Archive for October 18th, 2007
Live at Game 5 – 11:20
QUIET ISN’T GOOD AT THE JAKE Top of the eighth, Indians down 4-1. You can count the number of spinning Tribe-time towels on one hand. It’s one quiet place. The Indians are on their way to Boston tomorrow for Game 6 unless they rally back. The attendance at tonight’s game was just announced as 44,588. WHY CAN’T [...]
Joe Torre out as Yankee manager
Joe Torre is out as manager of the New York Yankees, rejecting a substantial pay cut after the team failed to make it past the first round of the playoffs for the third straight year. Torre turned down a $5 million, one-year contract Thursday that still would have made him the highest paid manager [...]
Call center jobs up to 840
TeleTech Corp. announced today that it will expand the call center it plans to open in Amherst Township , adding 340 jobs to the 500 jobs it had announced in August. Chuck Koskovich, vice president of the Colorado-based company, said the medical call center the company originally planned to bring to Lorain County will be [...]
One last mountain before the Rockies
CLEVELAND — “The Indians are going to the World Series.” Those are the words Tribe fans have yearned to hear for a decade, words that could be bellowing out of the mouth of the team’s recognizable radio man Tom Hamilton when this night is over. Owning a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series, [...]
Indians at the bottom of the totem pole
The Indians have been the underdogs the entire American League series — and that’s OK. But now, the Tribe is up 3-1 going into tonight’s game — which will be played on its home field with its ace on the mound — and it is still the underdog. Everyone from the ESPN "Sports Center" gang to the Vegas oddsmakers are [...]
Report: 100 new jobs headed to county
ELYRIA — A wireless carrier plans to announce today that it will create more than 100 new jobs in the county.County officials are keeping the details of the announcement quiet at the request of the company, which has scheduled a news conference for 2 p.m. today. County Administrator Jim Cordes described the jobs as service [...]
Avon chef keeps a hungry Tribe satisfied
The 2007 American League Championship is so close, the Indians can taste it. STEVE MANHEIM/CHRONICLE Local chef Paul Jagielski keeps the Indians fed at Jacobs Field. WHAT’S TO EAT? Today’s post-batting practice menu reads a little something like this: • Sauteed shrimp with vegetables in light pesto marinara sauce with cavatappi pasta • Turkey [...]
Indians vs. Red Sox: Moment of truth — C.C. readies for Game 5
CLEVELAND — With one big start, C.C. Sabathia can erase the memory of his brief but muddled postseason past. With one big start, Cleveland’s ace can pitch the Indians into the World Series for the first time in 10 years. With one big start, the 27-year-old left-hander can set this city on its ear. The [...]
‘Disney bandit’ gets 45 years
The leader of a burglary ring who broke into more than 100 homes over four years, even stealing Disney on Ice tickets from an Amherst family, was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison. Moore Joseph Moore, 46, apologized to the victims at the sentencing in Lake County, Assistant Lake County Prosecutor Mark Bartolotta said. [...]
Tribe notes: Lofton more than just blast from the past
CLEVELAND — This is what the Indians brought Kenny Lofton back to do — shine in the postseason spotlight. With a roster packed full of inexperienced players, especially when it came to October, Cleveland brought Lofton back for his third term with the team. It’s paid off, with the 40-year-old outfielder providing veteran assistance and [...]
Man arrested after Lorain chase
LORAIN — For the second time in two days, a car chase through the heart of the city late Tuesday forced drivers off the roads, according to a Lorain police report. Police arrested Jose Severino, 21, of Lorain, on charges of felony fleeing, reckless operation, driving under suspension, obstructing official business and resisting arrest after [...]
Browns: Lerner relishes team’s solid start
BEREA – Randy Lerner was just like every other Browns fan after the 34-7 opening loss to the Steelers. Frustrated, fuming, fed up. But Lerner isn’t just a fan. He’s also the owner. So he called Monday morning meetings, dissected the organizational procedures and tried to make improvements. “I would like to think that I [...]
Police blotter: Oct. 18
Elyria police Monday, Oct. 15 5 p.m. – 200 block Chelsee Place, Halloween decorations stolen. Tuesday, Oct. 16 8 a.m. – 300 block Oakdale Circle, a woman said someone smashed the door of her father’s 2000 Ford Mustang. 9:12 a.m. – 100 block Denison Ave., a man said about $630 was stolen from his Citibank [...]
Roundup: Oct. 18
Bill seeks to name post office for Gillmor WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. George V. Voinovich, R-Ohio, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Wednesday introduced legislation to name the U.S. Post Office in Tiffin, after late-U.S. Rep. Paul E. Gillmor of Ohio’s 5th District. Not far from his hometown of Old Fort, Tiffin was chosen in concurrence with [...]
Cavaliers: Magic prevails in China
SHANGHAI, China — LeBron James stood in the middle of the court at halftime, an advertisement as big as any for next year’s Olympics. He waved a replica of the red and silver torch for the Beijing Games while Chinese and U.S. flags hung from the rafters of newly built Qizhong Arena. The public address [...]
Division II volleyball sectionals: No. 1 seeded Keystone ousted
LAGRANGE — Keystone’s volleyball season ended too early, too quickly and much too painfully Wednesday night. The Lady Wildcats, top-seeded at their own Division II Sectional tournament but playing without its best player — 6-foot-1 senior Kari Kincannon — lost the momentum and the match to a fired-up, energized, and confident Rocky River team in [...]
Division I volleyball sectionals: Comets ease past Saints; Westlake eliminated
GRAFTON — Amherst might not have looked like the ninth-ranked Division I team in Ohio. And maybe the Comets didn’t even look like the No. 1 seed in the Midview District. All that didn’t matter to Laurie Cogan, because Amherst has another chance to prove it’s worthy of the district’s top seed and worthy of [...]
Division III volleyball sectionals: EC powers past Regina
ELYRIA — It was a breeze, a three-game sweep by Elyria Catholic, sparked by a player her teammates call Napoleon, as the third-seeded Panthers advanced to Monday’s Division III district volleyball semifinals by eliminating South Euclid Regina High Wednesday night. Elyria Catholic (13-12) will face second-seeded Independence (19-4) at 7:30 p.m. at Elyria High, The [...]
High school cross country notebook: Trio gears up for big stage
Three local runners take center stage for the Division II boys race at Saturday’s Northeast District meet at Lorain County Community College. Vermilion senior Nate Cremean, Elyria Catholic sophomore Marty Coolidge and Bay freshman Mike Brajdic lead the contenders for the top spot. Cremean defeated Brajdic in four out of five meetings this season, including [...]
Group: Payday lending not as bad in county
ELYRIA — Lorain County isn’t doing as bad as some counties when it comes to residents caught in the cycle of payday lending and high interest rates, according to a study released Wednesday by the Ohio Coalition for Responsible Lending. According to the study, 6,150 county residents were unable to pay off loans they took [...]
Sheffield planners approve new hotel
Council’s OK will bring Holiday Inn SHEFFIELD — A Holiday Inn in Sheffield is a step closer to becoming reality. On Wednesday night, Sheffield’s Planning Commission unanimously approved plans to bring the 106-room hotel to about three acres of land off Detroit Road, next to Giant Eagle. All that’s needed is approval from Council, which [...]
Westwood Junior High students lead prayer service before school
ELYRIA — It was 7:25 a.m., and about 120 bleary-eyed students stood in the Wednesday morning mist around the flag pole at Westwood Junior High School. The throng of boys, girls and a handful of teachers locked hands and formed a large oval around the school flag pole. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE About 116 students [...]
Embattled cop returns to work
LORAIN — A Lorain police officer placed on paid medical leave in August in the wake of a reported suicide threat has returned to work. Corey Earl, 45, was placed on light duty Oct. 8 after doctors provided Lorain police Chief Cel Rivera with a letter saying he was fit for work, Rivera said Wednesday. Earl [...]
Paint job hits a brick wall with city
Officials halt project over design code ELYRIA — The owner of a downtown Elyria office building hit a brick wall this month after city officials put the kibosh on his attempt to paint-seal the brick building and possibly stem water seepage his contractor suspects is rotting the structure’s skin and innards. Elyria attorney Jerry Savoy, [...]
Teen in crash upgraded to good condition
ELYRIA — A 15-year-old boy who suffered broken legs and chest injuries during a crash Tuesday was upgraded to good condition Wednesday at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Gabriel Adkins was a passenger in a Honda Accord that crashed into a guard rail about 8:30 p.m. on state Route 57 near East Broad Street, said [...]