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BY ROBIN ERB | SPECIAL TO THE MIRROR — Kendra Amborski’s smile is as welcoming and reliable as the piping hot, eye-opening coffee she serves at Georgette’s Grounds & Gifts. So is her ability to whip up a cup of joe – a carefully customized formula based on each customer’s personal tastes …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — For 56 years, the Bartz Viviano name has been synonymous with fresh floral arrangements. As the family-owned florist opens its fourth location in the Shops at Waterville Landing, Anthony Wayne-area shoppers will see that Bartz Viviano is much more. As floral designer Lieng Tran delicately composed …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Since joining the Anthony Wayne High School staff in 2011, Jackie Baker and Aisha Kaemming have shared a classroom, students, lesson plans and enthusiasm for motivating their students to learn and grow. During the October 8 Anthony Wayne Board of Education meeting, the two intervention specialists …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Maumee City Council has put on hold a decision to hire a new full-time city employee to manage and administer Maumee’s computer network system. The decision came after a split vote at the October 1 meeting when council member Dave Kissinger requested that council reconsider …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — For an entrepreneur eager to launch a new business or grow an existing one, the SBA loan – guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration and issued by lenders – could the answer. Rob Haskins, VP and specialty finance consultant at JPMorgan Chase Bank, spoke about …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Kind, giving, caring, willing to help at a moment’s notice – these are just a few of the ways that friends and family describe Charlie Carr. The beloved community member and friend to so many in Maumee passed away on September 20 after a four-year …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Josh and Stacie Aultman were filled with joy when they learned that Stacie was pregnant with twins. The Maumee couple planned that soon they would welcome the new bundles into their home, where older brothers Cody, 10, and A.J., 7, were also eagerly awaiting their …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Maumee Police Chief Jim MacDonald will retire after 30 years of service in Maumee. A pension rule based on age and service necessitates that the 61-year-old police chief should retire. His last official day on the job is Friday, November 16 and Maumee City Council …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — For nearly a century, Zwyer family members had lived and farmed along Monclova Road.  For 44 of those years, the Zwyer Poultry Farm was a thriving business, with 16,000 chickens producing over 75,000 eggs a week at its peak. On Wednesday, September 26, the 1902 farmhouse, …

November 15, 2018 With one-third of the school year already behind us, I wanted to share updates as we continue to live out our core beliefs and make sure we are “Always Innovating and Always Inspiring.” In addition to working to accomplish our district goals, which encompass rigor, relevance, relationships …