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Archive for June, 2009

Unqualified interest: Bucks’ Charlie Villanueva just might move to top of Cavaliers’ list of most-wanted free agents

It now looks like the Cavaliers will be in the running for free agent power forward Charlie Villanueva after all.
The Milwaukee Bucks made qualifying offers to restricted free agents Ramon Sessions and Ersan Ilyasova on Monday, but did not extend one to Villanueva, who made $3.45 million last season. That means the 6-foot-11, 232-pounder’s days [...]

Posted: June 30th, 2009 in Sports by Rick Noland.
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New low: Indians lose to White Sox, fall a season-high 16 games under .500

CLEVELAND — The Indians’ losing stench has reached a new level of stink.
Already sporting the American League’s worst record for the majority of the season, Cleveland arrived at another dubious milestone Monday night, now owning its worst mark of the season after a 6-3 loss to the White Sox.
At 31-47, the Indians are a season-high [...]

Posted: June 30th, 2009 in Sports by Chris Assenheimer.
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Tribe notes: Can new faces give bullpen much-needed boost?

CLEVELAND — The Indians added newly acquired reliever Chris Perez to the roster Monday. The right-hander left a first-place team in St. Louis to join a last-place club with one of the worst bullpens in the majors.
“I’m excited,” said Perez, who turns 24 on Wednesday. “It’s tough leaving a first-place team but I think it’s [...]

Posted: June 30th, 2009 in Sports by Chris Assenheimer.
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Lorain school board says levy needed

LORAIN - Lorain Schools will be asking residents in November to pass a levy in hopes of keeping the district out of the red, but a decision wasn’t reached during a special school board meeting Monday night about what kind of levy.
District Treasurer Dale Weber laid out a couple of different options for the school [...]

Posted: June 30th, 2009 in BREAKING, Top Stories by Alicia Castelli.
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$2.5 million bond for Lorain slaying suspect

LORAIN - A Lorain man charged in connection with the shooting death of a Lorain teen last week is being held on a $2.5 million bond.
But Mike Duff, the defense attorney for Marlo Sanford, 20, said his client is innocent and the bond is too high.
“He did not do this,” Duff said. “He had no [...]

Posted: June 30th, 2009 in BREAKING, Top Stories by Brad Dicken.
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Obituaries for June 30, 2009

Dorothy L. Rhodehamel
Courtney Julianne Nichols
Alan Blair Mallasch
Gloria J. Luther
Ryan G. Gosciejew
Helen L. Willbond
Forrest C. Caldwell

Read the full obituaries on Chronicledition at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com.

Posted: June 30th, 2009 in Obituaries by Chronicle-Telegram Staff.
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Beach Bums’ Joy is Crushers’ pain: Traverse City reliever shuts down Lake Erie

AVON — Traverse City’s Brett Bostelman came into Monday night’s game with a Frontier League-leading 1.55 ERA.
Then he ran into Lake Erie’s league-leading offense, which is scoring 7.1 runs a game.
Bostelman was battered and bruised before being mercifully lifted two batters into the fourth. There was still Joy in Mudville for the Beach Bums — [...]

Posted: June 30th, 2009 in Sports by Dan Gilles.
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Sale of Avon Lake bar worries some

AVON LAKE - Residents and some Council members say they’re leery of talks that a restaurant and bar featuring waitresses clad in tank tops and short shorts may be coming to town.
The restaurant, Knockouts USA, has been in talks with McCarthy’s Ale House owner Jack Kraddock to purchase the Walker Road pub-style bar, Kraddock told [...]

Posted: June 30th, 2009 in BREAKING, Top Stories by Adam Wright.
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Failure of Akron recall doesn’t faze foes of Grace

ELYRIA - Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic is keeping his job, but supporters of the recall effort of Mayor Bill Grace are hoping the same fate won’t befall Elyria’s leader.
It was last week when voters in Akron headed to the polls to decide if Plusquellic should keep his job. As it became overwhelmingly clear by the [...]

Posted: June 30th, 2009 in Top Stories by Lisa Roberson.
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Ex-cop’s ex-girlfriend asks for protection

ELYRIA - The ex-girlfriend of former Lorain police officer Corey Earl has obtained a civil stalking protection order against him.
Nadine Glass obtained the protection order at a hearing Friday during which she presented a two-page document listing Earl’s alleged harassment of her dating back to May.
Under the terms of the order, Earl must stay 500 [...]

Posted: June 30th, 2009 in Top Stories by Brad Dicken.
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