Elyria weighs right to know chemical law
Elyria considers a new right to know style law to regulate use and storage of hazardous chemicals and to require business disclosure to fire officials. The proposal was referred to the safety committee for study as cities like Cleveland and Akron adopt similar measures amid concerns after industrial accidents.
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Randall Edwards
C-T
Elyria
Sandy Buchanan
Toxic Action Project
Cleveland
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Norwood
Keys
Fire Department
Lorain County
United Auto Workers Cap Council
Jack Jewell
CAP Council
Bhopal
India
Buchanan
U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration
OSHA
Man barricades home and surrenders to police
A 34 year old Mills Creek resident Ross A Meder barricaded himself in his North Ridgeville home early today and held police at bay for nearly three hours before surrendering. Police say he fired shots and is charged with discharging a firearm within city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Mills Creek
Ross
Firecrest Circle
Ray McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Meder
Barry Accorti
Accorti
Skimin pleads innocent in DUI charge
Lorain Council President Edmond J. Skimin pleaded innocent to drunken driving after a 2:30 a.m. arrest near his home. A pretrial hearing is set for March 15. Police followed his fast, erratic driving and noted intoxication signs before he was booked and tested .14 on a breathalyzer. He is a Lorain High School math teacher seeking re election.
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Lorain
Skimin
Council
10Th Ave
W. 18Th Street
Oberlin Avenue
15Th and
Oberlin
10Th Street
Lorain High School
Skillful father and son restore Kipton 19th century homes
Tom and Harry DeMarco launched Kipton Woodworks and Restoration Co. to revive 19th century houses in Kipton and surrounding areas. They already restore cabinetry and furniture in their Church Street workshop while planning a Queen Anne stead home restoration and a Well ington Italianate cupola project this summer.
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DeMarco
Harry
Kipton
DeMarcos
Kipton Woodworks and Restoration Co. Inc
Church St
Tom
Rocky River
Harry DeMarco
Tom DeMarco
TRW
Cleveland
Lorain County
Wellington
Chestnut Acres seeks flood relief from council
Elyria residents of Chestnut Acres urge action after weekend floods exposed inadequate storm drainage. Councilman Roth pressed for a storm water retention basin while officials acknowledge a costly fix. A plan to place a basin on city park land off Chestnut Ridge Road is under study.
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Elyria
Chestnut Acres
Chestnut Ridge
South Abbe Road
Roth
Municipal Utilities Committee
Elyria approves rezoning for auto body shop and medical office
The city council unanimously approved rezoning at 146 Locust St. for an Auto Body Chic shop after EPA closed the former Chemical Recovery Systems plant in 1981. A second rezoning on Sumner Street allows Beatrice de la Pena to construct a medical office building near her Broad Street practice, sharing parking with the adjacent lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Locust St
US Environmental Protection Agency
Council
Sumner Street
Chemical Recovery Systems Inc
US Epa
Black River
Obitts
Rick Graef
Chic
Chestnut Street
Beatrice de la Pena
de la Pena
Raymundo de da Pena
Garret Murray
de li Pena
de da Pena
Broad Street
Murray
Escrow agent accused in theft of 194 thousand dollars
Elyria police seek a man and woman in a theft of 194165 dollars that should have paid off mortgages. In a separate case, Robert Kline faces a pre trial hearing March 4 for a jewelry theft at Osterman Jewelers.
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Elyria
Osterman Jewelers
Midway Mall
Common Pleas Court
Adnan Bedesk
Robert Kline
North Ridge Road
Elyssa
Re-routing upsets Elyria bus drivers
Elyria bus drivers and aides allege route changes in December violated pay and seniority terms. Union rep Bridgett Schiffer says drivers bid routes by seniority and were not consulted before changes. The district says re-routing is an administration prerogative for efficiency and working conditions must be negotiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Elyria City
Willam Hager
Bridgett Schiffer
Ohio Association of Public School
Schiffer
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Lorain Fraternal Order of Police
Edmond Skimin
David
Kipten
Church Street
Gus Chan
By Randall Edwards
Richard Roth
D- 3
Safety Service
Charles Hoagland
Abbe
Carol Lane
Rath
Dorothy
Russell Obitts
EPA
Harshaw Filtrol Partnership Inc
Aaight
Automobuve Services
Summner Street
East Broad Street
New London
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