Archive for June, 2009
Police blotter: June 17, 2009
Lorain police Monday, June 15 10:18 p.m. – 1200 block Massachusetts Ave., a 16-year-old Lorain girl reported she was jumped and beaten up by five other teenagers. 1:32 a.m. – 4600 block Briarwood Drive, a woman reported someone threw two pieces of concrete through her windows. 12:31 a.m. – 1700 E. 30th St., Miguel Rojas, [...]
Lorain Council refuses to fast-track benefits change
LORAIN — For the second straight day, City Council refused to vote on a new ordinance that Auditor Ron Mantini said would require city managers to pay the same for their prescription drugs as unionized city workers. Council sent the issue to its Finance Committee in a 9-1 vote during a special meeting Tuesday night [...]
Water department without hot water after gas is shut off
LORAIN — There wasn’t any hot water at the Lorain Water Distribution Department building on Kansas Avenue on Monday. That’s because Columbia Gas had shut off gas service to the building because of unpaid late fees. “We don’t just sit down and write a check like you do at home,” said Ron Mantini, city auditor. [...]
Local singer is ‘Guitar Hero’ Man in Black
Like Johnny Cash, the man whose driving, hard-scrabble songs and socially aware lyrics he’s celebrated for years, Terry Lee Goffee can also boast “I’ve Been Everywhere.” The Wellington resident and well-known area singer has been to many of the same places as the legendary Cash, the man Goffee has gained fame for honoring in a [...]
Ghost hunters take crack at Lorain’s Moore House
LORAIN — For some time now, members of the Black River Historical Society have been hearing things. “They’re squeaks and noises and the sound of little things falling,” according to John McGarvey, chairman of the board of trustees of the society, which has called the West Sixth Street residence of former mayor Leonard Moore its [...]
Pot plants, pit bulls seized during arrest for bad checks
ELYRIA — Officers serving a warrant Monday to a 34-year-old Elyria man for passing bad checks were surprised to find nine marijuana plants growing in the man’s yard and two unregistered, uninsured pit bulls in the house. Andre Ross, 405 14th St., was arrested on the warrant charges and for possession of marijuana and two [...]
Entering a cycle of faith: Successful salesman uses bicycles to point the way
OBERLIN — Five years ago, Bryce Rapp traded his hotrod for his brother’s mountain bike. And with that decision, he put Bike Pointe Ministries into motion. “Five years ago, I was Mr. Hotshot,” said Rapp, who founded Bike Pointe Ministries last year. “But I felt a calling from God to step away from the idolized [...]
Oberlin & Wellington notebook: June 17, 2009
Oberlin summer concerts E.T. King kicked off Oberlin’s 17th Annual Summer Concert Series last Friday. The concerts continue throughout the summer with the following lineup: Friday — Cats on Holiday, American-influenced roots, country, Cajun and blues June 26 — Geeze Cats, late ’50s and early ’60s rock ’n’ roll July 3 — Heelsplitter & Swamp [...]
Wellington & Oberlin calendar: June 17, 2009
June 23 Adult CPR, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Lorain County Chapter of the American Red Cross offices, 2929 West River Road N., Elyria. CPR certification for one year will be issued upon successful completion of the course. For information, call (440) 324-2929. June 23 & 25 Standard first aid, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Lorain County [...]
Stallworth pleads guilty, gets 30 days in jail
MIAMI (AP) — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth took full responsibility for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida and began serving a 30-day jail sentence Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter. Stallworth also reached a confidential financial settlement to avoid a potential lawsuit from the family of 59-year-old Mario Reyes, [...]
Petric sentenced to 23 years to life
ELYRIA – A Brighton Township teenager who killed his mother and wounded his pastor father in a shooting his family says was motivated by his addiction to the video game “Halo 3” was sentenced today to 23 years to life in prison. Daniel Petric, 17, rose to speak at this mornings hearing, but appeared overcome [...]
Donte Stallworth to plead guilty: Browns receiver will see some jail time on DUI manslaughter charge
MIAMI — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth has agreed to plead guilty to a DUI manslaughter charge and would do some jail time for a Miami car crash in which a pedestrian was struck and killed, authorities said Monday. Stallworth, 28, is scheduled to appear today in a Miami courtroom to enter the plea. [...]
Another mound meltdown: Indians pithers get four home runs and 12 runs, still can’t put Brewers away
CLEVELAND — How bad was Indians pitching Monday night at Progressive Field? So bad that Cleveland recorded double-digit run and hit totals, while clouting four home runs, and still lost. Now, that’s bad. One of the Indians’ finest offensive displays of the season went for naught in the series opener with Milwaukee, the Brewers slugging [...]
Tribe notes: Grady Sizemore gets some positive news from MRI, but surgery not out of picture yet
CLEVELAND — The result from the MRI performed Monday on Grady Sizemore’s left elbow was positive enough to clear the All-Star center fielder to resume baseball activities. Prior to the interleague series opener with Milwaukee at Progressive Field, Sizemore threw from 60 feet and took dry swings. “It felt good,” said Sizemore, who has been [...]
Rick Noland: Love Shaq? Maybe, but does rumored Cavs-Suns trade even make sense?
Title-starved Cavaliers fans make a great point regarding the possibility of acquiring Shaquille O’Neal from the Phoenix Suns for washed-up big man Ben Wallace and do-little swingman Sasha Pavlovic. “Why not?” they say. “We’d be getting something for nothing.” The question that really needs to be asked, however, is, “Why would the Suns do this?” [...]
Late win simply a blast: Andrew Davis’ two-run shot in seventh is the big blow as Crushers rally to beat Beach Bums
AVON — The Crushers are making a habit out of dramatic wins. One day after a walk-off win over Washington, Lake Erie (12-10) used a two-run home run deep over the right-field wall by Andrew Davis in the bottom of the seventh to edge Traverse City, 8-5, Monday night. After a leadoff strikeout, Drew Saylor [...]
Brentwood Lakes Village residents protest landlord
CARLISLE TWP. – Down to only one way to get into the subdivision and faced with the possibility of losing their beloved lake, Brentwood Lake residents were pretty vocal about who they blame. “I don’t think Spitzer is going to do anything unless they’re really forced to,” said John MacDonald to an audience of 35 [...]
Businesses in limbo as JGT buildings find no buyers
ELYRIA – The future of three major downtown buildings is unclear after they failed to sell at a sheriff’s sale June 3. Tenants said they are waiting and worrying about the fate of the buildings that belonged to real estate developer Jay G. Tokar, owner of JGT Enterprises. It is the second time the JGT [...]
Oberlin College details plans for Apollo Theatre
OBERLIN – Renovations at the Apollo Theatre begin next month and include a digital projector, new sound system and a new indoor ticket booth, according to an official at Oberlin College, which purchased the historic theater this year through a subsidiary. Renovations begin July 1, and the Apollo will remain a single-screen theater, according to [...]
Avon Lake man convicted in burglary
An Avon Lake man has been found guilty by a Cuyahoga County jury for his role in a North Royalton burglary last year. Robert Rothrock, 46, was convicted of burglary but acquitted of arson and possession of dangerous ordnance Friday. He had also been accused of helping plan to detonate an improvised explosive device at [...]
Local doctors group leader optimistic on Obama’s reform ideas
Ohio State Medical Association President Roy Thomas said he is hopeful that President Barack Obama’s efforts to reform health care in the United States will lead to a better system. But like many doctors who listened to Obama’s speech Monday at the American Medical Association’s annual meeting, Thomas said he has some concerns. Chief among [...]
Lorain Council special meeting today
LORAIN — Mayor Tony Krasienko tried and failed to get Council to take action on bringing health insurance for non-bargaining city employees in line with the unions during Monday night’s Council meeting. Krasienko called a special meeting to discuss the issue for today at 7:30 p.m. at city hall. Council originally referred the ordinance to [...]
Route 83 to close for work on bridge
EATON TWP. – It might be a little harder to get to the three state prisons in Grafton and other parts of southeast Lorain County when the state closes state Route 83 for a bridge replacement project funded by federal stimulus money. Route 83 will close Monday for the replacement of the bridge over Carpenter [...]
Roundup: June 16, 2009
Mullinax ex-worker sues over firing ELYRIA – A longtime employee at Ed Mullinax Ford in Amherst has sued the dealership, accusing the company of firing him in January because of his age. Phillip Allegretto of Amherst is one of two employees of Mullinax who accused the company of age discrimination in a lawsuit filed Monday [...]
Medina man caught in Avon sex sting
AVON — Police say a Medina man drove to Avon on Thursday afternoon in the hopes of having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Vincent Montemarano, 29, had been speaking to the girl on a social networking site and had made plans to meet, according to police. When he showed up about 4:50 p.m., however, he [...]