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Archive for May 7th, 2009
Obituaries for May 7
These are the obituaries that appear in the May 7 edition of The Chronicle. To read the full obituary, sign up for The Chronicle’s free E-edition, the link for which is located at the top right corner of the our home page, www.chroniclet.com.
Jeremiah Smalley
Lillian Mae Laskay
Anna Racz
Myron Beauford Lallathin
Donald Raymond [...]
Ramirez suspended 50 games for drug violation
NEW YORK (AP) - Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday, becoming the latest high-profile player ensnared in the sport`s drug scandals.
The Los Angeles Dodgers star said he did not take steroids and was given medication by a doctor that contained a banned substance. The commissioner`s office [...]
Elyria parks department again faces ax
ELYRIA - The city`s Parks and Recreation Department, which suffered major cuts earlier this year due to an ongoing financial crisis, will have to absorb even more cuts, Mayor Bill Grace said Wednesday.
City officials are looking to cut another $500,000 from the city`s budget, and at least half will come from the Parks [...]
CHP cuts 35 jobs
LORAIN - Thirty-five employees of Community Health Partners were laid off Wednesday, and another 51 had their hours reduced in an effort by the hospital system to stave off financial problems.
Ten of the laid-off workers are registered nurses, while the rest comprise clinical and non-clinical staff, as well as a few management and [...]
Now, it’s official, LeBron james is ‘D’ man: Cavaliers star named first team All-NBA defense
INDEPENDENCE - LeBron James became the first Cleveland player to earn league MVP honors on Monday. He became the second player in franchise history to earn first-team All-Defensive honors on Wednesday.
“It was a big goal of mine to get better and take a little more onus at that end of the floor,” James [...]
Cavaliers’ Delonte West might not be big by NBA shooting guard standards, but he’s definitely a big-time player
INDEPENDENCE - When Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry first tossed out the idea prior to training camp, coach Mike Brown did a double-take.
Start Mo Williams and Delonte West, who qualify as NBA midgets, in the same backcourt? Ferry, whose suggestions to Brown are usually quickly discarded to begin with, had fallen totally off [...]
Fire-ravaged building torn down in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM - Â One of the owners of the building that housed a small post office and restaurant destroyed by fire in March said a new post office outlet and some type of business will rise again on the site.
As for the restaurant? It won`t be returning.
“With the economy the way it is, it`s [...]
Flu closure means longer, earlier days at Ely School
ELYRIA - Ely Elementary students will be earlier risers come next week as school officials have decided to start the school day early every day until the end of the school year to make up for time lost due to the school`s unexpected closure after a student came down with the H1N1 virus.
The [...]
Cavs notes: Big men need to bounce back after coming up small on offense in Game 1
INDEPENDENCE - From the Cavaliers` perspective, there wasn`t much to fret about following a 99-72 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
One area of concern, however, was the offensive production of Cleveland`s big men, who combined for 13 points on 5-of-23 shooting.
Starting center Zydrunas Ilgauskas was 2-of-9 [...]
Pavano stymies hot Sox: Third straight strong outing leads way as Indians end Boston’s nine-game home winning streak
BOSTON - Carl Pavano endured four injury-plagued years in which he gave the New York Yankees very little for their $39.95 million.
So far he`s been a big bargain for the Cleveland Indians.
Pavano pitched his third strong game in three weeks, Victor Martinez homered and drove in four runs, and the Indians ended the [...]