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We Interrupt This Patch Site for a Birthday Greeting

We're 1 year old today -- let's take a look back at the top stories of the last 12 months

Strongsville Patch is celebrating its birthday today! The website launched one year ago today.

To commemorate the day, especially because our anniversary is perfectly timed for a year-end review, here's a look at some of the top stories in Strongsville from the last year.

1. Former pleads guilty to fraud charges in the Cuyahoga County corruption probe and is sentenced to nearly five years in prison.

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2. The is series.

3. A Hollo Oval man is awaiting trial on charges he during a domestic dispute in August.

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4. announced plans to close its store at Westfield SouthPark and on the property on Pearl Road.

5. A Cleveland-based at , leading to his arrest and a mini-riot at the mall.

6. A Strongsville police officer in the Walmart parking lot.

7. on Royalton Road when the national chain goes under.

8. Voters reject a school levies in May, August and November. The first was an , followed by a . In November, the schools .

9. relaunches American sales by opening a handful of dealerships, including

10. A kid a kid trying to drum up business for Verizon Wireless by waving to cars in a gorilla suit. You wouldn't think this was a top story of the year, but it was picked up by national news outlets and even made the Yahoo! home page.

 

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