Owners vow to rebuild after Birmingham fire destroys historic post office
The Weeks family, owners of a building housing Boccardi’s Pizza & Pasta and the Birmingham post office, vow to rebuild after a fast moving fire. Cleanup may take six weeks and reconstruction months, with efforts to keep the post office in town using a trailer in the interim. The gas fireplace and some oak survived the blaze.
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Postal Service salvages mail from Birmingham blaze
The Postal Service will sort and send salvaged mail from Tuesday's Birmingham fire. About four boxes of letters and large envelopes were recovered and turned to the Inspector Service. After drying, items will be re mailed if possible with Friday or Monday as the expected sorting window.
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Ohio districts report mixed enrollment shifts across the region
Amherst plans to resume open enrollment on a space available basis as enrollment shrinks, while Lorain Schools report a drop of over 230 students. Avon Avon Lake and North Ridgeville see continued gains, with Avon adding about 207 new students this year as districts rethink space use and charter school impact.
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Steve Sayers
Ohio Department of Education
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Cheryl Atkinson
North Ridgeville
U S Steel Lorain Tubular plant stays idle indefinitely
U S Steel confirms Lorain Tubular Operations will remain closed until market conditions improve. About 77 workers are laid off with 600 represented by United Steelworkers Local 1104. operations could reopen later depending on demand and oil industry activity. Mayor Krasienko notes possible further downtime and variable openings based on orders.
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Tony Krasienko
United Steelworkers Local 1104
Tubular
Don Golden
Dan Voorhees
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