Bedford, Ohio

• Bedford hires Angelo as manager
  

  Former Mayor Henry J. Angelo is heading north to become the city manager of Bedford.

• Man's Rolex and bracelet stolen from his home: Independence Police Blotter
  

  THEFT, BRECKSVILLE ROAD: A noticed his $7,000 Rolex watch and a $3,000 gold bracelet were missing Feb.

• Contractor pleads guilty to bribing Jimmy Dimora
  

  Building contractor Nicholas Zavarella admitted Wednesday to bribing Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora with $25,000 in home improvements.

• What needs fixing? Road Rant has a few ideas
  

  So many things to write about this week . . . so let's get going on a news and notes version of Road Rant.

• Going wireless with your health care
  

  DECATUR, Ga. a ' Each night before lying down to sleep in the cab of his semi, David Jesse straps a blood pressure cuff on his arm.

• Development director: Park adds value to adjacent land
  

  Gahanna City Council on March 1 approved parks director Tony Collins' request to appropriate the necessary funds to seal the deal on Central Park of Gahanna.

• GM to recall 1.3 million Chevrolet Cobalts and other compacts to fix power steering problem
  

  General Motors Co. said Monday it will recall 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac compact cars sold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico to fix power steering motors that can fail.

• Cuyahoga County: Bedford Hts. businessman to plead guilty in corruption case
  

  A Solon man with a Bedford Heights business will plead guilty to doing construction work at the home of a Cuyahoga County public official, in exchange for helping a relative obtain a county job and two teaching jobs.

• IHOP Serving Free Pancakes Tuesday
  

  IHOP is serving up free pancakes across the country Tuesday from 7 a.m. through 10 p.m. IHOP will ask you make a donation to the Children's Miracle Network.

• Peter Nagusky Now Heads Federal Metal Co.
  

  David Nagusky remains chairman and CEO of Ohio-based ingot maker. The Federal Metal Co.

• 37-year-old Maple Heights man charged with bank robbery
  

  A 37-year-old Maple Heights man is being held on a $100,000 bond on a bank robbery charge.

• Police will blitz Greater Cleveland on Super Bowl Sunday to intercept drunken drivers
  

  Firefighters stage a crash in 2007 for Independence High School students to warn them about the dangers of driving drunk.

• Lisa Moran Ltd. to have trunk show for mothers of bride, groom: Style News
  

  Lisa Moran Ltd. at Eton Chagrin Boulevard will have a trunk show for mothers of the bride and groom the week of Feb.

• Armed robber who shot Euclid store clerk pleads guilty to attempted murder
  

  The man who terrorized a family and shot an employee at a Euclid store last summer pleaded guilty.

• Lady in black tries to escape then attempts to assault police officer: Chagrin Falls Police Blotter
  

  ESCAPE, ASSAULT ON A POLICE OFFICER: A Bainbridge woman, 30, was arrested - twice - Sunday after police received a call of a suspicious person dressed in black at Olive and South Franklin streets.

• Comments
  

  One man was in custody Saturday night for the stabbing of four men at the Venture Inn, located at 8602 Garfield Boulevard, Sgt.

• Italian fare is good to the restaurant's name at new Primo in Olmsted
  

  Joe Iannaggi shows his linguini with clams along with other Italian dishes. Joe Iannaggi was practically destined to own a restaurant.

• 86-year old driver charged with causing auto accident: Gates Mills Police Blotter
  

  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, S.O.M. CENTER ROAD Police were called at 1:50 p.m. Jan. 6 about a car accident on S.O.M. Center Road, near Dorchester Road.

• RTA's proposed bus route reductions drew nearly a thousand...
  

  The president of University Hospitals' Bedford Medical Center, the mayor of Garfield Heights and Maple Heights School officials joined about 50 riders on a wintry Thursday night to plead with RTA officials to keep bus routes that serve southeast Cuyahoga County.

City Description

Bedford is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 14,214 at the 2000 census. It is an eastern suburb of Cleveland. Bedford is located at 41°23′33″N 81°32′04″W / 41.392404°N 81.534441°W / 41.392404; -81.534441. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 square miles (13.9 km), all of it land. 1797 - Bedford Township is founded, and is part of the Connecticut Western Reserve. (Bedford Township existed as a government until 1951, when the City of Bedford Heights, the Village of Oakwood, and the Village of Walton Hills are established. The Village of Maple Heights left Bedford Township in 1915.) 1816 - The Taylor Chair Company is established along Tinkers Creek, by Benjamin Franklin Fitch. 1837 - The Village of Bedford is founded, and consists of what would be the geographic center of Bedford Township. 1861 - 1865 Bedford sends over 140 of its' sons to fight in the Civil War. 1830's - 1890's - Industries spring up along Tinkers' Creek, using the fast-flowing water as a source of power to operate numerous mills. 1870 - First Baptist Church is established on the Bedford Commons before moving to its present location in

City Contained By:

• Cuyahoga County
• Ohio

City Contains:

• Middlefield Cheese Stadium
• Cleveland And Pittsburgh Railroad Bridge

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 13.9859357958 km squared

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