AROUND THE REGION
Bedford woman identified in Monday fatal car crash on Ghent Road
The 28-year-old woman who died in a single-car crash Monday morning on Ghent Road has been identified as Donita Smith, of Bedford, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Smith was driving southbound in her Chevrolet Equinox around 6:25 a.m. when she lost control of the vehicle around a curve and smashed into a concrete sign. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Before Smith was identified, the Beacon Journal was previously told by the Akron Police Department that the crash victim was from Akron, which was incorrect.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Summit County Sheriff’s Office rescues abandoned bag of kittens
A bag of kittens was found dumped in the Firestone Park Community Center parking lot Saturday afternoon, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
A person who saw someone abandon the kittens alerted Sheriff Kandy Fatheree and others from the Sheriff’s Office who were all attending a Senior Expo at the community center. The sheriff ’s team eventually retrieved the kittens, who were reportedly very young and not fully weaned yet.
The agency contacted RubberCity Rescue and the kittens were taken back to their shelter.
Anyone interested in adopting a kitten can call RubberCity Rescue at 330212-1670.
Several Earth Day events planned throughout Akron
Several Earth Day events are planned throughout the city of Akron over this week and next. They include:
● 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday: Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park invasive plant removal. tinyurl.com/Plant-Removal
● Noon to 4 p.m. Friday: Recycling event at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. tinyurl.com/Recycle-Day
● 1 to 3 p.m. Friday: Cleanup event in Middlebury starting at Keep Akron Beautiful’s headquarters at 850 E. Market Street. tinyurl.com/MiddleburyClean
● 1 to 3 p.m. Friday: City of Akron cleaup. tinyurl.com/AkronLitter
● 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday: Earth Day celebration at Kenmore Branch Library. tinyurl.com/KenmoreLibrary
● 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday: Party for the Planet at the Akron Zoo. tinyurl.com/Planet-Party
● 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday: Upcycling for the Earth at Summit Lake Nature Center. tinyurl.com/UpcycleSMP
● 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday: Earth Day for Kids at the F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm. tinyurl.com/NatureRealm
● 9 a.m. to noon April 27: Ohio and Erie canal cleanup: tinyurl.com/CleanCanal
● Noon to 3 p.m. April 27: Kickoff for Keep Akron Beautiful’s Planting Change initiative: tinyurl.com/PlantingChange
Earth Day is April 22.