Archive for November, 2009
Auditor: Lorain will have trouble meeting December payroll
LORAIN — Assessments for street lighting and leaf pickup to deeper staff cuts and eliminating the city jail were among the suggestions given by Mayor Tony Krasienko to City Council’s Finance Committee on Thursday on how to pull the city out of debt. City Auditor Ron Mantini opened the meeting with a bleak financial forecast [...]
A flu shot, then time to shop: Mall clinic proves popular
ELYRIA — Some people were turned away because they did not meet eligibility requirements, but nearly 1,100 people received H1N1 flu vaccines Thursday at an Elyria Health District flu clinic at Midway Mall. At times, the line was lengthy, but Cindi Ogden of Avon was pleasantly surprised with how quickly it moved along after lunchtime. [...]
Man is cleared in racial beating
ELYRIA — A county judge cleared James Machovina on Thursday of charges he was involved in a brutal beating two years ago after the victim in the case said he had a different account of the fight than he did during an earlier court appearance. Andy Robinson, Machovina’s lawyer, called Travis Noble a “liar.” Noble [...]
Police make four arrests in Lorain home invasion
LORAIN — Four people are facing charges after three people were robbed at gunpoint in a home invasion early Wednesday morning, Lorain police reported. Donald Hall, 20, of Lorain, is facing charges of aggravated burglary, having weapons under disability, carrying certain prohibited weapons and disrupting public service. Erik Latorre, 19, of Lorain, was charged with [...]
Corrections for Nov. 6, 2009
The number for the Elyria Health District is 323-7595. A story on flu clinics in Thursday’s paper included an incorrect number. The Health District’s flu hotline is 284-1567. Mary Addi wrote in a letter asking for leniency for Matthew Plas that Plas’ paternal grandfather attacked her mother. The information was incorrect in a story Thursday.
Police log for Nov. 6, 2009
Lorain police Tuesday, Nov. 3 5:41 p.m. – 1300 block Pennsylvania Ave., man assaulted over $60 debt. Wednesday, Nov. 4 10:00 a.m. – 2100 block W. 11th St., unauthorized transactions on debit card. 1:10 p.m. – 2200 block G St., all four tires slashed on vehicle. 6:57 p.m. – 1000 block Tower Blvd., Joshua Coleman, [...]
Homeless man is found dead in Elyria
ELYRIA — A homeless man was found dead Wednesday afternoon in a makeshift shelter behind Kaminski Roofing. The man, identified to police as James Bennett, 62, had been dead for more than 24 hours when he was found in an old cargo truck parked near the Hawthorne Street business where he had permission to stay. [...]
Gulf Road reopens
ELYRIA — Gulf Road is open again. After a few weeks of work, the project to stabilize the slope near 1194 and 1197 Gulf Road has been completed and traffic can resume traveling through the area, said Aaron Klein, assistant city engineer. The project was needed because the area just south of Hilltop Park was [...]
12 dead, 31 wounded at Fort Hood; shooter was Army psychiatrist
FORT HOOD, Texas — A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Texas this afternoon, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman, and apprehended two other soldiers suspected in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base. The [...]
Audio clip: Dozens line up for H1N1 shot at Midway Mall
Dozens of people lined up today at Midway Mall to get a free H1N1 flu shot. The flu shot clinic, run by the Elyria Health Department, utilized the malls empty storefronts to set up shot. People were lined up before the clinic started has seen a steady stream of people all day, according to Health [...]
State of the Lorain Schools: ‘We will not be discouraged’
In a lunchtime state of the Lorain Schools speech today, Lorain Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson continued emphasis on student achievement despite the failure of the district’s 6.43-mill levy on Tuesday. “We will not be discouraged by the financial hardship of this country,” Atkinson said as she reeled off a long list of programs designed to improve [...]
Debut of the CT Sound-Off Line: Call us with your thoughts on the election
You’ve got something to say, and we’re ready to listen. We want to know how you feel about Tuesday’s election results. Let us know by calling the CT’s Sound-Off Line, (440) 316-4244. First a few rules Leave your name and the city you live in. Keep your message under 30 seconds. Don’t use profanity or [...]
Poker champ Lyle Berman stakes claim in Ohio casinos
COLUMBUS — The casino developer and poker champion who had a failed bid for an Ohio slots parlor in 2008 has staked a claim to all four Ohio casinos voters approved Tuesday. Lakes Entertainment Inc. chairman Lyle Berman cut the deal just days before the election Oct. 29, according to a Wednesday filing with the [...]
Girls soccer: Lake Ridge loses to Hathaway Brown
LYNDHURST — For reasons lost to the ages, Hathaway Brown midfielder Elizabeth Wargo is known as Birdie. She’s even listed in the program as Birdie. Could it have something to do with magic — like the trick where a magician makes a dove disappear before your very eyes. Or the one where the magician pulls [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Amherst man dead, Lorain woman badly hurt in morning crash
AMHERST TWP. — An Amherst man has died and a Lorain woman is in critical condition after being LifeFlighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland after an accident this morning. The two-vehicle accident happened about 7:40 a.m. at Middle Ridge and Oberlin roads, according to the State Highway Patrol. Rebecca Stottlemire, 55, was driving a [...]
Browns’ Lewis has no regrets, says he’s reached his goals
BEREA — Jamal Lewis wasn’t just blowing off steam Sunday in the minutes after a 30-6 loss to Chicago. He reiterated Wednesday that the final eight games of the 2009 season will be the last of his illustrious 10-year career. He’s going out on his terms. “When I first came into this league, one of [...]
Yanks back on top as New York puts wraps on 27th title
NEW YORK — Paint the town in pinstripes. Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball’s best again. Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte won on short rest and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game [...]
Volleyball: Morales’ 40 kills lead Amherst past Ursula and into Elite Eight
NORWALK — Who knows how long those tears had been kept inside Deme Morales. When Morales put a soft touch on a free ball near the net, and saw it fall to the floor, she had earned the right to have a good cry. That kill, Morales’ 40th of the match, gave seventh-ranked Amherst a [...]
Gibson steps in, and up, for Cavaliers
INDEPENDENCE — Daniel “Boobie” Gibson took charge(s) Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards. Not only did Gibson score 14 points and make 4-of-5 shots from behind the 3-point line, he also drew a pair of offensive fouls from the Wizards, including one where he got plowed over by Andray Blatche. “You’ve got to be a [...]
Elyria begins H1N1 vaccines today
ELYRIA — The Elyria Health Department received a large shipment of H1N1 flu vaccine and will be distributing thousands of free doses beginning today. The vaccine will be distributed 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today in empty storefronts in the wing near Macy’s at Midway Mall, said Elyria Health Commissioner Kathryn Boylan. The Health Department [...]
Memorial appears near home where 11 bodies were found
CLEVELAND — For days, there were no memorials in a run-down neighborhood where 11 bodies were found in one home. No flowers or framed photos. Just a few small melted candles and two stuffed animals tucked in the notch between a chain link fence and a brick wall. By Thursday, someone had hung a sheet [...]
County looks for places to cut after sales tax is voted down
ELYRIA — A day after Lorain County voters rejected keeping in place a 0.5 percentage point sales tax increase, county officials have begun the job of looking for places to cut. Officials have estimated that $2 million to $4 million will need to be trimmed from the county’s 2010 budget. Those cuts will be on [...]
Sheriff seizes 46 pot plants from Brighton Township home
BRIGHTON TWP. — Deputies seized 46 marijuana plants from a home on state Route 18 and charged a couple living at the home with felony cultivation of marijuana, according to a sheriff’s report. Kathy Taylor, 48, told officers she thought the plants under grow lights were tomatoes, according to a sheriff’s report. Taylor told officers [...]
Issue 10 aftermath: Cuts coming, 15 police officers may be cut, mayor says
ELYRIA — The day after voters overwhelmingly defeated the city’s attempt to raise the income tax rate, Mayor Bill Grace said the Police Department will face the biggest cuts. At this point, the only thing that could possibly save a few jobs will be concessions by the Police Department’s unions, he said. “It will probably [...]
Grace prepares for recall fight, blames firefighters
ELYRIA — With the city’s defeated income tax issue barely behind him, Mayor Bill Grace is turning his attention to the next election. In the next month or so, it looks like the city will be hosting a special election — one with only one issue: whether Grace should keep his job. Grace, who was [...]