Clearview educators protest planned layoffs at board meeting
Clearview Education Association members packed the high school cafeteria as the board discussed laying off at least nine teachers and one assistant principal. President Joel Gleason urged attrition as the preferred path to save money while colleagues voiced concerns for students and district programs. Superintendent Jerome Davis and Board President Michael Post described deficit spending and the need to act, with funds from a $6 million capital project being returned to the general fund to address finances. Jenny Szalay McMahon highlighted worries for sixth grade language arts and district future.
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Clearview
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Woman held in Saturday's fatal hit-skip
A Grafton woman, Lynda Wright, 53, was arrested on a felony charge of leaving the scene after a fatal crash on Cooper Foster Park Road in Lorain. Police say the white Subaru Legacy was identified from scene evidence aided by Amherst Police, with the car and Wright found at Days Inn in Amherst. The coroner has not released the victim’s name and next-of-kin, and a reconstruction is ongoing.
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Leavitt Road
Elyria weighs 75000 funding for redevelopment partnership
Elyria City Council weighs a 75000 grant to the Elyria Community Partnership for 2025 to aid downtown redevelopment. Executive Director Monét Roberts outlined 2024 gains including four new businesses and about 222000 in grants while noting ongoing projects like the Foster Avenue Thomas Jefferson School redevelopment with Pivotal Housing Partners. Council members said funding would come from the economic development fund, but some fear the city’s tight finances.
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Ted Pileski
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4Th Ward
Escapee Parker alive on the run in Elyria
Elyria police detectives confirmed Dante Parker II, 23, is alive and evading authorities after escaping custody a week ago while handcuffed. Parker and his girlfriend Petra Pintar, 20, are reportedly together, with searches focused near the Black River. Police urge anyone with information to contact Detective Jeb Larson or the Elyria Police Department.
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