Black River Schools Board Axes 10 Positions
Sullivan Township The Black River Board of Education approved more than ten layoffs including a career exploration teacher and several grade teachers plus four paraprofessionals and support staff. The district cites an $850000 budget gap and plans to balance by attrition and restructuring including eighth graders moving to the high school. Superintendent Chris Clark warned names may return as attrition proceeds.
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Sara Crawford
Chronicle-Telegram
Sullivan Twp
Black River Board of Education
Black River
Chris Clark
Clark
Robert Keuhale
Trict
Lorain Native Bless Crooks Serves Aboard USS John Finn
Lorain native Petty Officer 2nd Class Bless Crooks serves aboard the USS John Finn in Japan as an operations specialist. A Lorain High School graduate of 2019, he joined the Navy three years ago to explore the world and change his surroundings. The ship, an Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyer, carries Tomahawks torpedoes guns and a Phalanx system with more than 300 sailors aboard.
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Bless Crooks
Lorain
U.S. Navy
Japan
Crooks
Lorain High School
Navy
John Finn
Lorain County court marks 200th anniversary celebration
The Lorain County Common Pleas Court hosts a 1 p.m. Friday event at the Lorain County Justice Center in Elyria to honor the county’s 200th anniversary and the court’s founding. Speakers include retired Judge Mark Bede ski. A lobby display streams court history with the original docket book and early records, plus a judge’s gavel and a probation department entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave O’brien
Chronicle
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
County Justice Center
Court Street
Elyria
Lorain County
Ski
Justice Center
Ohio Supreme Court
Lorain County Adult Probation Department
D.A. Cook
Chronicle-Telegram
Jury Assembly
Common Pleas Court
Don Hilton
BLOTTER May reports include assault and firearm charges
The Avon area blotter covers May 15 to May 16 with incidents at Crushers Stadium and Lyons Gate Run involving assault and vandalism. Rakim Shazor faces felony weapons and theft charges after a traffic stop near Colorado Avenue. A separate May 16 case cites a man charged with public indecency.
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Crushers Stadium
Baseball Boulevard
Avon
Lyons Gate
Colorado Avenue
Miller Road
Rakim Shazor
Euclid
Shazer
Ram sey for Judge spaghetti dinner at Heritage Church
Community events listing includes Ramsey for Judge spaghetti dinner March 4 9 p m at Heritage Presbyterian Church Amherst tickets 25 contact Helen 440 204 8673 or at door, Picnic for a Purpose June 1 at The Lodge Oberlin 46300 Butternut Ridge Road details on primarypurposecenter.com.
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Primary Purpose Center
New Russia Township
Butternut Ridge Road
Oberlin
Primarypurposecenter
Food distributions and summer meal sites listed for area youths
Mobile pantry drives operate today at Ely Stadium 1915 Middle Ave Elyria and Thursday at Lorain High School 1600 Ashland Ave Lorain with a 2 to 4 p m slot at Oakwood Park 2047 E 36th St Lorain. Heather Campbell Reich Community Meals runs 6 to 6 30 p m Monday and Wednesday at St Andrews Church 300 Third St Elyria. Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio Summer Food Service Program begins June 10 at multiple sites in Lorain and Elyria with breakfast 8 30 to 10 a m and lunch around noon to early afternoon, including Admiral King Brookside Desich Ely Elyria South and Westwood locations.
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Ely Stadium
Middle Ave
Elyria
Lorain High School
Ashland Ave
Lorain
Oakwood Park
Heather Campbell Reich
St. Andrew’s Church
Third St
Boys & Girls Clubs of
Northeast Ohio
I-90 crash injures Avon motorcyclist
Avon police reported a Sunday afternoon I-90 collision near Route 611 left motorcyclist Douglas Masaitis with unspecified injuries and responsive at the scene. He followed another vehicle too closely and struck it from behind. Westbound I-90 narrowed to one lane for about two hours. In a separate update, a dog found by Lorain County dog warden, nicknamed Slim Jim Lincoln, is gaining weight and nearing discharge from treatment. An opening on Avon Lake Tree Commission lasts until May 31, with applicants urged to submit via clerk Valerie Rosmarin. The Lorain Public Library maker in residence program continues at Domonkas Branch featuring painter Maia Arabuli from Georgia.
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Avon
Avon Fire Department
Douglas Masaitis
Masaitis
Avon Police Department
Lorain County
Friendship Animal Protective League
Greg Willey
Animal Clinic
Northview
Willey
Slim Jim
Lincoln
APL
Lincoln Boulevard
Sheffield Township
Avon Lake
City Tree Commission
Commission
Tree City USA
Valerie Rosmarin
Avon Lake City
Vrosmarin
Avonlake.org
Rosmarin
Avon Lake City Hall
Avon Belden Road
Sheffield Lake
Lorain Public Library
Domonkas
Maia Arabuli
Arabuli
Tbilisi
of Georgia
Studio of Fine Art
Academy of Fine Art
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Black River Schools
Jerry Jimenez
U.S. Navy Office of Community Outreach
Edi
the Chronicle-Telegram
Avon Police
Best Buy
Center Road
William Tromler
Medina
1600
Detroit Road
Avon Lake Police
Aqua Marine Boulevard
Winners Circle
Woodstock Avenue
Sandstone Village
Milan Ave
Amherst
Jefferson Street
Amherst Junior High School
Amhersthistoricalsociety.org
Community of Faith Ucc
East River Road
Kiwanis Club of
St Mary’s Church Hall
Middle Avenue
Kiwanis
Napa
E. Broad St
Bread of Life Ministry
Elyriabreadoflife.org
Mhog.us
Taste of History
The
Amherst Historical Society
Admiral King
Washington Ave
Brookside
Harris Road
Desich
Pearl Ave
Ely
Gulf Road
Elyria South
Elyria Westwood
Delbert St
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