Archive for November 5th, 2007
High speed chase leads to 10 years in prison
Justin T. McFadden, 20, of Vermilion was sentenced to a decade of incarceration Monday for breaking into a Carlisle Township home in April, stealing a car and leading police on a high-speed chase through three cities. Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge Mark A. Betleski delivered the 10-year sentence in exchange for McFadden pleading guilty [...]
Union begins contract review
Reports from Detroit indicate Ohio Assembly is safe from closure with new deal
HarborWalk residents have sore spots on the shore
Development’s residents seek Lorain`s help with vacant lots
Firefighters extinguish restaurant blaze
ELYRIA — A small fire that broke out on a cooking unit inside Jumbo Buffet on Sunday caused a few thousand dollars of damage but inflicted no injuries to staff or customers, Elyria firefighters said. CARL SULLENBERGER/CHRONICLE Elyria firefighters work to put out a fire Sunday at the Jumbo Buffet on Griswold Road. Firefighters were [...]
Deal in works to fix Brentwood draining
CARLISLE TWP. — The president of the Brentwood Village Homeowner’s Association said residents are still mulling over a recent proposal by Spitzer Management Inc. to fix their drained lake. CHRONICLE FILE This photo from July shows the receding waterline of the Brentwood Village man-made lake. Spitzer Management recently offered a proposal that would bring new [...]
Blotter: Nov. 5
County sheriff Wednesday, Oct. 31 5:39 p.m. – 35200 block Elm St., Eaton Township, unruly 13-year-old boy. Thursday, Nov. 1 12:20 p.m. – Centre of Sheffield, Sheffield Township, Howard Frost Jr., 28, Lorain, charged with theft of eye drops. 11:58 p.m. – 51400 block state Route 303, Camden Township, domestic disturbance. Elyria police Friday, Nov. [...]
Roundup: Nov. 5
Woman arrested after touching boys ELYRIA — A registered sex offender was charged with sexual imposition Oct. 24 for allegedly touching two juvenile males despite their objections to her advances, an Elyria police report said. Heather Linden, 31, of Elyria, was admitted to Lorain County Jail on Nov. 1 — days after the incident — [...]
At French Creek, it’s ‘Art’
The TrueNorth Cultural Arts Center of Avon Lake is bringing a little bit of Broadway to Lorain County this month as it brings a nationally renowned play to the French Creek Nature Center in Sheffield. CHUCK HUMEL/CHRONICLE TrueNorth at French Creek Theatre will present the play “Art,” directed by Marc Montz (second from right, of [...]
Officials combat flooding in Cuyahoga Valley park
AKRON — Storm-water runoff has regularly flooded streams and has sometimes washed away roads, bridges and trails in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and park officials are worried that a lack of storm-water management in surrounding communities will only make the problem worse. Heavy rains have hit the park and surrounding communities three times in the [...]
Hispanic Happenings: Deputy tax clerk enjoys serving
Terri Soto, the only Hispanic deputy tax clerk in the Lorain treasurer’s office, not only balances residents’ city income tax accounts, she also serves as an interpreter for Spanish-speaking residents. CHUCK HUMEL/CHRONICLE Terri Soto, deputy tax clerk for the Lorain treasurer’s office. Prior to taking a job with the treasurer’s office, Soto worked in payroll [...]
Orchestra’s performance salutes heavy metal
SPRINGFIELD — People who come to the symphony hall will soon see molten metal, stamping machines and truck-building. But the structure is not being converted — it is hosting a multimedia concert that salutes America’s manufacturers. The Springfield Symphony Orchestra concerts will feature a program of modern American music while images of two dozen manufacturers [...]
Cleveland firm an inventors’ sanctuary
CLEVELAND — A low-cost spinning toothbrush. A plastic paint can with a spout. A kids’ tricycle with a built-in squirt gun. Each started as an idea at a company run by two former college buddies and now operating out of a 76-year-old converted church. Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates has sold its ideas to a variety of [...]
Suspect arrested after bartender hit in brawl
AMHERST TWP. — A bartender said she was punched in the face Saturday morning by a patron at the Old Timbers Bar on Telegraph Road after six men had a brawl, according to a sheriff’s report. Vandersommen Andrew Vandersommen, 26, was charged with assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, and was taken to the county [...]
Browns down Seahawks in an emotional overtime victory
CLEVELAND — Kellen Winslow sat at his locker Sunday night long after Phil Dawson’s 25-yard field goal had split the uprights to give the Browns a 33-30 overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks. Winslow, still wearing his sweaty, dirt-stained clothes, was too tired to get up, especially with his knee and shoulder throbbing. The media [...]
Dulik: This Browns team is easy to believe in
The feel-good story of the NFL season is playing out right in front of our eyes. Feel free to blink because it’s not a dream, nor is it likely to turn into a nightmare anytime soon. For the first time in five years, the Browns are a legitimate playoff contender — and they’re headed to [...]
Jamal Lewis scores career-high four TDs as his single-game rushing record is broken by rookie Adrian Peterson
CLEVELAND — It was a bittersweet Sunday for Browns running back Jamal Lewis — heavy on the sweet. Yes, Lewis’ single-game rushing record was broken by Minnesota rookie Adrian Peterson, who ran for 296 yards in a victory over the Chargers, eclipsing the 295 yards that Lewis amassed against the Browns as a member of [...]
Browns notes: Kellen enjoys career day
CLEVELAND — Browns tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. has had a number of big games in his young career, but none meant more to him than the show he put on Sunday. Winslow made 11 receptions for a career-high 125 yards, playing a vital role in Cleveland’s 33-30 overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks. “I’ll [...]
Patriots rally to down Colts in NFL’s blockbuster matchup
INDIANAPOLIS — No running up the score this week. Against the Colts, the New England Patriots had to struggle just to survive. Survive they did, staying on course for an unbeaten season as Tom Brady threw two of his three touchdown passes in a four-minute span of the fourth quarter to overcome a 10-point deficit [...]
Suns missing Stoudemire, still roll over Cavaliers
PHOENIX — Still not clicking on all cylinders, the Phoenix Suns are still winning. Steve Nash scored 30 points and had 10 assists and the Suns — playing without Amare Stoudemire — rallied from a 12-point second-quarter deficit and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-92 on Sunday night. Stoudemire, the Suns’ All-Star center, was sidelined because [...]
Jimmie Johnson takes lead in NASCAR’s Chase for the Cup
FORT WORTH, Texas — Jimmie Johnson won a dramatic side-by-side duel with Matt Kenseth, grabbing his third straight victory and, more important, wresting the NASCAR Nextel Cup points lead from Jeff Gordon on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. The reigning Cup champion, who began the day nine points behind Hendrick Motorsports teammate Gordon, moved out [...]
Elyria driver Dave Connolly ends NHRA season in third place
POMONA, Calif. — Tony Schumacher won his fourth straight Top Fuel title Sunday, beating Bob Vandergriff in the final round of the Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals to edge “Hot Rod” Fuller for the championship. Matt Smith won the Pro Stock Motorcycle crown with final-round win, while Funny Car champion Tony Pedregon sweated [...]