Archive for January, 2010
No charges to be filed in Charboneau bar incident
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — No charges will be filed as a result of a Jan. 7 incident at a local bar in which ex-Cleveland Indian Joe Charboneau and a female companion were injured during a fight. In a report released Tuesday, police said Charboneau, 55, was struck and injured by two men at Poor Richard’s Tavern [...]
Man faces felony DUI charges after injury crash
ELYRIA — An Avon man faces felony DUI charges after an accident Nov. 14 when he ran a red light and hit a car, sending a woman to a hospital with a severe cut to her forehead, a broken right hip and a broken right leg, according to court documents filed Tuesday by prosecutors. Russell [...]
Suspected arsonists close to being evicted
ELYRIA — A Columbia Township couple indicted on charges of torching their home for insurance money in 2007 were in the process of being evicted at the time of the fire, according to court documents filed Tuesday by prosecutors. Roger and Susan Trujillo, both 41, were facing foreclosure on their Sprague Road home when the [...]
Police log for Jan. 20, 2010
County sheriff Monday, Jan. 18 9:00 a.m. – 25700 block Akins Road, Columbia Township, car parked in driveway struck and damaged on driver’s side front fender by a car that fled the scene. Tuesday, Jan. 19 1:09 a.m. – 1800 block Middle Ave., Elyria, Racine Taylor, 21, of Elyria, charged with operating under a financial [...]
Man nabbed for assaulting clerk kicks out cruiser window
ELYRIA — A retired Elyria police officer on Monday detained a man who assaulted a gas station clerk with a pack of cigarettes. The man, whom police identified as 31-year-old Leland Ives, later smashed out two windows of a police cruiser after he was arrested about 4:45 p.m., according to a police report on the [...]
Boys basketball: Firelands finishes off Brookside
HENRIETTA TWP. — Firelands may have led from start to finish Tuesday night, but Brookside wasn’t going to go down without a fight. Two big 3-pointers within the final minute allowed the Cardinals the chance to tie the game, or win it, on their final possession. However, senior Art Howell’s open 3-point attempt from the [...]
Boys basketball: Surging Shoremen stave off Southview
AVON LAKE — Passing critical tests is part of the high school experience, but the exams were not limited to the classroom for the Avon Lake Shoremen this week. Playing an up-tempo, physical basketball game against Southview was about the last way Avon Lake wanted to spend its Tuesday night during exam week. Despite a [...]
Oberlin development looking for some sustainable success
OBERLIN —“Its one of those things where one thing led to another which led to another,” said Josh Rosen, one of the three founders of Sustainable Community Associates, in trying to explain their downtown Oberlin development project. What was once a dream of three Oberlin College students is becoming a reality. Ben Ezinga, Josh Rosen [...]
Shaq leads attack
Rick Noland The Chronicle-Telegram CLEVELAND – Shaquille O’Neal made his entire 7-foot-1, 325-pound presence felt Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Just ask Toronto guards Jarrett Jack and DeMar DeRozan, who were both bounced to the floor by the humongous center in the Cavaliers’ 108-100 victory. “He’s a physical player,” Cleveland coach Mike Brown [...]
Cavs win at home
Rick Noland The Chronicle-Telegram CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers made their return to Quicken Loans Arena a happy one by defeating the Toronto Raptors 108-100 Tuesday night. Cleveland (32-11), which had not played at home since Jan. 6, has now won 17 of its last 21 games, while Toronto (21-21) fell for just the fourth time [...]
Hawks protest denied
Rick Noland The Chronicle-Telegram As expected, the NBA denied the Atlanta Hawks’ protest of a 106-101 loss to the Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on Dec. 30, LeBron James’ 25th birthday. The Hawks argued a failure to reset the shot clock following a defensive rebound by Atlanta with 1:57 remaining in the game warranted a [...]
911 audio: Bomb threat brings out extra precaution in Lorain Schools
LORAIN — A bomb threat to the Lorain Schools early this morning brought out precautionary measures as the school day got under way in buildings throughout the district. The threat, Lorain Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson described as “generic” and not relating to any specific building, was called in to 911, and the schools were notified [...]
People lining up for Obama tickets; placeholder tickets being passed out
ELYRIA — People have been lining up since 1 this afternoon at the Lorain County Community College Stocker Center box office to get tickets to see President Barack Obama speak Friday, and placeholder tickets are now being handed out. The placeholder tickets allow ticketholders to leave or roam about freely rather than stand in line. [...]
Lorain County airport back open as crash scene investigation continues
NEW RUSSIA TWP. — Flights were arriving and taking off again at the Lorain County Regional Airport following a plane crash Monday afternoon that killed four people including Vermilion Township inventor Don Brown and his wife, Shirley. The airport opened again to air traffic at about 5:15 p.m. Monday, about three hours after the crash [...]
AUDIO: Man shot on Eighth Street; Elyria High lockdown over
ELYRIA — Elyria police are responding to a shooting on Eighth Street, and Elyria High School was briefly placed on exterior lockdown after initial reports that the shooter had fled. Listen to scanner audio from the police call: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Police responded to the shooting about 12:15 p.m. at 215 [...]
Source: Former juvenile court judge Strickland pick for running mate
COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland plans to name a former juvenile court judge as his running mate, The Associated Press has learned. A source with knowledge of the choice tells the AP the Democrat’s running mate is Yvette McGee Brown. She directs a Columbus nonprofit that advocates for children and families. Anonymity was requested because [...]
Cleveland orchestra, musicians reach deal; brief strike over
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Orchestra and the union representing its musicians have tentatively agreed on a new labor deal, ending a brief strike. Howard Landau, a spokesman for the musicians, says the agreement was reached early today. No more details were released. Landau says the agreement needs to be ratified by musicians and the orchestra [...]
3-car crash sends multiple people to the hospital
An three-car accident this morning at East 28th Street and Broadway in Lorain has sent multiple people to the hospital. The accident, which occurred a little after 8 a.m., involved a silver Jeep Liberty and two smaller silver cars. At least two people, an elderly woman and a middle-aged man, were trapped in their vehicles [...]
Obituaries for Jan. 19, 2010
Lawrence A. Schwartz Harold E. Runals, Sr. Daryell L. Smith Ted A. Pileski Peter J. Nardecchia, Jr. Lucille Ouellette Marguerite P. Lang Elizabeth Elvia Szekely William E. Hedrich Dorothy G. Reese Doris Dean Thomas Jon Ronald Carje Robert H. Wilkins Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Vermilion Township inventor, wife among 4 dead in plane crash
NEW RUSSIA TWP. — A plane crash Monday afternoon at the Lorain County Regional Airport killed a Vermilion Township inventor and his wife, along with the plane’s pilot and co-pilot. Donald Brown, 89, and his wife, Shirley, 87, were returning to Ohio from Gainesville, Fla. Brown made millions for inventing the drop ceiling and was [...]
Vermilion Township’s Don Brown made empire out of drop ceilings
VERMILION TWP. — Don Brown was a millionaire who at age 89 still loved business deals, inventing things and flying, especially helicopters and planes. In the 1950s, he devised a grid system for mounting drop ceilings and turned that idea into a multimillion dollar empire in Westlake called Donn Corp. In 1985 — the year [...]
Hockey: Lapse leads to loss for Amherst
NORTH OLMSTED — Amherst did a fabulous job of penalty killing in the second period. The Comets didn’t have five players on the ice for 7:05 of the first 8:28 of the period, and skated at a 5-on-3 disadvantage for a minute and five seconds. It was a stretch of less than three minutes shortly [...]
Boys basketball: Run ruins EC
GARFIELD HTS. — Elyria Catholic coach Alan Januzzi said he wasn’t sure how the Panthers would react after senior guard Andrew Kubuski was lost for the season due to shoulder surgery this week. For a little over a quarter, the Panthers responded well. Junior forward Conor Voreis hit several big jumpers, including the first two [...]
LeBron won’t enter All-Star weekend dunk contest
NEW YORK — After taking down Superman, Nate Robinson wanted a shot at King James. Robinson is returning to the slam dunk contest during All-Star weekend, where he will try to become the first three-time winner. And like most NBA fans, he’s disappointed LeBron James won’t be in the field. “I was hoping so,” Robinson [...]
Fantasy football pays off for area men
Fantasy football earned a couple of local guys a big check in the real world. A really big check. Avon’s Ed Oszterling, Avon Lake’s Craig Gillette and Jason Conn of Shaker Heights teamed up to win the Main Event of the World Championship of Fantasy Football. The prize: $300,000 and a trip to South Florida [...]