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BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — When it comes to employee satisfaction, Maumee City Schools is definitely making the grade. The district recently earned the title of top workplace in the Toledo region. “It really is exciting for our district,” said district Superintendent Dr. Todd Cramer. “It was confirmation that we …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With homes, apartments and businesses springing up around Pray Boulevard, a new bridge taking shape across the Maumee River and half of the city council up for re-election, 2019 will be a year of transformation for Waterville, said Mayor Lori Brodie. “We definitely will have a …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — In the annual State of the City address, Maumee Mayor Richard Carr touted economic growth, strong police and fire protection, excellent schools, well-maintained streets and a budget surplus. He made his remarks at the January 15 Maumee Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “The city of Maumee …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With classes, parties, weddings and special events, the classrooms of the old Monclova School are increasingly occupied. During the Monclova Historical Foundation’s (MHF) annual meeting, Monclova Community Center director Jennifer Reinhart and MHF president Pete Siekierski shared with members how the nonprofit organization is now $25,000 …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — In a tense, two-hour council meeting on January 7, Maumee Mayor Richard Carr temporarily passed leadership to council president Tim Pauken, who announced that a vote on whether to fire city administrator John Jezak would be postponed. Carr stepped aside in his duties as mayor …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Sixth-grader Rocco Armentrout stood inside the Anthony Wayne High School cafeteria and sleepily watched as groups of girls – clad in basketball jerseys – posed for team photos early last Saturday morning. “If I didn’t play basketball, I’d be sleeping in or playing Fortnite,” the Waterville …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When Gracie Dzienny was a sixth-grader at Fallen Timbers Middle School, she saw a flier about tryouts for the musical Aladdin. While she had done modeling and dancing, her singing was limited to the shower, and her acting – well, she’d never tried. On December 20, …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER| MIRROR REPORTER — Always prepared, Jim Bagdonas arrived at his last Waterville City Council meeting armed with facts. “I’ve worked for three mayors and 19 members of council, attended 280 council meetings and hundreds of meetings for boards, commissions and with other municipalities,” said Bagdonas, who is retiring on Friday, …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — If you are in the market for a stringed instrument, or the many things that go along with it, Small Box Music has you covered. The new shop recently opened in uptown Maumee, and with a wide variety of equipment on hand, store owners John …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — After an eight-month construction project that began in early April, St. Luke’s Hospital celebrated the grand opening of its new Heart and Vascular Center.  On December 2, a ribbon-cutting event took place to commemorate the $12.5 million state-of-the art facility, which offers advanced care to …