Cleveland, OH
Increased incentives for Cleveland-area YMCA counselors
CLEVELAND — Tish Bowling, the vp of Youth Improvement on the Better Cleveland YMCA, stated summer season camps haven’t been full the final two years.
However this yr is totally different, and so they’re anticipating a full camp.
They want counselors.
“The demand could be very excessive,” she stated. “We’re not the one summer season camp within the space, so there’s a lot of summer season camps. The competitors is excessive, however we’re offering one of the best alternative.”
There can be larger incentives than ever. The group bumped the hourly pay to $14 an hour, with a $1,000 signing bonus.
“This was so as to add somewhat bit extra incentive for folks to use, in addition to we need to elevate the standard of people to use,” Bowling stated. “It’s a must to be 18 to carry a place in summer season camp, and we’re reaching out to these in school who’re enthusiastic about training as a result of we’re offering intensive, complete coaching.”
That features lifeguard coaching, which the YMCA will present free to the applicant. Aquatics Coordinator James Mannion stated members simply must be 15-years-old by the tip of the category and so they can get licensed.
“One among my instructors down right here, she didn’t have her certification greater than a month in the past, and he or she’s right here within the water now with the children,” Mannion stated.
Bowling stated they’ve loads of openings, and that the $1,000 bonus just isn’t paid up entrance. It’s damaged up into increments.
“Two-hundred and fifty after one month and the remaining on the finish,” she stated.
Bowling stated this can be a means to make sure the advisors and lifeguards keep for the complete camp.
![](https://newspub.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np-logo.png)
Cleveland, OH
Avtron Power Solutions Expands Capabilities with Acquisition of Rx Monitoring Services, Transforming Data Center Commissioning Automation
![Avtron Power Solutions Expands Capabilities with Acquisition of Rx Monitoring Services, Transforming Data Center Commissioning Automation](https://NCN.images.worldnow.com/images/21756793_G.png)
Press Release
Cleveland, OH – June 25, 2024 – Avtron Power Solutions, a Hidden Harbor Capital Partners portfolio company, and a global leader in load bank test solutions, announces the acquisition of Rx Monitoring Services (RxMS), a…
Cleveland, OH
Crime Gun Intelligence Center opening in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — The Surgeon General has now declared gun violence a public health crisis in America.
He is calling for preventive measures similar to past campaigns against smoking and traffic safety.
The question now is how to fight this crisis, and Cleveland is hoping a new Crime Gun Intelligence Center, modeled after one in Cincinnati, will help.
United States Attorney General Merrick Garland was in Cleveland on Tuesday to announce a new crime gun intelligence center, also known as a CGIC. Garland said CGICs are centralized law enforcement hubs that will help to investigate and prevent gun violence by bringing law enforcement officers and prosecutors together at every level, providing access to firearms tracing technology.
“Through enhanced collaboration and advanced technology, CGIC’s help investigators generate leads to get shooters off the streets and dismantle the trafficking networks that supply violent criminals with their guns,” Garland said.
Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Cleveland native, Stephen Dettelbach, said the CGICs have the ability to take a particular piece of evidence to help solve gun violence crimes.
“… a shell casing, a fingerprint, a LPR reading, a traffic light camera, a ring camera, and to take that piece of evidence and turn it to actionable intelligence in realtime,” Dettelbach said.
Garland said the CGIC’s across the country are already supporting law enforcement investigations, like the one in Columbus, that helped locate a shell casing from a crime scene in only 2 days, compared to taking 40-60 days before the center.
“No one in this country should have to live in fear of gun violence, no family and community should have to grieve the loss of their loved ones to senseless violence, that is why we are here today. The Northeast Ohio Crime Gun Intelligence Center will help us leverage our partnerships and technological innovation to solve gun crimes and save lives,” Garland said.
But Garland also pointed to obstacles like a new proposal to cut the justice department’s budget by almost $1 billion.
“This effort to defund the justice department and its essential law enforcement functions will make our fight against violent crime all the more difficult. It is unacceptable,” Garland said.
Garland said he thinks the decision by the Surgeon General to declare gun violence as a public health crisis will help draw public attention to the matter.
“This CGIC does not represent the culmination of the justice department’s efforts to stop gun violence in this region, it marks a new chapter,” Garland said.
Cleveland, OH
Explore beautiful Cleveland street art – Kenny previews 2024 Graffiti Street Heart Tour
![Explore beautiful Cleveland street art – Kenny previews 2024 Graffiti Street Heart Tour](https://fox8.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/06/thumbnail_IMG_4773.jpg?w=1280)
Posted:
Updated:
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) — Over 60 murals are beautifying the city of Cleveland thanks to the mission and work of Graffiti HeArt. Fox 8’s Kenny Crumpton gives us a preview of this year’s Graffiti Street Heart Tour which includes six stops and over 16 murals. ‘Changing the world one mural at a time’ is the group’s mission. For information about the tour click here.
-
News1 week ago
It's easy to believe young voters could back Trump at young conservative conference
-
World1 week ago
Swiss summit demands 'territorial integrity' of Ukraine
-
World1 week ago
Protesters in Brussels march against right-wing ideology
-
News1 week ago
A fast-moving wildfire spreads north of Los Angeles, forcing evacuations
-
World1 week ago
Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for June attack in Burkina Faso
-
Movie Reviews1 week ago
Short Film Review: Willow and Wu (2024) by Kathy Meng
-
News1 week ago
Mass shooting at Rochester Hills splash pad: Everything we know
-
Movie Reviews1 week ago
Movie Review: Top 5 Movies to Watch This Father's Day June 16, 2024 –