Gerrymandering Blasted By Lakewood Official + Forecast + Meteors

Happy Thursday, people of Lakewood! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally.

First, today's weather:

Cooler; a little morning rain. High: 47 Low: 34.

Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

1. The Leonid meteor shower — known to produce fast, bright meteors as Earth plows through a trail of debris left behind by the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle — peaked Thursday morning just before dawn. (Lakewood Patch)
2. A Lakewood politician is condemning the Ohio GOP for "ignoring the will" of voters and again proposing gerrymandered maps that preserve Republican control of the state's levers of power. (Lakewood Patch)
3. Lakewood Police Chief Kevin Kaucheck vows to bring back community policing program in 2022. (cleveland.com)

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Today in Lakewood:

• LHS & FSO Parent Evening Conferences (12:00 AM)
• 2021 Joint Luncheon w/Lakewood, Rocky River Chambers (11:30 AM)
• Cassie CHadwick - Women in History (2:30 PM)
• Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting - City of Lakewood (6:30 PM)
• Lakewood Heritage Advisory Board Meeting (6:30 PM)

Lakewood Patch Notebook

• LakewoodAlive: "In Lakewood, #CommunityMatters. LakewoodAlive works closely with many clients like Mr. F. Due to his mother’s increasing health issues over the past few years, their home began to fall into distress. In order for her to remain in the hom..." (Facebook)
• Lakewood City Schools: "New state financial literacy graduation requirement? No problem! Recent award earned by Lakewood High proves we've got it covered when it comes to teaching our students how to handle the financial side of life. https://www.lakewoodcitysc..." (Facebook)
• City of Lakewood, Ohio - Municipal Government: "Lakewood Family Room November/December 2021 The Lakewood Family Room is a program from Lakewood’s Department of Human Services. All programs are free to Lakewood residents. We welcome parents, grandparents, nannies, and any other caregiv..." (Facebook)
• Lakewood Chamber of Commerce: "25 Days of Lakewood Raffle - Day 2" (Facebook)
• Lakewood City Schools: "Tonight! Hope to see you there. There will be 🍪🍪!" (Facebook)

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— 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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