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In anticipation of the LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers victory celebration at Lock 3 in Akron Thursday night, the Beacon Journal and Ohio.com will be monitoring developments.
Here’s the latest updates:
1:03 p.m.: FirstMerit Bank’s downtown Tower branch location will close at 2 p.m., instead of 4 p.m. Online banking, ATMs and customer service will not be impacted by the early closure. No other location’s hours will be impacted by the traffic headed downtown this afternoon, a spokesman for the bank said.
12:40 p.m.: The Downtown Akron Partnership has announced free city bus rides tonight.