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Hi Strongsville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Strongsville’s new teacher contract impact your school district budget?
• Which Strongsville defenders just made Northeast Ohio’s elite football list?

Also on today's calendar: The Longest Night: A Service of Healing and Reflection.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Shanna D.!

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Strongsville? Post it to Strongsville photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 30 degrees.
• Thursday: Very windy; cloudy, p.m. rain, temps: high: 53, low: 23.
• Friday: Windy; a little snow, with a high of 28 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Strongsville teachers to receive raises of 3 percent, 2.5 percent under new two-year contract (cleveland.com) — Strongsville City Schools teachers will see pay raises of 3% in 2026 and 2.5% in 2027 under a new two-year contract unanimously approved by the school board. District leaders and the teachers union call the deal fair to taxpayers and educators, noting most benefits roll over while salary costs rise about $2.6 million over the contract’s first two years.
   

• Cleveland.com football all-stars 2025: Meet the best defensive players from Northeast Ohio (cleveland.com subscription) — Strongsville football standouts Austin Adkins and Storm Miller earned spots on cleveland.com’s 2025 Northeast Ohio defensive all-star team after record-setting sack totals and big-play seasons. The all-area list highlights top defenders from across the Cleveland region, but Strongsville fans will notice their own Mustangs featured prominently among the state-title contenders and college-bound recruits.
   

📣 Strongsville Shout Outs!

• ❤️ I'd like to thank the members of the community and the Hannah Luther Bosworth chapter of the Daughter's of the American Revolution (DAR) who placed 165 wreaths on the graves of veterans on 12/13. —Shanna D.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Strongsville

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Sunday December 21

• The Longest Night: A Service of Healing and Reflection
  13500 Royalton Rd , Strongsville
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Worship at SUMC
  13500 Royalton Rd , Strongsville
  3:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• SS Yoga
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  9:30 am
• Jazzercise
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  9:30 am
• SS Classic
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  10:45 am
• NMCCA Annual Holiday Luncheon & Recognition
  Skyview Lodge , 336 Pearl Road , Brunswick
  11:00 am
• 7th/8th Boy's Wrestling at Hudson Middle School
  Hudson Middle School , 83 N Oviatt St , Hudson
  4:30 pm
• Dance
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  4:45 pm
• Freshman Boy's Basketball vs. Buckeye Junior High/High School
  Herman L Joy Gym 1
  5:00 pm
• JV Girl's Basketball at Stow-Munroe Falls High School
  Stow-Munroe Falls High School , 3227 Graham Rd , Stow
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Boys/Girls Swimming @ Normandy HS
  Normandy High School , 2500 W Pleasant Valley Rd , Cleveland
  6:00 pm
• JV Boy's Basketball vs. Buckeye Junior High/High School
  Herman L Joy Gym 1
  6:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Experienced Infant Teacher - Opening Shift in Strongsville. Apply here.
• Achievement Centers for Children posted a job opening for Lifeguard- (Camp Cheerful) in Strongsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Strongsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Middleburg Heights

• PUBLIC NOTICE: Sheldon Road Bridge Replacement Project (middleburgheights.com)

Berea

• Kalyn Rich of Baldwin Wallace University garners 2025 Fall Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honor (timesgazette.com)
• Turnpike: Tolls Increasing 2.7% in New Year (whbc.com)

North Royalton

Ok Strongsville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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