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GM AKRON! News Quiz 📰 ⏳When did Akron’s oldest cemetery, Glendale Cemetery, open? signalakron.org/when-did-akr…

Specialty school in @akronschools earns top marks on state report card, offers students opportunity to earn college credit. signalnews.info/47OidJj

Public schools including Akron, Barberton, Copley-Fairlawn, Cuyahoga Falls, Green, Mogadore, Springfield, Stow-Munroe Falls, Tallmadge, Twinsburg and Woodridge predict budget deficits by fiscal year 2030. signalnews.info/3UBtw4x 🎤 Carissa Woytach

The flock saga continues.... Out-of-state local law enforcement agencies no longer have direct access to the database of Akron driver information captured by the nearly 150 automatic license plate-reading Flock Safety cameras mounted throughout the city. signalnews.info/3VYaLJ1

Please share with our community 🔁 ❤️ There are programs that can help you with you water bill. To help you through the process, this guide will break down the water/sewer bill assistance programs available to Akron and Summit County residents signalnews.info/4sr7Ww1

Akron residents’ water bills will rise Jan. 1 and again in 2028 and 2029 as the city finances repairs and updates to its aging water system. signalnews.info/4khE3w6

Majority of Citizens’ Police Oversight Board wants to hear more from the city about the safeguards it has in place, despite widespread reports nationwide of Flock camera misuse. signalnews.info/4jASlaV

Good morning Akron! NEWS QUIZ 📰⏳Which neighborhood is home to Akron's United Baptist Church, celebrating 100 years of service? signalakron.org/what-10000-y…

Everett Field holds 10,000 years of Indigenous history still being uncovered. At first glance, the 32-acre swath of land looks like any other field. But underneath the soil is a different story. signalnews.info/4BpIcV6

‘Nobody’s really immune.’ Summit County schools face widening deficits. Eleven districts project shortfalls by 2030. Some have cut positions, limited enrollment or added fees; Barberton warns deeper program cuts could follow. signalnews.info/3UBtw4x

The Cuyahoga River Conditions Tool, or CUYAC, a safety tool that makes close to real-time condition reports available for the Cuyahoga River, will be upgraded using a $110,000 grant. signalnews.info/4jyxxRq

Who fixes Akron streetlights? How can you report outages? Ward 1 City Council Member Fran Wilson organizes meeting with FirstEnergy, city officials, to get answers to service questions. signalnews.info/4hZbSke

Akron’s widespread use of Flock surveillance cameras and the city’s participation in the company’s vast vehicle-tracking network was defended Monday by Mayor Shammas Malik’s chief of public safety. signalnews.info/4BmyZNe

Akron City Council agreed Monday to eliminate lot size requirements to build new homes 📰 Neighborhoods like Sherbondy Hill and West Akron could benefit, since, historically, houses were built more closely than modern rules allow. signalnews.info/4i9foHt

Akron Public Schools joined 335 other districts in challenging a system that sent more than $48 million to Summit County private schools in fiscal 2026. signalnews.info/4ew2cez

Changes to how roadways are configured across Greater Akron are leading to fewer crashes, calmer and slower traffic and room for bicycles and other modes of transportation. signalnews.info/3VMR3Qi

Mike Kahoe (R) and J. Noah Spinner (D), the two candidates for the open Ohio House of Representative’s District 31 seat, went back and forth Oct. 5 as they debated topics that included Medicaid, public school funding and property taxes. signalnews.info/4zgxFJU

Steve Arrington, the Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center’s executive director has endured racism, funding battles and personal sacrifice to fulfill his destiny. signalnews.info/4eicsab