There were 48 professional licenses issued in Summit County in the week ending Nov. 18, 2023, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.
On Nov. 15, the City of Akron Fire Department held a ceremony to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program here in the city. The luncheon, held at the Local 330 Fire Union Hall, was well attended by current and former firefighters and elected officials. The Akron Fire Department Emergency Medical Services program began on November 15, 1978 with a volunteer crew of 25 paramedics. Today, the program maintains 153 paramedics throughout the city.
There are 28 professional licenses expiring in Summit County in the week ending Nov. 25 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.
Recently, three Akron Police Department captains graduated from prestigious and well-regarded policing programs. Captain Michael Rinn graduated as a member of the 287th session of the FBI National Academy. Captain David Laughlin and Captain Agostino Micozzi both graduated from Class #548 of the School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC) at Northwestern University.
Recently, Akron Deputy Mayor Marco Sommerville was interviewed by The HistoryMakers, which is known as the digital repository of the Black Experience. HistoryMakers (www.thehistorymakers.org) is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit research and educational institution. With the Library of Congress serving as their official repository, The HistoryMakers collection has grown to over 11,000 hours of testimony.