Land donation paves way for Lorain west side fire station
Mercy Health Lorain Hospital donated 2.17 acres at West Erie Avenue and Kolbe Road for Lorain's new west side fire station. City Council approved the gift, funded by the 2016 fire levy, with completion targeted for 2020 and East and Central stations also planned. Firefighters will move from West Park Drive once the new facility opens. Oscar Mayor Joe Koziura and Mercy Health Lorain Hospital CEO Edwin Oley praised the partnership.
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West Side
Mercy Health
West Erie Avenue
Kolbe Road
Joe Koziura
East Side
Koziura
West Park Drive
Lorain Hospital
Edwin Oley
Oley
Central Station
South Lorain
Fire staffing demo shows impact of two crew boost
Lorain firefighters staged a training scenario at an abandoned West 13th Street house to illustrate how adding two crew members improves search and rescue and fire suppression. The drill followed union safety concerns about staffing and highlighted shifts with overtime to keep the tower truck available.
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Lorain
West 13Th Street
Reid Avenue
13Th Street
Local 267
Jon Stephanchick
Chris Radman
Frank Griffith
Shawn Lloyd
Lorain Schools Buy Wit and Wisdom Curriculum Not on State List
Lorain Schools purchased the Great Minds Wit and Wisdom K-2 English curriculum for 98,319.99 with 14,000 for five days of professional development. July 22 agenda added Grade 1 Geodes kits for 73,936.95 and more professional development. The materials are not on the Ohio Department of Education approved publisher list.
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Lorain
Lorain Schools
Great Minds
Ohio Department of Education
Ohio
Department of Education
Midview remembers DiFranco in community celebration
GRAFTON crowd honors Troy DiFranco, 48, who died after a heart attack June 11. At Midview High School a celebration of life featured jerseys, photos, TDStrong gear, and raffles to benefit the DiFranco family. Organizers Jill Ward and others saw hundreds pass through from 2 to 8 p.m.
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Grafton
Midview High School
Troy DiFranco
DiFranco
Jill Ward
Sheila Overy
Joanne Sanders
Deb Tomasheski
Ward
Abso
Midview Middle School
Alana Stacey
Epstein dies in the dark in federal custody
Jeffrey Epstein died in his jail cell in New York from an apparent self inflicted death. The incident triggers a federal probe alongside ongoing investigations into alleged sex trafficking and abuse of underage girls. Epstein, 66, had been held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center and was pronounced dead at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
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Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein
Metropolitan Correctional Center
Federal Bureau of Prisons
New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan Hospital
William Barr
FBI
Justice Department
Inspector General’s Office
Barr
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