Elyria and LCCC Eye Firefighter Academy Partnership
Elyria city officials and Lorain County Community College discuss launching a firefighter academy as part of a broader training program. The plan includes potential shared facilities such as a barn building for controlled fires and would align with LCCC's EMT and paramedic strengths to funnel local recruits into firefighting careers.
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Elyria
Lorain County Community College
Tracey Green
SCCC
Kevin Brubaker
Brubaker
Green
LCCC
Firefighter Academy
Joe Pronesti
Ehove Career Center
Erie County
Cuyahoga Community College
Cuyahoga County
Fire Acad
Emy
Police
Attorney General sues Avon home contractor over faulty work
The Ohio Attorney General sues Cleveland Custom Homes and owner Jeffrey Crawford Jr. of Avon in Lorain County for failing to complete or properly perform remodeling work. The suit seeks restitution, penalties, and a ban on Ohio contracting until judgments are paid, with National Consumer Protection Week highlighting the case.
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Ohio Attorney General
Avon
Lorain County
Crawford
Yost
Cleveland Custom Homes
Detroit Road
Attorney General
Ohio
National Consumer Protection
Dave Yost
Jeffrey Crawford
Wellington attorney sentenced in $3 million real estate fraud case
Matthew Dickason 48, formerly of Atlanta, received 27 months in federal prison plus three years of supervised release for wire fraud. He admitted embezzling more than $3 million from real estate clients, using funds for personal purchases and creating false records. Victims included banks and mortgage firms. restitution exceeds $3,005,159.
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Wellington
Georgia
Matthew Dickason
Atlanta
U.S
Leigh Martin May
Dickason
Ing Records
Matthew A. Dickason
FBI
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Bartlett Maritime lands $3 million grant for Navy workforce project
Bartlett Maritime Corp of Cleveland wins a $3 million contract with BlueForge Alliance to pilot rotating skilled labor crews for Navy submarine work. The plan includes Lorain and Lordstown facilities with 500 to 1,000 Lorain jobs and 1,000 Lordstown roles, plus a South Carolina component repair option. Local unions and legislators supported the proposal.
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Lorain
Ohio
Lordstown
Bartlett Maritime Corp
Cleveland
BlueForge Alliance
Navy
U.S. Navy
Bartlett Maritime
Edward Bartlett Jr
St. Lawrence Seaway
South Carolina
Bartlett
Wellington High School Principal Keenan to resign
Wellington High School principal Donna Keenan will resign at the end of the school year. Superintendent Ed Weber notes her four star rating for the school and the new arts curriculum pathway she helped implement. Keenan cites personal and health reasons and will leave after 23 years in education.
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Keenan
Wellington
Donna Keenan
Donna
Ed Weber
Weber
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Goose
Bruce Bishop
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Naval Weapons Station
Goose Creek
Wellington High School
Lauren Hoffman
Shoffman
Chroniclet.com
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