Week in Review: Kent Honors Adam Hamilton, Memorial Day, Pedal With Pete and More

This week proved a somber one for Kent residents, as the city marked Memorial Day and simultaneously mourned a native son who died fighting in Afghanistan two days earlier.

Here's your news week in review:

• We sat down with for an in-depth profile piece on Sunday. Zeidner's is today from 7:30 a.m to noon.
• Sunday the news broke that 2007 Theodore Roosevelt High School graduate . Our coverage of Adam's death continued with , and . We also featured a photo gallery of in honor of Hamilton.
• On Memorial Day, we told you about , and Tuesday we featured our and events held in Kent for the holiday.
• We reminded you on Tuesday about the annual lemonade fundraiser, sponsored locally by the Huscroft family, to support childhood cancer research. The Huscroft's takes place today.
• We broke the news when Wednesday night, and we followed that up with a look at on Thursday.
• We broke the news Thursday about the . Our story takes a close look at the project, which when finished will have cost Kent State more than $7 million on construction and land acquisition.
• Friday we examined how once Ohio lawmakers approve a state budget this month.
• News Break of the Week: The launch point for the annual .

That's just a quick recap of the big stories. Don't forget about our Announcements page, Events calendar, Local Voices blogs, and our newly revamped "Places" business directory listing for more Kent news and information.