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All systems seem to be restored and its back to business as usual at Coventry Local Schools after a cyber attack caused the district to cancel Monday classes. Coventry Schools were the victims of "Trickbot" - a Trojan Horse virus that seeks out a users financial information and passwords, and is one of, if not THE, worst of its kind according to the FBI. If you want more info on "Trickbot" and some info on…
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No School Monday for Coventry Local thanks to a computer virus, known as "Trickbot," that has caused a nightmare of a weekend for the tech teams at Coventry Local Schools as they put in long hours to restore affected programs. The virus hit last week and the school district is working hard to make sure everything is back to normal before having students report back. Staff is still excpected to report as usual on Monday and…
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Friday, 17 May 2019 05:15
Double Dare LIVE! Came to the BEAUTIFUL Akron Civic Theater
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Thursday night my wife and I took our two youngest, 7 & 10, to see Double Dare Live at the Historic and Beautiful Akron Civic Theater, and what a fun night out! It was a smaller than expected crowd, as addressed by Marc Summers at the beginning of the show, but that actually worked out well for many, as Summers directed everyone in the Balcony to come down to the main floor, which they gladly…
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Thursday, 16 May 2019 01:36
Law Enforcement Professionals in Akron to spend time with Local 5th Graders
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Its always great to see kids interacting with Officers of the Law in a fun and educational setting. The good folks at FOX 8 Cleveland did this great piece about dozens of Police Officers, Deputies and Troopers from the Akron Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and departments as far away as Columbus, all with very diverse stories of how they got to where they are now, congregated at Helen Arnold Community Learning Center to hang out…
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Fresh off the announcement of a new Head Coach for the North Coast, Tuesday nights NBA Draft Lottery brought just a little more disappointment to hopeful CAVS fans like myself, as we got the Number Five overall pick at the upcoming NBA Draft in June... Which means a very slim chance at Zion, let alone one of the other much hyped top prospects. Number Five isn't all that bad, but it would be better for me…
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 01:41
The Bachelorette is Back... and there will likely be many tears.
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Call it a "Guilty Pleasure" or just some "good ol' mind-numbing, mindless reality tv," we all have our go-to TV shows that we watch for whatever the reason... even though we know we'll never get that time back and likely won't gain anything useful from doing so. Years ago my wife, Jenny, somehow got me to watch ABC's "The Bachelor" with her... then The Bachelorette... Bachelor Pad... Bachelor in Paradise... Bachelor Mountain... you get the…
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"Ohio Road Trips" puts Canton on the list twice for two great Road Trip destinations! Congrats to our friends at The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Gervasi Vineyard! There are a lot of other great destinations that are an easy Day/Weekend trip here in the Buckeye State, too! (Courtesy of The Canton Repository) Here's a link to find YOUR perfect Ohio Road Trip, or browse some ideas!
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Friday, 10 May 2019 00:00
SportsCenter had Baker Mayfield write his Mom a letter... what he didn't know was...
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Get the tissues. The folks at SportsCenter on ESPN had Cleveland Brown's QB Baker Mayfield write his mom a letter, BUT!!! What they didn't tell him was that she was in the next room and listening to every word! Gotta love this kind of 'feel good' stuff!! (Courtesty of ESPN/SportsCenter on Twitter) Click to watch Baker read his Letter for Mom
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America's "Roller Coast" opens ths weekend... different restaurant and food options, as well as Metal Detectors for one ride inparticular, are new to Cedar Point in 2019! (Courtesy of Fox8.com) https://fox8.com/2019/05/08/sneak-peek-at-cedar-points-new-attractions-before-park-opens-this-weekend/
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Wednesday, 08 May 2019 00:06
Make the kids 'Jelly' that you are 'On Fleek' with their Super-Hip Lingo!
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This amazing list of slang terms used by "Gen Z" was gifted to the world bya man named James Callahan, 43, who teaches sociology at Lowell High School in Massachusetts. C'mon Parents, Lets use them all and show our kids how cool we are! Here is a link to the Foxnews.com story about it and a link to the PDF that he has made public! story courtesy of FOX NEWS: https://www.foxnews.com/us/high-school-teacher-goes-viral-with-gen-z-slang-list PDF of the "GEN Z…
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Tuesday, 07 May 2019 00:31
Veterans and Active Members of the US Armed Forces can get some great deals and freebies this Memorial Day weekend
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The nice folks at News 5 Cleveland have put together this fantastic list of Free and discounted deals and attractions for our American Veterans over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, and some also include our Active US Military folks as well! #NEVERFORGET (Courtesy of www.news5cleveland.com) https://www.news5cleveland.com/lifestyle/members-of-the-armed-forces-get-free-ferry-trips-and-dozens-of-discounts-during-memorial-day-weekend
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Can't lie, I got a little choked up... if you haven't seen it yet, here's the link: https://youtu.be/25IOsvWPQGQ
I live in Canal Fulton near Lock 4 and a sure sign that Spring is here is the sound of those little singing frogs that we call "Spring Peepers" (at least thats what they're called in our house). Sunday evening as I threw a hunk of meat on the side burner of my grill to sear, I noticed this little creature climbing out of one of the vent slats near the burner... Luckily the main grill wasn't on. …
Downtown Akron is getting some new Sand Volleyball Courts! Get your 'Serve On', Rubber City! (courtesy of news5cleveland.com) https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/portion-of-an-industrial-complex-in-akron-to-transform-into-sand-volleyball-courts