🌱 How East Cleveland plans to make illegal dumpers “pay” soon

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In today's newsletter:

• How East Cleveland plans to make illegal dumpers “pay” soon

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy and not as warm, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 82, low: 71.
• Sunday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• East Cleveland teams up to stop illegal dumping (news5cleveland.com) — East Cleveland officials are cracking down on illegal dumping with a new partnership with the Cuyahoga County Environmental Crimes Task Force and a push for tougher penalties, including possible jail time and steep fines. Mayor Sandra Morgan says trash-strewn streets are scaring off investment and hurting neighborhoods, and she’s urging council to back stronger enforcement so outsiders stop treating the city like a dumping ground.
   

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📸 Around East Cleveland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Cleveland

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Wednesday June 17

• Uncorked with Plexus at 750 ML
  Plexus 750 ML Wines 2287 W. Market St. Akron, OH
  5:30 pm

Friday June 19

• Juneteenth (Facilities Closed)
  Memorial Cleveland, OH 44110

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📣 East Cleveland Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Safe Sitter Class
  City of Lyndhurst 5301 Mayfield Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124, USA
  9:00 am
• New Member Meet Up
  Plexus Zoom, link sent in confirmation email.
  9:30 am
• Piano Lessons →
  Bratenahl, OH Calendar, 10300 Brighton Road, Bratenahl
  3:00 pm
• Friday Night “Light” →
  Legacy Village, 25001 Cedar Rd, Lyndhurst
  5:00 pm
• Friday Night "Light"
  City of Lyndhurst 25001 Cedar Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124, USA
  5:30 pm
• Shaker Youth Collaborative Teen Movie Night →
  Shaker Heights, OH Calendar, 3450 Lee Rd., Shaker Heights
  8:30 pm

Saturday June 13

• Doan Brook Historical Hike →
  Shaker Heights, OH Calendar, 16740 South Park Blvd., Shaker Heights
  10:00 am
• Tai Chi →
  Bratenahl, OH Calendar, 10300 Brighton Road, Bratenahl
  10:00 am
• Weekend Rubbish
  City of Lyndhurst 5301 Mayfield Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124, USA
  11:30 am
• Hollywood Feed - University Heights →
  Hollywood Feed, 13932 Cedar Rd, University Heights
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Free furniture, Book Bags, also a DJ, Free Food, free Haircuts, and much more,..
  behind Apex School on Noble Rd, on July 27th from 12pm til 4pm (Nextdoor McGregor)

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🗞 Nearby News

Cleveland Heights

• 10 Juneteenth celebrations in NE Ohio (fox8.com)
• Taylor Swift attends 2026 NBA Finals Game 4 at Madison Square Garden (nba.com)
• Taylor Swift attends Knicks' record-breaking rally over Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals (atlantanewsfirst.com)

Shaker Heights

• Shaker Heights residents say 'No Stadium' as lawsuit to continue University School field enhancement persists (news5cleveland.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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