Archive for January, 2010
Former Indians player involved in altercation at North Ridgeville bar
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Former Cleveland Indians player Joe Charboneau was involved in a fight last Thursday at a North Ridgeville bar, officials said Tuesday. Police Capt. Allan Dent wouldn’t give details about what happened when police were called at 9:16 p.m. to the Century Tavern, 33312 Center Ridge Road. “There was an incident that’s under [...]
New leadership at Lorain County Board of Elections
SHEFFIELD TWP. — The Lorain County Board of Elections named a new director and deputy director Monday. Democrat Paul Adams, a former elections board employee now working for the Ohio secretary of state, will replace outgoing elections board Director Jose Candelario, who is leaving to run for the seat currently held by state Rep. Joe [...]
Police log for Jan. 13, 2010
Lorain police Friday, Jan. 8 2:00 p.m. – 700 block Erie Ave., debit card stolen from residence in December, unauthorized transactions of $474.67 made. Sunday, Jan. 10 3:47 a.m. – 200 block West Marina Parkway, Steven Fisher, 42, of Lorain, charged with felonious assault, domestic violence, obstructing official business, criminal damaging and reckless operation for [...]
Boys basketball: Barnett’s return boosts Admirals
LORAIN — A familiar face returned to Admiral King’s lineup, and he brought something else familiar with him: a little swagger. Talented Admiral senior guard Malcolm Barnett made his first appearance of the season after sitting out the Admirals’ first eight games with left elbow and knee injuries, and it was like he never left. [...]
Avon voters could face 2 school levies
AVON — Avon voters could be facing two new school levies this year. The levies — an operational levy and a bond levy for facilities — were discussed at Tuesday’s board of education meeting at Heritage North Middle School. The operational levy is needed to meet expenses and student population growth and keep the district [...]
New attempt by Demjanjuk’s lawyer to halt trial in Germany
MUNICH — John Demjanjuk’s lawyer made a new attempt today to halt the 89-year-old’s trial on charges that he was an accessory to the murder of thousands of Jews at the Nazis’ Sobibor death camp. Demjanjuk’s defense team has portrayed the retired Ohio auto worker, who was deported from the United States in May, as [...]
Cleveland cuts more than 100 police and firefighters
CLEVELAND — Cleveland has laid off more than 100 public safety employees, but the cuts can be undone if unions accept lower pay. Public Safety Director Martin Flask says 66 police officers, 37 firefighters and six emergency medical technicians were let go on Monday, and 46 police and fire supervisors were demoted. Flask says the [...]
Obituaries for Jan. 12, 2010
Molly C. McMillen and Riley M. McMillen Barbara Ann Neuman Susanna Rose Norton David J. Kasprzak Mary Kleinholz Helen L. York Ann Burbank Sally A. Orseno Charles G. Garofolo Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Cavaliers 117, Warriors 114: Cavs win 30th
OAKLAND, Calif. — LeBron James kept asking for the ball in the paint and made big plays there down the stretch. With the Warriors going small, he took advantage of the mismatch. James had 37 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers ran their winning streak against Golden State to four with [...]
Mark McGwire comes clean, admits he took steroids, HGH
NEW YORK — Sobbing and sniffling, Mark McGwire finally answered the steroid question. Ending more than a decade of denials and evasion, McGwire admitted Monday what many had suspected for so long — that steroids and human growth hormone helped make him a home run king. “The toughest thing is my wife, my parents, close [...]
Boys basketball: Black River wins testy encounter with rival Buckeye
SULLIVAN TWP. — The rivalry between the Buckeye and Black River boys basketball teams had a desperate tone Monday, culminating in physical play that resulted in a scuffle after the final seconds ticked off the clock. The Bucks committed 23 of the 37 fouls called and host Black River used two efficient quarters to beat [...]
Girls basketball: Oberlin falls to New London
OBERLIN — The Oberlin Phoenix didn’t exactly run into a buzz saw Monday against New London, but what they did run into was the perfect inside-outside combination and it proved too much to overcome. New London built a lead in the first quarter behind the shooting of guard Chelsea Eldridge and dominated the boards behind [...]
Browns notes: No surgery on Quinn’s ailing foot?
Quarterback Brady Quinn suffered an injury to the Lisfranc joint in his foot but likely won’t require surgery, president Mike Holmgren revealed Monday on a conference call. Lisfranc injuries occur to the ligaments that connect the bones of the forefoot and midfoot. The injury can be a simple dislocation (separation of the normal joints between [...]
Corrections for Jan. 12, 2010
A photo caption Sunday on the Snapshots page contained an incorrect spelling of the name of Don Laskowski, who was pictured as he walked last Tuesday along Cambridge Avenue in Elyria.
Transit routes slashed: Only 2 to remain
ELYRIA — Lorain County Transit bus service will be drastically scaled back starting Monday. The county commissioners approved the cuts Monday, which will eliminate all but four fixed routes, largely serving only Elyria and Lorain. The remaining four routes are being combined into two fixed routes that will run buses every two hours instead of [...]
Razing Lorain’s property values: First nuisance homes leveled
LORAIN — Mayor Tony Krasienko and Councilman Tim Howard said Monday they were thrilled to be behind the controls of the excavators that tore into the first property to be demolished using federal blight removal funds. Both men started the process for All American Demolition Corp. as they spent about 30 minutes demolishing 2329 Beech [...]
Eagles’ Tom Heckert signs as GM for Browns
Browns general manager Tom Heckert Jr., who was hired Monday, will be responsible for the 53-man roster. He will manage the personnel department and be in charge of the draft preparation. He will answer directly to president Mike Holmgren. “I’m the big boss. I get the say in everything,” Holmgren said with a laugh. “We’re [...]
Commissioners keeping airport open — for now
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Regional Airport won’t close Friday as the county commissioners originally planned. But that doesn’t mean the county might not still shut the airport at a later date, Cordes said Monday. Cordes said county officials need about a month to examine several options presented by the Federal Aviation Administration during a [...]
Elyria Council members worry about road funds
ELYRIA — Elyria City Council members are worried the city’s involvement in major road reconstruction projects will drain the fund the city uses for street resurfacing throughout the city. Councilman Forrest Bullocks, D-2nd Ward, said he is all for the city doing major road projects, but they shouldn’t come at the expense of repaving streets [...]
Chicken owner puts up a squawk over ruling
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The owner of a local antiques business said he’s not trying to cause a big controversy, but the chickens he raises there have ruffled some feathers. Richard Monaco said he has no intention of complying with a city Building Department ruling that found he is in violation of zoning codes that require [...]
Former Koziura rep Dan Ramos running to succeed him
LORAIN — Dan Ramos, of Lorain, a former aide to state Rep. Joe Koziura, D-Lorain, is running to succeed him in the Legislature. Until last month, Ramos, 28, was senior policy analyst in the office of Armond Budish, Democratic speaker of the state House. He served as Koziura’s sole aide from 2005 to 2007. In [...]
Fire damages Elyria apartments
ELYRIA — Occupants of seven apartment units at Park Meadow Apartments, off South Abbe Road, are homeless after a fire in a vacant unit damaged their building on Monday. According to Elyria fire Capt. Robert Donofrio, the fire was caused by some sort of electrical problem in the bathroom fan of the vacant unit. The [...]
Birthday party at Lorain church turns into brawl
LORAIN — A fight at a birthday party at a local church erupted into a brawl on Saturday night. Damarius Hitchens, 20, and Isaiah Gonzalez, 19, of Lorain, and James Thomas, 23, of Elyria, were arrested after they fled the scene of a fight at St. John’s Ukrainian Church in the 3000 block of West [...]
‘Chicago’ returns with Elyria grad ready to step in as Billy Flynn
Even though he hasn’t had a chance to step onstage as Billy Flynn in the nationwide tour of “Chicago” that opens tonight in Cleveland, Brent Heuser says he’s more than ready if his shot comes. As an understudy to actor Tom Wopat of “Dukes of Hazzard” fame, the 2007 Elyria High grad knows you always [...]
Council votes for agreement over CRA tax breaks
LORAIN — City Council voted Monday night 7-1 to approve an agreement between Mayor Tony Krasienko and County Auditor Mark Stewart over a tax-exemption program created under former Mayor Craig Foltin. At issue is the Community Reinvestment Area program, which gave properties in five areas of the city a 15-year, 100-percent property tax abatement in [...]