Archive for July 13th, 2007
Bring on the 2nd half
Tribe hopes to duplicate early gains CLEVELAND — The Indians spent 63 days atop the Central Division standings throughout a first half that saw them post the third-most wins in the majors with a 52-36 record — their best mark at the All-Star break since 1999. Their home record (31-12) and 26 comeback victories are [...]
Time to worry about Sabathia
CLEVELAND — The Indians are well on their way to locking up all of their core players to long-term contracts, but they still have one remaining — and it’s a big one. On Thursday, Cleveland announced a contract extension for Travis Hafner that will pay the designated hitter a guaranteed $57 million over the next [...]
Cavs gain much by doing little
The Cavaliers have gotten a lot done by doing virtually nothing in free agency. When Memphis agreed to a contract with unrestricted free agent power forward Darko Milicic on Wednesday, the Cavs immediately gained the upper hand in negotiations with their own power forward, Anderson Varejao, a restricted free agent who had been courted by [...]
Officials plead for money
ELYRIA — County agencies and departments have been trying to scrimp and save after budget cuts earlier this year, but it doesn’t appear to be enough. Sheriff Phil Stammitti told county commissioners at a budget hearing Thursday that if he doesn’t get his department’s lost money restored, he may have to lay off deputies. “If [...]
Justice Center keeps cracking
ELYRIA — You might want to wear a hard hat the next time you’re walking past the county Justice Center. County officials were forced to close off an area outside the south end of the building Wednesday as they reinforce pieces of brick that have continued to loosen just three years after the $45 million [...]
Lorain man stabbed in back after argument
ELYRIA — A Lorain man was stabbed in the back with a kitchen knife following an argument over a woman, police said. Cleveland Merritt was treated at EMH Regional Medical Center following the stabbing. He was later flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. He was listed in fair condition Thursday, said a hospital spokeswoman. [...]
Whiz kids at CWRU
36 kids design games, robots at tech camp CLEVELAND — Eight-year-olds creating video games. Twelve-year-olds building robots. Thirty-six children, ages 7 to 17, were designing, programming and creating video games, Web sites and robots at the internalDrive Tech Camp at Case Western Reserve University this week. On Wednesday, 11-year-old Matt Avampato, of Avon Lake, was [...]
CHP buys up land
Hospital, Elyria Schools in property tax battle involving 13 acres near Ireland Cancer Center ELYRIA — Community Health Partners Regional Medical Center and the Elyria Schools are locked in a legal fight over how much some of the land the hospital has been quietly buying up near the Ireland Cancer Center is worth and how [...]
New Lorain super already on payroll
Atkinson being paid $15,000 as consultant amid staff cuts LORAIN — Cheryl Atkinson, who becomes superintendent of Lorain schools on Aug. 1, has kept a low-profile in the community but has been working behind the scenes and is being paid $15,000 as a 10-week consultant to the district. Her role as a consultant, however, is [...]
Officer quits 3 months after Taser reprieve
Daniel Bozsoki had been fired, then reinstated LORAIN — A Lorain police officer who was returned to the force after being fired for Tasering a prisoner in custody resigned Thursday. Daniel Bozsoki told Chief Cel Rivera that he was quitting the police department to avoid possible termination for failing to turn in a police report, [...]
LCCAA worker faces theft charges
Anonymous letter spurred investigation ELYRIA — A criminal investigation triggered last year by an anonymous letter sent to public officials has resulted in a Lorain County Community Action Agency employee being indicted for theft in office. A county grand jury indicted Elizabeth Young, 39, of Lorain, on charges of theft in office, theft and tampering [...]
Boy hit by car
LORAIN — A Lorain boy who police and witnesses suspect was among a group of teens playing chicken with passing motorists was in serious condition at a Cleveland hospital after being hit by a car Thursday night, a hospital spokeswoman said. Leif Hammonds, 16, was hit while walking westbound across Broadway near East 32nd Street, [...]
Police Blotter – 06/13/07
Elyria police Tuesday, July 10 10:59 a.m. – 200 block Bond St., Cascade School, window busted out. 11 a.m. – 400 block Wesley Ave., disabled woman said she was nearly scammed out of $18,000 by a man she met on the Internet; woman turned information over to police before money was exchanged. 11:20 a.m. – [...]
Kenneth Ahr
Kenneth L. Ahr, 59, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2007. Further arrangements will be announced by the Hempel Funeral Home in Amherst.
Monroe Pearle Bond, Sr.
Monroe Pearle Bond, Sr., 84, of Oberlin, died Wednesday morning, July 11, 2007 at New Life Hospice in Lorain. Mr. Bond was born September 25, 1922 in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident of Lorain County. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Lorain where he sang in the senior choir. [...]
Irma A. Dyer
Irma A. Dyer (nee Shore), 96, of Elyria, died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Life Care Center of Elyria. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria.
Rose Swan
Rose Mary Swan (nee Eonta), 77, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at Amherst Hospital E.R. following a sudden illness. She was born January 29, 1930, in Canonsburg, PA. She was raised, and had made her home in Pennsylvania for 33 years before moving to Amherst. Rose was a member [...]
Allen John Williams
Allen John Williams, 72, of Lorain, died Tuesday afternoon, July 10, 2007, at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Williams was born October 28, 1934, in New Iberia, LA, and had resided in the Lorain area since 1957. He was a member of St. Edwards Catholic Church in New Iberia, LA where had once [...]