Archive for June, 2009
Eyeing more draft picks? Cavaliers willing to spend money for extra selections if necessary
INDEPENDENCE — Unlike many NBA teams, the Cavaliers are on solid financial footing and willing to spend money. That means there’s a possibility, however remote, that Cleveland could buy another team’s pick and move up in the first round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night. The Cavaliers own the 30th and final pick in [...]
Last man standing: Lucas Glover’s steady play keeps competition at bay, pays off in first U.S. Open title
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Lucas Glover steadied his hands for a 3-foot par putt on the 18th hole, an anticlimatic finish to five dreary days at a U.S. Open filled with more delays than drama. The unlikely champion turned to soak up a beautiful sight beneath gathering clouds Monday at Bethpage Black. “I just looked at [...]
Tim Dahlberg: Disappointment for Phil Mickelson? You bet. Heartbreak? Not even close.
Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — There was no smile, just a look of resignation as Phil Mickelson trudged wearily up the muddy slope off the 18th green. He was finally finished in a U.S. Open that seemed like it would never end, and the shouts of support coming from the bleachers were [...]
Hockey: Former Lumberjack new Monsters coach
DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche have named Boston University associate head coach David Quinn, who played one season of minor league hockey for the old Cleveland Lumberjacks, as the new head coach of the club’s AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. Boston won an NCAA national championship this season. “David is a proven winner who [...]
State may slash library funding
Local public libraries could be forced to cut hours, lay off staff and close buildings if state legislators approve Gov. Ted Strickland’s proposed $2.4 billion in spending cuts, which include a $112 million cut to Ohio’s 251 library systems. The cuts are being proposed as Ohio is facing a $3.2 billion budget deficit amid declining [...]
Video: No threat from cop
LORAIN – A South Amherst police officer on Monday denied threatening to shoot a store clerk who carded her for a bottle of wine Saturday, and Lorain police don’t think anything criminal occurred. “I never said I was going to shoot somebody, and the video and audio show that,” said Officer Alicia Huff, who was [...]
Former SEND chief pleads guilty to embezzlement
The former executive director of the South Elyria Neighborhood Development Corp. pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges she had embezzled nearly $60,000 from the nonprofit organization. Chris Baker could receive between 12 and 18 months in prison under federal sentencing guidelines when she is sentenced in September, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Sasse. Baker entered [...]
Residents beg county not to cut transit
LORAIN -Ben Bossom rubbed his wife’s back as he spoke about their struggles. She’s wheelchair-bound, he explained, and they’ll be without any transportation if Lorain County Transit decides to cut some of its routes to save money. “We’re dependent on LCT to get to doctor’s appointments,” the 37-year-old said. “Sometimes we’re dependent on an ambulance [...]
2 suspects in Lorain robbery now in jail
LORAIN – Police have arrested two men believed to have robbed a Lorain Walgreens last week. Maurice Harrison, 31, of Cleveland, was arrested in his hometown Thursday on an unrelated drug charge, according to Lorain police Detective Dennis Moskal. Then on Saturday night, Jeremiah Jackson, 29, also of Cleveland, was arrested in Cleveland Heights by [...]
Sheffield Lake mayor vetoes golf cart ban
SHEFFIELD LAKE – Mayor John Piskura announced Monday he vetoed an ordinance passed by Council a couple of weeks ago prohibiting the use of golf carts in the city. “I agree that golf carts, as well as other forms of low-speed local transportation, should be regulated,” Piskura said in his veto. “However, prohibiting them entirely [...]
Detroit Road construction in Avon to be completed by August
AVON — Behind the orange barrels and backhoes on Detroit Road are numerous small businesses weathering the burden of a yearlong construction project. It’s been tough, but business owners say they are excited to hear that crews are expected to be done by the third week in August. That means the metal plates and wooden [...]
Lorain proposal: First-time loud music offenders get towed
LORAIN — Drivers cited for loud music may find themselves without a vehicle if Council changes the penalties for noise nuisances in the city. The Police and Fire Committee met Monday night to discuss a way to combat noise complaints from residents about booming car stereos. A suggestion getting serious consideration is automatically towing the [...]
Auditor holds meeting on property values
LORAIN — Richard Benetto and some neighbors recently took turns cutting the lawn of a vacant home just to keep the neighborhood looking good. It was a nice gesture, but it likely won’t help with property values , which are expected to fall between 5 and 10 percent this year when county Auditor Mark Stewart [...]
Blotter: June 23, 2009
Lorain police Saturday, June 20 10:43 p.m. – 1500 block Long Ave., a woman reported her ex-boyfriend has been harassing her and recently threatened to slit her throat. Sunday, June 21 11:41 a.m. – 2200 block Cooper Foster Park Road, an employee at Sherwin Williams reported a customer was trying to buy paint with a [...]
Light fight goes into extra innings
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The Ohio Sports Park and the Aut-O-Rama are still trying to figure out a way to end a feud over whether lights from the ballpark are interfering with the movies shown at the drive-in. The two sides have asked Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Edward Zaleski to delay settling the dispute for [...]
Roundup: June 23, 2009
Ex-band director gets 3 years Former Olmsted Falls High School band director Edgar Berry was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for having sexual contact with one of his students. Berry, 39, of Huron, was placed on leave from the school in December after the allegations surfaced. He pleaded guilty in Cuyahoga County Common [...]
Oberlin College grad graces stamp
OBERLIN — The proud visage of Anna Julia Cooper — one of the first African-American women to graduate from Oberlin College — is proving to be popular on a postage stamp. “They are selling very well — we’re almost out of them,” said Russell Walker, a clerk at the Oberlin post office. “Our customers are [...]
Obituaries for June 23, 2009
NILA MAE MARSH JEHU F. JUMP CATHERYN RIDDLE KINGERY ANDREA TOURLAKIS ROBERT STEVEN GONZALEZ RUTH A OWENS JULIA ANN STEPHENS NIVUS CAPTAIN BRIAN GREGORY ROGERS Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Lorain man killed in Amherst when motorcycle strikes car
AMHERST – A Lorain man was killed Sunday afternoon when his motorcycle struck a Chevrolet Cavalier on Leavitt Road. Robert F. Gonzalez, 40, was ejected from the Suzuki motorcycle upon impact, said Amherst police Officer Troy Gonzalez. He was taken to Amherst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. “He died from a skull fracture,” said [...]
Saturday’s motorcycle crash victim remembered as quick to help others
ELYRIA – Brian Rogers would mow the grass for two elderly women who lived across the street. He never thought twice about it. It was in his nature to help whenever he could. That’s how Rogers’ family remembered him Sunday, a day after he died in a crash on state Route 301 north of LaGrange [...]
With its staff cut, Elyria can’t keep up with unkempt lawns
ELYRIA – You could hide a crouching lion in the grass of a vacant home at Middle Avenue and Fuller Road. Across the river in Eastern Heights, grass at a home at East River Road and Cornell Avenue isn’t nearly as high. But the mere presence of uncut grass in a neighborhood of carefully manicured [...]
Two men injured in Lorain shootout
LORAIN – A shootout in the area of West 18th Street and Oakdale Avenue resulted in two men with gunshot wounds and a Cleveland man behind bars early Sunday. Police were called to the area about 2:37 a.m. and found 19-year-old Duane Richardson, of Lorain, laying on a residential yard with a gunshot wound to [...]
Olympic feat: Man circling state on bike
ELYRIA – It’s been a long 21 days for James “Spudd” Sasak. The Grand River native is finishing up a long journey in which he has ridden a bicycle around the circumference of Ohio, from Cleveland east to Ashtabula, south through Youngstown and Athens, west to Cincinnati and north to Toledo before heading east again. [...]
Cubs 6, Indians 2: Tribe swept out of Wrigley
CHICAGO — His nerves frayed and his stomach twisting like a wicked curve, Randy Wells couldn’t bear to watch so he stayed in the weight room. Finally, with one out left, he came back out. Then, he got the shaving-cream treatment. And the beer shower. His first major-league win certainly was something to see. Wells pitched [...]
U.S. Open: Weather wreaks havoc again
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Halfway through his third round, Ricky Barnes had a six-shot lead and a smile to match in the U.S. Open. Ten holes later, with darkness gathering, he couldn’t get off Bethpage Black fast enough. The final few hours Sunday changed everything in a start-and-stop U.S. Open headed for a finish today. Barnes [...]