🌱 Police Department's Gun Safety Campaign + Interchange Study

Hello all - I'm back in your inbox this morning with all the most important things happening in Strongsville today!

But first, today's weather:

Breezy and cooler. High: 61 Low: 49.

Here are the top three stories in Strongsville today:

1. Strongsville Police Department's Chief, Mark Fender, is asking the community to ensure firearms cannot be accessed by young children. The department has been proactive in preventing incidents involving children accessing loaded firearms. The department has been distributing gun locks while educating parents on firearm safety. Chief Fender is encouraging ammunition to be stored in a separate location away from firearms. (News 5 Cleveland WEWS)
2. Various Cuyahoga County Public Library branches will be hosting the Greater Cleveland Food Bank's mobile food pantry. The food bank expects demand for the mobile food pantry to be high. Participants are encouraged to arrive early. Click for a list of mobile food pantry locations. (Cleveland.com)
3. The City of Strongsville will be hiring Euthenics Inc. to perform a traffic study on a new Interstate 71 interchange. The project would be at Boston Road. The Cleveland-based engineering firm will be paid no more than $319,342 to identify design options and report whether the interchange is needed. The contract was unanimously approved by the Strongsville City Council. (cleveland.com)

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Today in Strongsville:

• Painting At Strongsville's Painting with a Twist (9:00 AM)
• Hocus Pocus Board Night for Adults At Maggie & Ellies Pottery and Art Studio (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Cleveland Browns will be playing the Pittsburgh Steelers today at 8:15 p.m. Click for viewing options. (Cleveland Browns)
• Planning for the Strongsville Town Center Project is moving ahead. Click to view the project's rendering and additions. (City of Strongsville)
• Oktoberfest & Car Raffle 2022 is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8 at Strongsville's St. John Neumann Catholic Church. The event starts at 5:00 p.m. Click for more information. (All Events)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.