Archive for April, 2010
Indians 9, Angels 2: Indians’ offense leads way in win
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Austin Kearns homered for the second straight game and drove in five runs, Shin-Soo Choo had a pair of RBI singles, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-2 on Tuesday night. Rookie Mitch Talbot (3-1) won his third straight start, allowing a run and six hits over 6 1/ [...]
Cavs notes: ‘Wild Thing’ gets recognition
CLEVELAND — Anderson Varejao didn’t win the NBA’s Sixth Man Award, but the Cavaliers big man certainly got some recognition. Varejao finished third in the voting with two first-place votes, 32 seconds and 20 thirds for a total of 126 points. “It’s good when you work hard and other people recognize what you do,” Varejao [...]
Cavs still looking for a ‘Robin’ to LeBron’s ‘Batman’
Ever since Cleveland selected LeBron James with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, the Cavaliers have been trying to find him a sidekick, a “Robin” to his “Batman.” The relationship reference stems from the very team Cleveland vanquished with Tuesday night’s 96-94 Game 5 victory — the Chicago Bulls. It was [...]
Cavs 96, Bulls 94: Cavs finish off Bulls, get Celtics next
CLEVELAND — Twenty years ago, Bo Kimble shot his first free throw in every NCAA Tournament game left-handed as a tribute to fallen Loyola Marymount teammate Hank Gathers. Tuesday, LeBron James shot his last one that way out of necessity. His right elbow growing numb late in Game 5, James used his normal shooting hand [...]
Longtime 911 voice — one of county’s first — hanging it up
WELLINGTON — For 20 years, Vicky Pabon’s voice was one people would hear during the darkest, scariest times of their lives. Pabon, one of the first Lorain County 911 dispatchers, ended her career serving the county this week. On her end, Pabon would hear screams of terror, wails of bereavement, shouts of anger, bursts of [...]
Elyria woman’s garden project grows by leaps and bounds
ELYRIA — A neighborhood block watch coordinator will see her community garden project grow to include sites at six city-owned lots this year after city officials reversed their stance on forcing the group to secure costly insurance. Holly Huff, head of the Furnace/ Cascade Block Watch, will begin planting vegetables at six city-owned vacant lots [...]
Grand jury won’t indict man involved in Avon shooting
ELYRIA — A Lorain County grand jury has declined to indict an Avon man accused of opening fire on a car carrying people he thought had broken into a friend’s vehicle, court records show. Avon police had originally charged Douglas Masaitis, 28, with felonious assault in connection with the Nov. 3 incident. One person in [...]
Man’s donated bicycle taken by thieves
LORAIN — Two months after a good Samaritan gave Stanley Collins a refurbished bicycle to replace the one that had been stolen from him last fall, a thief or thieves struck again. Collins’ mountain bike was unlocked inside his apartment building, leaning outside his door 13 days ago, where he’d parked it after going out [...]
Police log for April 28, 2010
Lorain police Monday, April 26 9:09 a.m. – 4200 block Pearl Ave., violation of protection order reported. 10:10 a.m. – 3600 block Broadway, door damaged in an attempt to break into a building. 11:18 a.m. – Location unknown, assault reported. Victim was said to be too intoxicated to remember precise location. 12:37 p.m. – 2800 [...]
Tough sell: Reforms mandated by stimulus give districts, teachers pause
Strings attached to federal funding through the Race to the Top program may keep local school districts from signing up. Gov. Ted Strickland wants more districts to support the state in its application to receive a piece of the $4.35 billion pie. But Elyria Superintendent Paul Rigda said teachers unions have resisted the reforms that [...]
Coroner: Some wounds may have happened after Ridgeville man died
ELYRIA — Duane Hurley may have been dead when he received some of the 55 stab wounds to his body, Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus testified Tuesday during the second day of Daniel Kovarbasich’s murder trial. Daniel, 16, is accused of stabbing Hurley, 55, with a kitchen knife and beating him in the head with [...]
Kearns, Talbot carry Indians past Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Austin Kearns’ reunion with manager Manny Acta has been quite beneficial for both of them. Kearns homered for the second straight game and drove in five runs, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. The nine-year veteran outfielder missed the final two months [...]
James, Cavs beat Bulls with one arm tied behind their back
CLEVELAND – Twenty years ago, Bo Kimble shot his first free throw in every NCAA Tournament game left-handed as a tribute to fallen Loyola Marymount teammate Hank Gathers. Tuesday, LeBron James shot his last one that way out of necessity. His right elbow growing numb late in Game 5, James used his normal shooting [...]
LaGrange woman taken to hospital after rollover crash
PITTSFIELD TWP. — A LaGrange woman is lucky to be alive after she apparently fell asleep and rolled her SUV on state Route 20 this afternoon, according to the Wellington Fire Department. The accident, just east of state Route 58, was called in at 2:05 p.m. The woman, who the Fire Department didn’t identify, was [...]
PRIMARY 2010 – ELYRIA SCHOOLS
Levy request may be district’s turning point The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — Elyria Schools has reached the turning point in its operation where the upcoming 4.99-mill emergency levy for additional operating income could possibly alter the education students receive every day. Will it be a district that offers a broad education — one that includes art, [...]
PRIMARY 2010 – COLUMBIA SCHOOLS
District wants help to replace crumbling Copopa Adam Wright, The Chronicle-Telegram COLUMBIA TWP. —With an 89-year-old elementary school and a budget devoid of money for repairs, the Columbia school district is again going before voters for help. One levy that combines two issues will be on the ballot: a 1.9-mill bond issue used to build [...]
PRIMARY 2010 – OBERLIN
Issue renewal funds fire pensions The Chronicle-Telegram OBERLIN — Voters are being asked to approve a 0.6-mill replacement levy to fund firefighter pensions, but this could be the last time the issue goes before voters. Instead of putting the pension fund levy before voters every five years, City Council is considering amending the city charter [...]
PRIMARY 2010 – WELLINGTON
Levy funds Fire Department operations The Chronicle-Telegram WELLINGTON — The Wellington Fire Department is asking residents to renew a levy that accounts for 99 percent of its budget. The levy, which was first passed in 1970 when the Fire Department formed, is 2.5 mills and will bring in $696,209 a year. The money will be [...]
PRIMARY 2010 – AVON SCHOOLS
Emergency levy OK preserves offerings Melissa Hebert, The Chronicle-Telegram AVON — Avon voters are being asked to vote on Issue 3, a 5.9-mill, 10-year emergency operating levy for the school district. The levy will generate $4.45 million each year for the district, and would be used to fund the everyday costs of the schools such [...]
PRIMARY 2010 – ELYRIA TOWNSHIP / LOCAL OPTIONS
An aggregation OK lets township buy bulk power Residents in Elyria Township will be asked to decide if they want to give the township the power to buy electricity in bulk when it votes on the proposed electrical aggregation plan on the May 4 ballot as Issue 23. The plan allows the township to exercise [...]
PRIMARY 2010 – NORTH RIDGEVILLE
Replacement levies crucial to the city’s safety forces Steve Fogarty, The Chronicle-Telegram NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Fewer police officers and firefighters on the job are likely if any of three replacement levies goes down in the May primary. “Safety forces are always manpower intensive, and 78 to 84 percent of our budget goes for personnel,” Police [...]
COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH
Board’s levy vital to services, would not raise county taxes Adam Wright, The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — Services that affect the mental well being of thousands of Lorain County residents are at stake if a renewal levy for the county Board of Mental Health doesn’t pass. Since it’s a renewal, residents won’t see a rise in [...]
PRIMARY 2010 – Avon Lake seeks renewal for services
Melissa Hebert, The Chronicle-Telegram AVON LAKE —The city is asking residents to renew Issue 13, a 1.5-mill, five-year levy. The levy is expected to generate about $1 million per year and will cost residents $30.49 per $100,000 of house value each year. It will not cost taxpayers anything beyond what they’re already paying. The money [...]
GRAFTON-MIDVIEW LIBRARY
Passage of levy would restore cut programs Adam Wright, The Chronicle-Telegram GRAFTON — The Grafton-Midview Public Library will try to recoup what it lost through state funding cuts with Issue 8, a 1.25-mill continuing levy this May. The levy will generate roughly $586,518 per year and be used to restore staffing levels and hours to [...]
PRIMARY 2010 – COLUMBIA LIBRARY
1.74-mill replacement levy crucial to branch’s operation Melissa Linebrink, The Chronicle-Telegram COLUMBIA TWP. — The Lorain Public Library’s Columbia Branch Library is no different than many public libraries around the state: It’s short of funds. On May 4, residents of Columbia Township will have the opportunity to vote on Issue 22, which is a 1.74-mill, [...]