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Councilman Paul Colavecchio (D-At-large), pictured left, will vacate his seat at the end of the current term, while Tim Gorbach (D-At-large), pictured right, will mount a campaign to occupy the seat himself and force the Summit County Democratic Central Committee to fill his current seat. --Photo by Stephen Mulé.

Falls Council Election Takes Shape

February 7, 2019October 13, 2020 Alex Hall

The Cuyahoga Falls City Council election will take place this November, and the May primary petitions have been filed, giving a clear picture of the field of candidates. Current Councilman […]

Ward 4 residents listen as Mayor Don Walters speaks during a Front Yard Information (FYI) meeting. --Photo by Ellen Stair

Mayor Don Walters Meets Residents on Their Turf

December 3, 2018October 13, 2020 Ellen Stair

Beginning in October, Mayor Don Walters began holding Front Yard Information (FYI) meetings in the front yards of Cuyahoga Falls Neighborhood Ambassadors. The meetings cover a lot of ground, including […]

Deciphering Democracy in Cuyahoga Falls Vol. 2

November 30, 2018February 29, 2020 Tom Sullivan

What is a City Councilperson and How do they Get that Way? Becoming a Cuyahoga Falls city councilperson starts with getting 25 registered voters in a candidate’s same political party […]

Non-Profit Offers Trans Support

November 30, 2018February 29, 2020 Staff

Margie’s Hope is a non-profit organization in Akron providing assistance to the local transgender community and their families since 2011. Jacob Nash, Founder and Board President, saw a need in […]

Local Student Represents City at National Media Conference

October 11, 2018February 29, 2020 Bart Sullivan

During the week of July 8th, Cuyahoga Falls High School student Remi Starcher represented her city as a National Youth Correspondent at the 2018 Washington Journalism and Media Conference (WMJC) […]

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Community Voices

October 11, 2018October 15, 2021 Staff

We at the Falls Free Press believe civil discourse to be paramount to holding the fabric of our community together. That’s why we have created the Community Voices section of […]

LGBTQ Group Advocates for Non-Discrimination Policy in City School District

July 23, 2018February 29, 2020 Debbie Ziccardi

Gwen Stembridge, of the LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Ohio, spoke to the Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education on April 4th of this year to advocate for non-discrimination policy in the […]

Noah Spinner Has No Regrets

July 23, 2018February 29, 2020 Alex Hall

It may seem like an 18-year-old candidate for the Ohio State House of Representatives would have pictures or videos of himself as a child, standing at a makeshift lectern and […]

Cuyahoga Falls High School Students Form Local March for Our Lives Club

July 23, 2018February 29, 2020 Staff

Two Cuyahoga Falls High School students have formed a local activism club of March for Our Lives in hopes of addressing the increasing number of school shootings in the United […]

Plans Underway to Expand Front Street Parking

July 22, 2018February 29, 2020 Michael Searl

Cuyahoga Falls City Council approved two agendas during its June 4th meeting to create two new parking areas on the South end of downtown Front St. in an attempt to […]

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