Archive for May, 2010
Abandoned kittens headed to new homes
One kitten left Saturday at Animal House at the Midway Mall has died due to being underweight and having a low body temperature, but its littermates are all headed to new homes. “People were lined up outside the store an hour before we even opened” Monday morning, according to store manager Marisa Lentz. “Our video [...]
2 Elyria men arrested after prescription bust, foot chase
Two Elyria men were arrested after one allegedly attempted to pass bad prescriptions and another led police on a foot chase yesterday. Robert Seljan, 48, of Elyria, was arrested for attempting to pass a prescription under a dead person’s name, according to Elyria police. He was charged with two counts of deception to obtain dangerous [...]
Fired Lorain cop may be in trouble with the law again
LORAIN — A Lorain police officer who was fired following allegations he forced himself on a woman while responding to a call at her home may be in trouble with the law again. According to police reports from the past two nights, Stanley Marrero, 46, of Lorain, is being investigated for stalking a woman he [...]
Obituaries for May 12, 2010
Jesse Berry Huff Dennis John Groboske Eldon E. Hardwick Stella I. Knapp Michael Ronald Cicerchi Charlene M. Edwards Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Lorain’s Henry Patterson takes big jump into distance running
Henry Patterson’s career in athletics made a dramatic and interesting pivot a year ago. Patterson, a 1993 Admiral King graduate, switched from high jumping to the marathon. From a workload demanding fast-twitch muscle fibers to one that relies on the slow-twitch variety. It’s not a traditional move, but Patterson’s competitive juices were in control. And [...]
Celtics 120, Cavaliers 88: LeBron, Cavs stumble badly in big game
CLEVELAND — It could turn out to be LeBron James’ last home game in a Cavaliers uniform. It could also turn out to be Mike Brown’s last game at Quicken Loans Arena as Cleveland’s head coach. In the kind of performance that could cause a superstar to leave and a coach to get fired, the [...]
Cavs’ yellow brick road looking like dead end
The Cleveland Cavaliers need to drop what they’re doing and join Dorothy and company on their trip to the Emerald City. It’s obvious after Tuesday night’s 120-88 loss in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals — this team has no heart. Add in some of the bad decisions — on and off the court [...]
Oberlin to get 100 green jobs
OBERLIN — A $50,000 grant and a tax credit will support expansion of an Oberlin-based firm that plans to add 100 new jobs and retain 25 existing jobs related to a green energy project. The Rapid Outreach Grant will be used by Specialty Services Inc. to acquire new machinery and equipment for its site at [...]
Port, Lorain Schools to start talks for riverside high school
LORAIN — Lorain City Schools and the Lorain Port Authority agreed Tuesday to begin negotiations for the school district to lease 30 acres of Port Authority land along the Black River to build the new Lorain High School. “This is just the initial step,” said school board member Tim Williams. “We still have to craft [...]
EHS empties storage, will sell off decades of memorabilia 5 for $1
ELYRIA — Elyria High School is cleaning out its closets, storage units and underground tunnels, looking in every nook and cranny for items from its past before a wrecking ball tears down the building. But don’t expect the mothballed items to head over to the new school, which is slated to open in the fall. [...]
Indians 8, Royals 2: This elbow’s OK: Jake gets first win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jake Westbrook opened the game with a four-pitch walk, and worked around traffic for most of his six innings. He still didn’t have full confidence in his sinker, dropping his arm angle to offset his insecurity. What Westbrook did get was a win, his first since reconstructive right elbow surgery. No [...]
No July 4 fireworks in Elyria this year
ELYRIA — Elyria residents looking for an explosive Fourth of July will have to head to a neighboring city. For the second year in a row, there will be no city-sponsored fireworks in Elyria in celebration of Independence Day, Mayor Bill Grace said. The reason is the same as in 2009. The city just doesn’t [...]
New levy doesn’t mean all-day kindergarten
Obtaining state waivers to forgo implementing an all-day kindergarten program this fall is a popular tactic cash-strapped school districts are using to put off starting the expensive curriculum. “I would do it tomorrow it we had the space and teachers,” North Ridgeville Superintendent Craig Phillips said. “The levy we passed was to just keep us [...]
Mom irate over school guard’s tactics
LORAIN — The mother of a Whittier Middle School student is upset that a school security guard threw her daughter to the ground while breaking up a fight between her daughter and another student. Linda Taylor said her daughter is still in pain following the incident, and she’s upset that Lorain Schools officials said the [...]
Saints win final bragging rights for tennis
LORAIN — Let the record reflect that the final athletic competition between Admiral King and Southview did not occur on a baseball or softball diamond, but rather on the indoor tennis courts at FoxCreek Golf and Racquet Club on Tuesday. With the two longtime crosstown rivals set to begin new life under the banner of [...]
High school tennis notebook: Oberlin puts together large roster, great year
Oberlin tennis coach Ed Miller has a big reason to smile as the boys tennis regular season comes to a close. During Miller’s three years in charge, the program has grown from nine to 12 to 20 players. The volume paid immediate dividends this season. Thanks to a 3-2 victory over Amherst on May 4, [...]
Ohio House to vote on new payday lending limits
COLUMBUS — The Ohio House is set to vote on a bill backers say would close loopholes in the state’s crackdown on payday lenders. A law voters approved in 2008 put a 28 percent cap on the interest charged for the industry’s short-term loans. Since then, payday lenders have drawn criticism for issuing checks instead [...]
Great Lakes water levels are down from last year
Water levels in the Great Lakes are headed downward because of dry weather during the winter and early spring. A meteorologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tells The Detroit News levels are down from the same time in 2009. That resumes a low-water trend that lasted about a decade, until the lakes recovered [...]
Cavs absolutely pathetic in 32-point loss in Game 5
CLEVELAND – It could turn out to be LeBron James’ last home game in a Cavaliers uniform. It could also turn out to be Mike Brown’s last game at Quicken Loans Arena as Cleveland’s head coach. In the kind of performance that could cause a superstar to leave and a coach to get fired, the [...]
Excavator flips at city demo site
A mishap this morning at the site of a home being demolished by the city of Lorain left an excavator on its side. The home, on East 28th Street west of state Route 57, was being demolished by the city as a “nuisance demolition” funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according [...]
Ohio ‘Idol’ contestant to sing in hometown if she survives this week
TOLEDO — Two towns in northern Ohio are getting ready to welcome home their “American Idol” favorite. Crystal Bowersox is set to sing in both Toledo and nearby Oak Harbor on Friday if she survives this week on the Fox singing competition. The show is down to the final four contestants. Bowersox grew up just [...]
Miami U suspends sorority for a year after lewd spring formal
OXFORD — Miami University has suspended a sorority for a year after a lodge owner complained about damage and unruly and lewd behavior at a spring formal. The disciplinary action against the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women chapter followed a letter to the southwest Ohio school about the recent event at Lake Lyndsay Lodge. [...]
Police: Man says he had gun held to head at park
ELYRIA — An Elyria man told police he had a gun held to his head while he was robbed overnight at Cascade Park, according to a police report. The 23-year-old’s mother told police someone picked him up at their Furnace Street home at 5:45 p.m. to go fishing. She said he ran back in to [...]
Tornado in Ohio confirmed Friday, but it wasn’t here
BOWLING GREEN — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado was part of the violent weather that ripped across northern Ohio on Friday. The weather service says a tornado 150 yards wide cut a 2-mile path through rural Wood County south of Bowling Green. It hit just after 7:30 p.m. on Friday and [...]
Princess profiles: Meet African American princess Paulasia Robertson
Name: Paulasia Robertson Age: 16 Nationality: African American Sponsor: The Harrison Cultural Community Center Parents: Paul Robertson and Rochelle Taylor High school: Lorain Admiral King High School Costume: “My costume is called a ‘Caftan.’ It is worn by both men and women of the African culture and is usually a formal garment to wear.” Ethnic [...]