Archive for March 27th, 2008
Mayor: Closure means budget savings
ELYRIA – Mayor Bill Grace wants to permanently close the Broad Street fire station and replace firefighter dispatchers with civilians to save the cash-strapped city some money. Grace, who floated the proposals during a taping of "The Mayor’s Roundtable" this week, said the moves would save $400,000 a year. Grace said serving the city from [...]
NIT: Ohio State stops Dayton, reaches Final Four
COLUMBUS — Ohio State is headed to the Final Four for the second straight season. Granted this one isn’t as prestigious as the NCAA Tournament’s version in San Antonio in two weekends, but the Buckeyes seemed happy to be heading to New York’s Madison Square Garden for a shot at a championship after a 74-63 [...]
Cavaliers: Paul’s play at end tops Cleveland, LeBron
CLEVELAND — LeBron James made an MVP-like play that could have won the game, but Chris Paul made the one that did. The New Orleans point guard penetrated and kicked the ball out to David West for a 17-footer with 0.6 seconds on the clock Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena, propelling the Hornets to [...]
Cavs notes: Gibson’s return pushed back
CLEVELAND — Daniel “Boobie” Gibson’s expected return from a sprained ankle got put on hold. The second-year guard, who hasn’t played since Feb. 20, was not in uniform Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena against the New Orleans Hornets, but should play Saturday at Detroit. The delay not only gave Gibson two more off days [...]
OSU football: Tressel impressed by Pryor’s passion
COLUMBUS — Terrelle Pryor won’t be there when Ohio State starts spring football practice today, but that didn’t prevent the freshman-to-be from being a hot topic Wednesday during coach Jim Tressel’s news conference. Tressel said the list of Pryor’s athletic talents is long and well-publicized, but it was his desire to do great things that [...]
Motorists tire of the damage
But tow and repair companies enjoy business caused by pothole plague The price of potholes is a lot higher than just the $20 million it’s going to cost to repair the area’s most pocked road — state Route 57. As many motorists are finding out, the bill to repair — or oftentimes replace — a [...]
Ryan Scott death still unsolved
A decade ago today, this boy died from a savage beating. His killer remains unknown. When the area’s residents saw Ryan Scott’s little face staring back at them from photos on the front pages of newspapers after his death in 1998, a collective cry of disbelief was released from many in the community. How could [...]
Indians: Sabathia ready for the real season
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — C.C. Sabathia made his final exhibition start Wednesday in the Indians’ 7-6 victory over the Astros at Osceola County Stadium. The next stop is the home opener Monday at Progressive Field, where Sabathia begins what could be his last year in Cleveland — the team that drafted him as a 17-year-old kid [...]
Market vendors find a new home
EATON TWP. — Their livelihoods washed away by the 500,000 gallons of water that collapsed the roof and flooded the Elyria Flea Market in early February, 12 businesses found a new home Wednesday. WANT TO GO? Welcome Home Market, 36040 Royalton Road Hours: — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Friday — Noon to [...]
Business owner’s teen son survives shooting
ELYRIA — Zaki Touma left his war-torn homeland of Lebanon decades ago because of the violence. He came to America, married, had three children and opened the popular downtown Elyria eatery Zaki’s in 2002. But on Monday night, violence still caught up to Touma and his family. He got a phone call at his Bay [...]
Robbery verdict tossed
ELYRIA — An appeals court has overturned the aggravated robbery conviction of a Lorain man, saying the jury that found him guilty of the crime had “committed a manifest miscarriage of justice.” In its ruling, the 9th District Court of Appeals said the jury had “lost its way” when it convicted Angel Vargas of the [...]
Sorry, no tattoos. Want a doughnut?
Elyria location for Bill’s Bakery replaces former tattoo parlor ELYRIA — On the first day of business at Bill’s Bakery, customers were still a little confused. BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE Bill’s Bakery is just getting settled in at its new location on Lake Avenue in Elyria. “One man came in this morning asking for a [...]
Interest high for job fair
The reasons for next week’s inaugural Power of Work job fair at Goodwill Industries of Lorain County are obvious. TO LEARN MORE For more information on the Power of Work job fair, call Goodwill Industries at (440) 244-3174. “We need to get people working in this county,” said Sherwin Goldberg, a case manager/job developer for [...]
NCAA Tournament: Bob Huggins back in Sweet 16 with Mountaineers
PHOENIX — The West Virginia Mountaineers are far different than most of Bob Huggins’ teams, except in one way. They win. Huggins inherited a team of sharpshooters recruited by John Beilein, who stressed an intricate offense, and transformed it into a squad that plays man-to-man defense and scraps for rebounds. No one will confuse these [...]
Paonessa’s retirement one of the many changes for Elyria softball
An era ended in late January when Greg Paonessa retired from the Elyria Parks and Recreation Department. It was the end of a long career that included part-time and full-time work with the department. For much of that time, Paonessa was Elyria’s softball commissioner. For nearly 35 years, he was either Lorain County or District [...]
Murray Ridge teacher arrested
ELYRIA TWP. — A 77-year-old woman who teaches mentally disabled students at Murray Ridge School was arrested Friday after a four-month investigation into accusations of abuse. Aleise Greene, of Elyria, was charged with one count of assault and was released until her April 2 court hearing. Sheriff’s deputies said they were tipped off by a [...]
Vermilion suspects call themselves in
A pair of would-burglars in Vermilion will never be confused with Professor Moriarty. Sherlock Holmes’ notorious arch-enemy would doubtlessly cringe at hearing of the less-than-slick exploits of two teenage boys who apparently lost their nerve and decided to rat out a couple of burglars … themselves. According to police, the pair broke into a home [...]
Man fined for poaching trout
AVON LAKE — A Lorain man will have to pay $694 in fines, court costs and restitution after being convicted this week of overbagging steelhead trout, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. Anastacio Felix, 66, was arrested March 15 after complaints about an alleged poacher in the Avon Lake area. [...]
Cell video shows girl dunked in toilet
LORAIN — A man told police that he was looking at a relative’s cell phone Tuesday and stumbled across a video of his young daughter being abused. A police report said the video shows a woman putting her daughter’s head in a toilet bowl and opening and closing the lid. Another video shows the child [...]
Customer threatens Gas USA worker
ELYRIA — A Gas USA employee said a man she scared off with a baseball bat last week returned Monday for seconds, an Elyria police report said. The woman told police the man grabbed her Friday, and she hit him with a baseball bat to protect herself. But the man came back about 8:15 a.m. [...]
Blaze draws police into weird encounter
ELYRIA — A fire on the railroad tracks early Tuesday near Huron Street drew Elyria police into a bizarre encounter with a suspect, a report said. Police said they found a 41-year-old man standing near a heap of burning copper wire about 2:20 a.m. behind Enercon on railroad property. Firefighters quickly doused the flames. But [...]
Police seize items in gambling raid
ELYRIA — With a search warrant in hand Wednesday morning, agents raided an Avon Lake bar and found an apparent gambling operation, according to documents filed in Common Pleas Court. Ohio Department of Public Safety investigator Jillian Arnold said she searched Johnny Malloy’s, 33475 Lake Road at 11:25 a.m. and seized records, bingo tickets, suspected [...]
Man files lawsuit over dismissal
ELYRIA — A Lorain man is suing his former boss, claiming he was fired because he claimed worker’s compensation for an on-the-job injury, according to a suit filed Tuesday in county Common Pleas Court. Caleb Merced said he lost his job as a yard department worker at the Elyria Foundry Co. in August, and the [...]
William A. Gall
William A. Gall, 80, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2008. He was retired from General Motors Corp of Brookpark. He served in the U.S. Navy. William was a resident of Fort Myers, Florida, and formerly of North Ridgeville. He is survived by his wife, Betty; seven children; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren, in Ohio and [...]
James Ralph Brown
James Ralph Brown, 69, of Grafton, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Palm Crest East Nursing Home, Elyria, following a short illness. Mr. Brown was a self-employed contractor who specialized in masonry work. He was also employed with the turnpike as a maintenance foreman, retiring after 15 years of service. He was a U.S. Marine [...]