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The board has been split on whether to vote to adjust its rules, which include the power to conduct parallel investigation into police misconduct while the police conduct their own internal investigation.
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The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank says food insecurity is on the rise in Summit County. Leaders from food banks met this week to discuss how to meet this increased need.
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Akron was selected as one of 31 tech hubs from a pool of 500 applicants, according to Sen. Sherrod Brown's office. The city is now eligible to compete for a $20 million to $70 million implementation award.
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The Summit Lake community celebrated the opening of the new Ohio and Erie Canal Summit Lake Trail. The trail loops around the lake and connects to the Towpath Trail.
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The Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study is hosting a Bike-N-Brainstorm event Saturday in Akron’s Middlebury neighborhood.
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Despite some signs of progress, advocates argue the state report card is often a better measure of each district's students' access to resources than the work by teachers and administrators in schools.
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Some, but not all students are performing better than peers at other Akron schools when it comes to academic growth. The school's principal has outlined a plan to improve performance.
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Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan announced that Police Chief Steve Mylett will retire effective Jan. 1, 2024. Mylett joined the department as chief in August 2021.
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Akron is seeking feedback on the proposed setbacks. Riparian setbacks are boundaries along waterways that protect the banks.
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National Night Out is a nationwide initiative that connects the community with law-enforcement through open conversation the first Tuesday of August every year.