Lakewood's Next COVID-19 Wave + Anti-Maskers Write Speakers

Happy Friday, people of Lakewood! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

First, today's weather:

Heavy rain; winds subsiding. High: 57 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

1. Lakewood officials have picked a consultant to help them develop a climate action plan. (Lakewood Patch)
2. Pro-mask parent gets anonymous letter from opposition after speaking out at Lakewood board meeting (Cleveland 19 News)
3. When the next COVID-19 wave could hit Lakewood...(Lakewood Patch)

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Today in Lakewood:

• WordStage Literary Concerts presents an evening of Mystery, Romance, and Murder! (7:30 PM)
• LRMB Concert - Lakewood High School (7:30 PM)
• WordStage presents Eerie Halloween Tales from the pens of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe (7:30 PM)
• The Exonerated (7:30 PM)

Lakewood Patch Notebook

• Lakewood City Schools: "Hayes second-graders in Mrs Hvizdos, Ms. Perez and Ms Byndas' class recently had the opportunity to learn about communicating with light from two NASA engineers! Students learned about communication using fiber optics. They then decoded ..." (Facebook)
• LakewoodAlive: "We’re thrilled to announced that Light Up Lakewood is returning on Saturday, December 4 from 4 to 8 p.m. The spirit of the season will come to life with holiday cheer at the most joyous event of the year in Downtown Lakewood! 🎄 🌟 🎁 Ti..." (Facebook)
• City of Lakewood, Ohio - Municipal Government: "We have updated our parking payment system for Downtown Lakewood Municipal Lots. Parking enforcement will resume on Monday, November 1st. For more information, visit this link: http://ow.ly/L8jK50GAsK3" (Facebook)
• Downtown Lakewood: "Light Up Lakewood is returning to Downtown Lakewood on Saturday, December 4 from 4 to 8 p.m. The spirit of the season will come to life with holiday cheer at the most joyous event of the year! 🎄 🌟 🎁 Title Sponsor: First Federal Lakewo..." (Facebook)
• Lakewood Chamber of Commerce: "Register for Friday's event and be entered to win a free 25 Days of Lakewood Calendar Raffle Ticket, a $25 value! Hope you can join us! Register here: https://bit.ly/2ZoHUAI" (Facebook)
• Lakewood Public Library: "The exclusive video is here. Dr. Laura Tartakoff reads poems from her poetry collection, Angels and Fish: Myths and Mystery, A Brief Bilingual Book of Poems." (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. See you all tomorrow for another update! If you're liking these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors along for the ride. 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Lakewood Daily? I'm all ears. You can email me at chris.mosby@patch.com.