Downtown Elyria lights to connect landmarks along Lake Avenue
Main Street Elyria installs 13 low voltage lights on Lake Avenue funded by a 13500 Heritage Ohio grant with support from Sunrise Rotary AMVETS and VFW Post 1079. The goal is a safer cleaner downtown linking Ely Square to the East Falls Riverwalk and boosting foot traffic.
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Elyria
Lake Avenue
Broad Street
Main Street
Heritage Ohio
Sunrise Rotary
Amvets
VFW Post 1079
Tamela Grubb
East Fourth Street
Cleveland
Grubb
Jim
Sharon
Ely Square
East Falls Riverwalk
Karen Davis
Davis
Pantry to Close as St Mary of the Lake Merges with Holy Trinity
In Lorain, St Mary of the Lake Church food pantry serves as crowds line up before doors open as the Catholic Diocese orders the parish to merge with Holy Trinity. The move affects eight Lorain churches amid restructuring, with residents expressing concern over loss of a key aid source.
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St. Mary Parish
Lorain
St. Mary of the Lake Church
West Seventh Street
St. Mary’s
Cleveland
Holy Trinity
Tamara Strand- Rudolph
Food Pantry
Rosemary Jones
Wayne Pickering
St. Mary of the Lake
Elyria Names Richard Benton Fire Chief
Richard Benton, 43, will be sworn in Friday as the Elyria Fire Department chief, the eighth person in that role. He succeeds retired Chief John Zielinski, aims to restore stable leadership after recent department controversy and union issues. Benny Benton believes in strong leadership and department mission. The ceremony is at 9 a.m. in Elyria City Hall Council Chambers.
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Elyria
Bill Grace
Richard Benton
Benton
John Zielinski
City Council
Sin Heen
Bie Telen
Lorain Firefighters Plead to Save Jobs
Firefighters in Lorain urged the council finance committee to avert job losses after notices show nine demotions and seven layoffs planned for April 5. Fire Chief Tom Baker urged boosting city revenue as a $1 million revenue drop is projected for 2009.
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Lorain
Council
Tom Baker
Baker
Judge orders FDA to allow Plan B access for teens
U.S. District Judge Edward Korman condemned the FDA for politicized handling and ordered the agency to permit 17 year olds to obtain the morning after pill. The ruling criticized the Bush administration and highlighted conservative opposition to Plan B as abortion adjacent policy.
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New York
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
U.S
Edward Korman
Judge Burge plots course away from court policy making
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge tells fellow judges he will not attend meetings where court policy is decided. In a March 16 letter he urged dismantling a patron will and warned his stance could hurt friendships. He also advised employees not to submit time sheets under a new policy that began March 2.
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Burge
Elyria
Lorain County
Edward Zaleski
Zaleski
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