Twinsburg Police Hope to Transition to Solon Jail by New Year

Three year, $85,000 agreement could save Twinsburg up to $100,000, give Solon Jail more steady income.

Twinsburg prisoners may have to get new cells by Jan. 1, 2013. Twinsburg Police Chief Chris Noga hopes to have city council approve an agreement with Solon to house its prisoners at the Solon Jail in the next few weeks. If approved, the transition would likely be effective starting with the new year. "I’m recommending that we press forward and house all of our prisoners at the Solon jail,” Noga said to council last Tuesday. The agreement would be for three years and would cost the city $85,000 each year to use Solon's a full service jail and correction staff. The police department currently operates a 12-day facility. The operation cost for 2011 was $152,000 including labor, supplies, feeding prisoners, according to Noga. Potential savings…

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Judy Takacs Art Exhibit Now Open

The artist's exhibit of senior paintings will be on display at the Solon Center for the Arts through Dec. 14

An exhibit of paintings the artist says depict "amazing old souls" will be on display in Solon through mid-December. "The Solon Senior Project: Judy Takacs Paints Fascinating Wisdom" opens tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Solon Center for the Arts with a reception. The exhibit runs through Dec. 14. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. "Each week, for the past nine months or so, I painted a different senior citizen at the Solon Senior Center," Takacs said in an email. "These are the paintings that resulted from these very special encounters with these amazing old souls." Takacs would show up to the senior center to paint seniors in the lobby. The models …

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How Do Twinsburg's Crime Stats Compare With Local Communities? (DATA)

We put Twinsburg's numbers next to neighboring communities like Solon, Aurora and others

So how safe is Twinsburg compared to neighboring communities? Patch took the 2011 violent crimes report data that was released by the FBI and compared Twinsburg with surrounding communities including Aurora, Hudson, Reminderville, Solon and Streetsboro. Editor's Note: Crimes stats for Macedonia were not included in the report. Before reading into any of the data, the first thing to realize is that while the communities are close together, the populations do vary, which is a factor in each report. Twinsburg led all city's in reports of rape in 2011 (4) and finished higher in categories such as property crime (169), larceny-theft (132) and car theft (7). Violent crime includes murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and…

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Hilarious Outtakes by Twinsburg, Solon Patch Editors (VIDEO)

Don't miss the blooper reel from Friday's Twinsburg vs. Solon video.

Yes, your Twinsburg and Solon Patch editors are consummate professionals. But even they can make mistakes. Really, really bad mistakes. Take this video for example. On Thursday Editors Chris Mazzolini (Solon Patch) and Mitch Cooper (Twinsburg Patch) filmed a video to let their audience know of a wager they placed on the Twinsburg vs. Solon football game. Check out this compilation of screwups from the video shoot in the outtakes reel above then watch and compare it to the final product.

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Patch Editors Place Wager on Twinsburg, Solon Game (VIDEO)

Twinsburg Patch and Solon Patch editors decided to place a "friendly" wager on Friday's game. Find out what's at stake.

Both Twinsburg and Solon are anticipating Friday's big game, but so are the editors of each town's Patch.  Editors Chris Mazzolini (Solon Patch) and Mitch Cooper (Twinsburg Patch) placed a wager on the game; but don't worry, there's no money at stake. Just pride. Check out the video to see just what's on the line for both editors. Don't miss an in-depth preview of Solon vs. Twinsburg. Who do you think will win? Tell us in the comments section below.

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Open Houses This Weekend: House Hunt

Check out these open houses this weekend in Solon and Twinsburg

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