Elyria considers solar speed signs and bridge project
Elyria City Council Utilities Committee approved buy of solar powered speed signs costing over 39000 for busy streets with police and engineering input on placement. A pilot to test speed reduction, with signs tracking speeds, is planned along Gulf Road Abbe Road and possibly Cleveland Street. The panel also backed a Fuller Road pedestrian bridge costing about 175000 plus design, aiming to connect to a future South Park bike path.
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Elyria
Utilities Committee
Safety Service
Kevin Brubaker
Gulf Road
Abbe Road
Cleveland Street
John Schneider
Fuller Road
Schneider
Middle Avenue
Fuller
South Park
Diane Simmons
5Th Ward
Ohio Public Works Commission
Quigley Museum Reopens in Amherst After Pandemic Pause
The Quigley Museum on 702 Milan Ave in Amherst resumes public tours Sundays 2 4 p m through summer following a 2020 closing for the coronavirus. Docents guide visitors through local history including the Shapes sandstone quarries Mischka's Cafe relics and old medical and military items with hopes the Sandstone Village will reopen later this summer under Nord Family Foundation ownership.
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Amherst
Quigley Museum
Milan Ave
Amherst Historical Society
Sandy Kaiser
Beaver Creek
Kaiser
Nord Family Foundation
Milan Avenue
Men of Courage Forms Community Partnerships in Lorain
Men of Courage announced partnerships with Lorain police and Lorain fire at an open house. The group, led by Lorain native President Anthony Jones, started in Columbus in 2010 as a men’s group and evolved into youth mentoring. It runs adult and youth mentoring series and community outreach, with events in Lorain since 2020.
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Lorain
Men of Courage
Jeff Pye
McBennett
Outerbelt
Harrison Cultural Center
New York Grill & Restaurant
Lorain Home 120 Days Past Demolition Stay
Lorain at 1038 W Erie Ave remains in disrepair months after a demolition stay expired. Housing Inspector Greg Landry noted little work since March, with cosmetic fixes and water staining visible. Unpaid taxes exceed $6,800. officials may move forward with demolition next board meeting if no action is taken.
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Lorain
West Erie Avenue
Demolition Board of Appeals
Greg Landry
W. Erie Ave
Landry
Board, Building, Housing and Planning
Max Upton
Sorrento
Florida
Safety Service
Sanford Washington
Amherst educator named Ohio History Teacher of the Year
Emily Marty of Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst wins Ohio History Teacher of the Year through the Gilder Lehrman Institute. Her method invites students to connect past events to personal lineage and local figures like Amherst librarian Maude Neiding.
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Kristin Bauer
Chronicle
Emily Marty
Amherst
Marion L. Steele
Ohio
Marty
Marion L. Steele High School
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
New York
Steele
Maude Neiding
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Stillwater
OPWC
Laina Yost
Lyost
Chroniclet.com
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Flnewspapers.com
Quigley House
WWE
Center OF the World
Quigley
The
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Chroniclet
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