted commercial and industrial properties across Northeast Ohio reimagine the riverfront behind Tower City and tear down the empty Juvenile Court complex that looms over the Innerbelt Other grants are flowing to Lorain and Geauga counties to prepare contaminated land for new uses National Acme is one of the worst offenders Once home to a major machine-tool manufacturer the building eventually became a dumping ground – and an environmental hazard prompting federal regulators and the city to intervene “This is a 10-year odyssey for me,” City Councilman Mike Polensek said this week The Cuyahoga Land Bank expects to start the complicated clean-up job next month hauling away tens of thousands of tons of rotting contaminated garbage before tearing into the buildings The land bank is working in partnership with the Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund, a new nonprofit tasked with turning blighted properties into opportunities “We’re going to be looking to attract a large user to come take this site,” said Richard Barga the fund’s manager of site identification and development He hopes the 15-acre property will appeal to a new manufacturer a company that might create more than 150 jobs in a neighborhood with a long legacy of making things “That’s a whole area that ought to be an industrial center in Cleveland,” he said of the neighborhood which is just off Interstate 90 and crisscrossed by railroad tracks The clean-up process could cost about $11 million Public records show the city took control of the National Acme site last year after the former owner lost it to property-tax foreclosure Cleveland transferred the real estate to the Cuyahoga Land Bank in March The land bank is acting as the fiscal agent for the site fund a startup that Mayor Justin Bibb and City Council seeded last year with $50 million in federal economic stimulus money National Acme is the largest single demolition the land bank has ever tackled “It’s staggering how large this building is and how much debris has been dumped here,” said Adam Stalder the land bank's director of community stabilization “And I can understand why the community around here is really concerned.” the Greater Cleveland Food Bank’s distribution hub gleams The $40 million facility opened in late 2022 enabling the food bank to distribute about one million pounds of food each week to partner organizations Thousands of volunteers pass through the building’s doors And many of them drive along Kirby Avenue and Coit Road “This is not the greeting we want any visitor to have the families and seniors who live here deserve more,” said Kristin Warzocha She’s seen what’s possible at old industrial sites once they're clean and clear The food bank’s distribution center sits on a former manufacturing property where workers once made car frames and tank parts “This neighborhood used to be a hub of productivity … All of these abandoned warehouses paid good wages and supported families And a lot of those jobs are no longer here Polensek had family members who worked at National Acme and other factories in the neighborhood He recalls watching his uncle walk down the street with a lunch pail “Nobody wants old factories like this,” he said Mike DeWine announced almost $107 million in brownfield clean-up and assessment grants Friday in the fourth round of awards from a popular program created in 2021 The state requires most of the applications The Cuyahoga Land Bank secured seven awards totaling $44 million Bedrock’s Cleveland riverfront development The Detroit-based developer won $10 million to help turn parking lots along the Cuyahoga River into a development site Bedrock is planning a $3.5 billion mixed-use project behind Tower City where some of the soil is contaminated with arsenic and lead The state grant will pay to remove and replace that soil and demolish old parking booths on the sweeping site The first phase of Bedrock’s project is a new training-and-wellness facility for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Clinic A nearly $5.6 million state grant will pay for asbestos remediation other hazardous materials clean-up and demolition in Middleburg Heights The vacant department store and auto shop will be replaced by a mixed-use project with housing Old Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center The county plans to tear down the old court complex in the city’s Central neighborhood where the property could become green space over the Innerbelt freeway The 1931 vintage building has been vacant for more than a decade and the county has already spent more than $4.2 million to clean up hazards and secure the property clearing out the remaining asbestos and razing the building the facility design and maintenance administrator for the county’s public works department said the process might start this fall and take 18 to 24 months A $2 million state grant will prime a corner of Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood for redevelopment The money will help pay for asbestos and lead removal and selective demolition The project spans seven properties and will include apartments Sherwin-Williams R&D campus redevelopment A $10 million state grant will help a developer remake the Sherwin-Williams Co.’s technical center in Warrensville Heights The global coatings giant is leaving the 105-acre site for a new research and development campus in Brecksville bought the Warrensville Heights property last year and plans to transform it into a new business park with hundreds of jobs A nearly $2.3 million state grant will help a developer prepare a site in Cleveland for a new 13-story building right next to the Shoreway Apartments off of West 76th Street The project will involve soil clean-up and demolition of a vacant house and old parking structures the state awarded almost $6.5 million for clean-up and demolition at the former St A nearly $4.9 million grant will prepare the old Stove Works property at Long Avenue and West 13th Street for redevelopment That property was once home to a company that made stoves and furnaces a $2.9 million grant will go to a former industrial property at 7145 Pine St The clean-up will include removing lead-tainted soil from an old firing range The state said the site eventually could be used for warehouses or offices (WRGB) - A Saratoga Springs man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly raped a woman in a car driven to a wooded area of East Glenville Police say the incident happened on or about September 27 and criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation He was arraigned and sent to the Schenectady County Jail without bail Richard Fitzgerald East Cork GAA presents the cup to Donagh Collins The winners were resilient in the final 10 minutes and on Friday evening took home the Mulcahy Steel U21 A Football Championship A clean point from Diarmuid Byrne in the 50th minute put Aghada two ahead – their largest gap at any point in the game Wing-back Donnacha Forde hit back for Glenville four minutes later with a stunning effort from distance “Dugga” – followed up his point to assist James Motherway who had been impressive on the counter-attack all evening in Cobh surged forward again – but a chance of a score back in 57th minute was wide and only their fifth effort off target on the night Michael O'Driscoll and Darragh O'Bric shadow Aghada's Diarmuid Byrne Aghada during the Mulcahy Steel U-21 A FC final at Cobh the team who had eliminated Glanmire in the semi-final back in February went searching for goal and came agonisingly close a clever team move involving Darragh O’Bric Conor O’Mahony and Eanna Fitzgerald allowed Colm O’Regan a clean look at Aghada’s goal but Aghada’s Cian O’Shea made a superb stretching save to deny him and parry it to safety O’Shea’s heroic stop left the Glenville dugout speechless They couldn’t get a better chance than that and held out until Pa O’Driscoll’s final whistle Aghada celebrate following their victory over Glenville Picture: Denis O'FlynnGlenville had done so well to stay with their opponents and even led by two in the 35th minute after an energetic restart but were left with nothing for their efforts Their defensive shape from the get go had been superb – and they forced Aghada into countless turnovers in the first half Ciaran O’Leary was excellent for Glenville – with his placed balls and movement in the full-forward line a thorn in Aghada’s side and he pointed in the seventh minute to chalk off Eoin Motherway’s opening score That trend followed for the entirety of the opening period with neither side leading by more than the minimum One would score and the other would reply – and it quickly became a battle of the backs Aghada with Cathal Sheehan and Michael O'Driscoll Picture: Denis O'Flynn.The eventual winners gave away possession too cheaply but Liam Foley and Cork minor Billy Ryan impressed in defence for Glenville Conor Geary and Scott Whyte did the same for their opponents It was the forwards for Aghada that made the difference – with Fintan Cody kicking two crucial points separated by 28 seconds that levelled it on 41 who kicked one and provided a couple of assists that would be key as Aghada pulled through late on more #Gaelic Football articles Keep up-to-date with the top stories 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Join Éamonn Murphy, Denis Hurley and Barry O'Mahony on the new season of The Echo Sport Podcast where they'll be analysing Cork GAA. Add Echolive.ie to your home screen - easy access to Cork news Glenville head coach Michael Holt watches the action from the bench in the first half against East Tech .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Matt Goul, cleveland.comCLEVELAND Ohio — Michael Holt has not backed down from a challenge who is in his 19th season as Glenville's boys basketball coach is putting his love for the game and coaching on hold after learning a little more than a week ago that he has been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Holt said Wednesday from University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center that his team planned to visit him later in the day He intends to return home Thursday before beginning four to six weeks of chemotherapy a week after that "I'm sick and I'm going to get well," Holt said My faith is going to carry me through this." His basketball team at Glenville (16-7) plays Thursday night against Lake Catholic at Ashtabula Lakeside High School in the Division II district semifinals the Tarblooders could get a second shot Saturday at top-seeded Lutheran East which edged them by two points early in the season He looked forward to seeing his players later Wednesday evening "They have to understand just because you're ill that's not a death sentence," he said Holt recently won the Senate League's Coach of the Year while his daughter Mariah Holt won the same award for leading Glenville's girls basketball team Holt checked into the hospital about two weeks ago while dealing with a respiratory infection my wife and I were going back and forth," Holt said I rather tell people than have it come out in social media Contact sports reporter Matt Goul on Twitter (@mgoul) or email (mgoul@cleveland.com) Or log in and leave a message in the comments section