Heights High Miracle Football Win + Mass Layoffs + Bulk Trash

Morning, people of Cleveland Heights! Happy Halloween weekend! We've got some local news treats to start your Saturday.

First, today's weather:

Occasional rain and drizzle. High: 55 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories today in Cleveland Heights:

1. Heights High football pulls off a stunning first round playoff victory against Elyria. (The Morning Journal)
2. Dante Dixon, from Cleveland Heights, was sentenced to decades in prison for shooting two police officers. (Record-Courier)
3. Bulk trash collection coming soon to Cleveland Heights. (Cleveland Heights Patch)
4. Four Ohio companies announced mass layoffs this month. See which firms are cutting hundreds of Ohioans. (Cleveland Heights Patch)

Today in Cleveland Heights:

• Free Confidential Document Shredding--St. Clair/Superior (7:00 AM)
• Chicago Comedian Aaron Foster @ the Front Stage Multiplex (8:00 PM)
• Broccoli Samurai / Carlos Jones and The PLUS Band (9:00 PM)

Cleveland Heights Patch Notebook

• Cleveland Heights Police: "We had a great time this past week with all the Halloween events we were invited to participate in. From the Lee Road candy crawl to trunk or treat at the Justice Center. Thanks for inviting us to be a part of such wonderful events." (Facebook)
• Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District: "The University of Toledo recently featured Alumna Eyrn Briscoe (‘17) as she celebrated the publishing of her first book “Amanda Gorman,” a children's book about the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. Briscoe credits her inspiration..." (Facebook)
• City of Cleveland Heights, Ohio - City Hall: "#ClevelandHeights fall loose leaf collection starts on November 1st and runs through December 3rd. All neighborhoods receive 2 collections during this period. Either the 1st and 3rd week or the 2nd and 4th week of the month. When leaf co..." (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! See you all tomorrow morning for another update. If you're liking these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Chris Mosby

About me: Patch's Ohio Editor, casting my watchful gaze on Northeast Ohio. Feel free to drop me a line at chris.mosby@patch.com.

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