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Several terminated principals in Lorain will return to classes Monday

Published on Aug. 18, 2018 | Updated 10:25 a. m.

LORAIN — Several terminated Lorain school district administrators will be returning to classrooms when school resumes Monday. According to emails obtained as part of a public records request, four educators who were building principals last →

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United Way kicks off fundraising campaign

Published on Aug. 18, 2018 | Updated 2:25 a. m.

SHEFFIELD — The workplace campaign is the bedrock of the annual funding drive of the United Way of Greater Lorain County. There is no better proof that it works than PolyOne Corp. The Avon Lake-based global manufacturer has such a robust →

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Former Lorain Schools superintendent writes about takeover

Published on Aug. 18, 2018 | Updated 2:25 a. m.

A former Lorain Schools superintendent took to the blogosphere this week to discuss his thoughts and feelings on the state legislation that removed him from power last year. Jeff Graham, who now serves as a regional superintendent in the Cleveland →

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Long line at Lorain tax office

Published on Aug. 18, 2018 | Updated 2:25 a. m.

LORAIN — A long line snaked out of a Lorain office Friday and down several city blocks as hundreds of delinquent Lorain taxpayers showed up to answer to the same notice, causing hourslong waits for some. The line formed after the Lorain →

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Back-to-school events planned

Published on Aug. 18, 2018 | Updated 1:14 a. m.

The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — Two back-to-school events are planned for parents to help get their kids ready to return to school. Monday through Wednesday, Veteran’s Barber Shop, 711 East River St., will offer free haircuts to kids 9:30 a.m. to →

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Suit filed against motorcycle operator, sheriff's office in fatal crash

Published on Aug. 18, 2018 | Updated 1:10 a. m.

ELYRIA — The family of a woman killed in a motorcycle crash in August 2016 filed a lawsuit regarding her death Friday in county Common Pleas Court. The family of Sara Bevelaqua, 21, of Cleveland, named as defendants Justin Tancak, the Lorain →

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Murder-for-hire suspect arraigned

Published on Aug. 18, 2018 | Updated 1:08 a. m.

Scott Mahoney The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — The third man police said was involved in a murder-for-hire plot that led to the slaying of Willie Fisher was arraigned Friday morning. John Sullivan, 29, of East Cleveland, was arraigned by video in →

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Elyria is tackling roach infestation

Published on Aug. 17, 2018 | Updated 1:44 p. m.

ELYRIA — Elyria City Safety Service Assistant Director Kevin Brubaker said the city is continuing to work on the two homes at 325 12th St. and 435 14th St. to address a cockroach infestation. Allied Exterminating Inc. sprayed the 14th Street →

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Lorain rally slams GOP for allowing ECOT 'scam'

Published on Aug. 17, 2018 | Updated 1:34 p. m.

LORAIN — Local officials gathered Thursday at Lorain City Hall to chastise state officials, specifically Republicans, for the way one of the state’s largest and now-defunct charter schools was monitored. The rally, which was put on by →

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Elyria's East Avenue reopens soon

Published on Aug. 17, 2018 | Updated 1:34 p. m.

In addition to new water and sewer lines for one of the city’s main north-south arteries, the street got more than 25 new rain gardens — an eco-friendly filter for stormwater runoff. →

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Minor injuries reported after SUV driven into Gyros and More during fight (VIDEO, UPDATED)

Published on Aug. 16, 2018 | Updated 11:43 a. m.

LORAIN — There were a few minor injuries Thursday after a car reversed into the Gyros and More building on Broadway. Lorain Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Fenn said the minor injuries were treated at the scene. Councilman Dennis Flores, D- →

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Donations sought for Lorain police officer fighting cancer

Published on Aug. 17, 2018 | Updated 10:57 a. m.

LORAIN — The community is working to help a local police officer diagnosed with brain cancer. A GoFundMe account opened Tuesday for Lorain Police Detective Sgt. Tom Nimon, who was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive →

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Lorain County Fair Board: State never asked us to end Confederate flag sales

Published on Aug. 17, 2018 | Updated 6:35 a. m.

The Lorain County Fair Board was never asked to stop selling the Confederate flag by the Ohio State Fair board, according to a director on the board. During a demonstration organized by the Fair-minded Coalition Wednesday afternoon in downtown →

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100 Women help Second Harvest Food Bank set up pantries at schools

Published on Aug. 16, 2018 | Updated Aug. 17, 2018 6:17 a. m.

A Midview Middle School teacher caught the eye of Principal John Brown on Wednesday when she arrived to school to set up her classroom and brought with her a large box of individual macaroni and cheese bowls. Brown joked that the teacher was →

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Several terminated principals in Lorain will return to classes Monday

United Way kicks off fundraising campaign

Former Lorain Schools superintendent writes about takeover

Long line at Lorain tax office

Back-to-school events planned

Suit filed against motorcycle operator, sheriff's office in fatal crash

Murder-for-hire suspect arraigned

Elyria is tackling roach infestation

Lorain rally slams GOP for allowing ECOT 'scam'

Elyria's East Avenue reopens soon

Minor injuries reported after SUV driven into Gyros and More during fight (VIDEO, UPDATED)

Donations sought for Lorain police officer fighting cancer

Lorain County Fair Board: State never asked us to end Confederate flag sales

100 Women help Second Harvest Food Bank set up pantries at schools

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