AKRONMotorcyclist killedAKRON: A Cuyahoga Falls man was killed late Friday when his motorcycle went off the road in South Akron and struck a pole.Andrew Juszkiewicz, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene around 11:30 p.m.The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office said the accident happened about 11 p.m.Juszkiewicz apparently lost control of his motorcycle while driving south on South Main Street, drove off the right side of the road and hit a pole.The medical examiner’s office performed an autopsy Saturday. No information was available.STREETSBORORobber soughtSTREETSBORO: Police were looking for a gunman who robbed the Circle K convenience store at 9913 State Route 43 late Friday.No one was hurt in the robbery, in which an undisclosed amount of cash was taken, police said.The robber carried a handgun and was described as a black male in his 20s, 6 feet tall, with a slender build and facial hair. He was wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.Police ask anyone with information to call 330-626-4976. A dispatcher said Saturday he had no further information.MANCHESTER SCHOOLSMusic fundraiserNEW FRANKLIN: The Manchester Music Boosters will hold its third annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the old Sparkle Market parking lot, 5461 Manchester Road.Money raised will support all music programs in the Manchester school district, including the high school marching band, concert band, jazz band and choirs, and the middle school band program.Donations can be dropped off in the same parking lot from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday..For information, email mmusicboosters@gmail.com.WadsworthAward for libraryWADSWORTH: The city’s public library has won the Ohio Library Council’s 2011 Innovation Award for circulating laptop computers so library users can take them home.The service to allow library patrons to borrow the laptops has been in place since 2009. Since it started, there have been 510 laptop checkouts.Library officials said the library was able to create the new service at little cost, in part, because of the donation of 50 used laptops from Westfield Insurance Group.SUFFIELD TOWNSHIPMoving music festSUFFIELD TWP.: The annual Suffield League Community Music Festival has been moved to Wingfoot Lake State Park this year.The free event runs 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and noon to 11:15 p.m. Saturday.In addition to nearly a dozen musical groups, there will be a beer garden, food and children’s games.Saturday will also feature a daylong car show and charity silent auction with autographed guitars and memorabilia from Alice Cooper, Poison, Warrant, Ripper Owens, L.A. Guns, BulletBoys and more.Meanwhile, visitors can take advantage of regular activities at the park, including miniature golf, horseshoes, playgrounds, pontoon boat rentals, walking trails and corn hole.Wingfoot Lake is at 993 Goodyear Park Blvd., off Waterloo Road. For information, visit http://www.suffieldfestival.com.AKRONSafari at zooAKRON: Summer Safari, the Akron Zoo’s largest fundraiser of the year, will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday.The event will feature food, animals, auctions and live entertainment, with all the proceeds benefiting the Akron Zoo and its conservation programs.The entire zoo will be open for guests, offering up-close animal encounters throughout the park.Tickets for the event start at $75 and are available at http://www.akronzoo.org on the Web, or by calling 330-375-7249, ext. 7249.Raffle tickets are available for $10, or three for $25 for items such as an Apple iPad, a set of four tires provided by Firestone Complete Auto Care with gas card, a Love Knot bracelet and earring set, two suite tickets to a University of Akron football game with overnight hotel accommodations and gift card to Crave or the opportunity to be a veterinarian for a day at the zoo. Silent auction items include paintings by zoo animals, an overnight stay at Windsor, Don Drumm artwork, bikes and more.AKRONUniversity Park fairAKRON: Art, food and music will converge at the sixth annual University Park Arts Fair & Food Fest at Grace Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.The fair will be held in historic Grace Park at Perkins and North Prospect streets in University Park. Admission and parking are free.The festival offers visitors an opportunity to visit and appreciate the beauty of Akron’s oldest park while enjoying music and other family-friendly entertainment, fine art and fine crafts from more that 100 local and regional artists, innovative food by Akron locals and exhibitors from the University Park community. For a complete program, list of artists or information, visit: http://www.university
parkartsfair.org or email info@
universityparkartsfair.org or call 330-777-2070.CUYAHOGA HEIGHTSWastewater tourCUYAHOGA HEIGHTS: The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will hold a Where Does It Go? open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant, the largest facility of its kind in Ohio.The tour includes a trolley ride and walk through the treatment plant. The tour will include an overview of the extensive process required to clean water, how garbage and waste are managed, and how public health and the environment are protected by the process.“It’s very important that we open up our doors and show the public the extensive and complicated work we do every day,” Superintendent John Augustine said.The family-friendly event will begin at the Environmental & Maintenance Services Center, 4747 E. 49th St.Kids will be able to make slime, test pH levels, see the aquatic insects and fish species used to identify if water is clean and learn about the equipment used to clean the sewers.Attendance is limited, so guests must register by calling 216-432-7304 or visiting http://www.WhereDoesItGo.org/OpenHouse.CAMPAIGN TRAILReed receptionGREEN: A reception to support the re-election of City Councilman-at-Large Joel Reed will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Legends Sports Pub and Grille, 1840 Town Park Blvd.Suggested donations are $50 per person or $250 per sponsor.For information, call 330-999-1842.