More Mask Protests Against Lakewood Schools + Football Rankings

Happy Wednesday, Lakewood! You've made it to the middle of the week. Here's the local news you need to keep going.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 72 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

1. Where are Lakewood High and St. Ed in the latest OHSAA football rankings? (MaxPreps)
2. Protesters again took over a public Lakewood Board of Education meeting to compare the district's mask policy to "communist oppression." (Cleveland 19 News)
3. Youth theater season kicks off at the Beck Center for the Arts. (cleveland.com)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Alice Paul - Women in History (2:00 PM)
• Keep Lakewood Beautiful Meeting - City of Lakewood (5:30 PM)
• Animal Welfare and Safety Advisory Board (6:00 PM)

Lakewood Patch Notebook

• Lakewood City Schools: "Last night the Board, Mayor George, Rep. Skindell, administrators and parents celebrated our National Merit Scholars! We are so proud of Caleigh Naylon, Abby Hirsch, Joey Daso and Andre Hallenburg!" (Facebook)
• City of Lakewood, Ohio - Municipal Government: "It's Stormwater Awareness Week!" (Facebook)
• City of Lakewood, Ohio - Municipal Government: "Just a reminder that the Cuyahoga County Auditor/Fiscal Officer will be at the Lakewood Civic Auditorium on Thursday, October 21st from 7:00-8:30pm for a community meeting on how the triennial update to real property values was conducted..." (Facebook)
• LakewoodAlive: "Thank you to our generous sponsors for helping to make our 14th Annual Spooky Pooch Parade soar to new heights! Title Sponsor: Discount Drug Mart Top Dog Sponsor: City of Lakewood, Ohio - Municipal Government Dedicated Dog Sponsors: Addi..." (Facebook)
• City of Lakewood, Ohio - Municipal Government: "Thanks LakewoodAlive for another fantastic Spooky Pooch Parade!" (Facebook)
• Lakewood Public Library: "Wanda the Wacky Witch has a special show filled with not-so-spooky magic and Halloween fun for the whole family." (Facebook)

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