Lorain Schools prepare vote on new contract
Lorain teachers union and the Lorain School Board plan a special meeting after a union vote on a proposed three year contract. The 450 member Lorain Education Association votes Wednesday after concessions totaling about 4 million dollars. The district faced a 12 million deficit before a levy passed in November.
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Roundup: Man stabbed after ride with strangers in Lorain
Erik Castillo, 32, said a blue Honda Civic offered him a ride near Pearl Avenue and East 29th Street. After entering, he was attacked with a razor, cut in the stomach, kicked, and dumped near Clinton Avenue. he was treated and released from Mercy Regional Medical Center. In Elyria a woman says two men tried to lure children into a red Jeep Cherokee near North Abbe Road and North Park as they played, with one man inviting the kids to join him in the Jeep.
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Early Morning Concrete Pour Marks Ford Road Bridge Work
Elyria officials warn of loud construction as cement trucks head to the Ford Road bridge site around 3 a.m. Wednesday. City Engineer Tim Alvari notes the deck pouring will take 4 to 6 hours, weather permitting, with water curing boosting long term durability.
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Cedar Point Tops 2013 Golden Ticket Awards Worldwide
Cedar Point of Sandusky again claims best amusement park in the world in Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards. Millennium Force, the park’s 310 foot steel roller coaster, is named best steel coaster for the seventh time since its 2001 debut.
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Final go ahead for 49th Street bridge project
Elyria receives final authorization from the Ohio Turnpike Commission confirming 100 percent funding for the 49th Street bridge reconstruction. Mayor Holly Brinda says the approval brings relief after a long process and underscores the project’s importance to Elyria.
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Mayor Blasts Oak Point Rd Proposal In Lorain
Lorain officials scrutinize a proposed elderly housing project on Oak Point Road a multistory complex with a 100 unit assisted living facility and 30 rental units on about 18.5 acres north of Cooper Foster Road and west of Leavitt Road. Mayor Chase Ritenauer says the plan does not fit the area though he voted yes on commission standards. Frank DeTilio notes policy concerns and questions the project’s fit in the district. The applicant is Amherst One LLC represented by Marc Strauss, tied to Edward Rose and Sons which has built in 12 states.
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Ritenauer
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Cooper Foster Road
Leavitt Road
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Amherst One LLC
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Power lifters installed on Ridgeville ambulances
North Ridgeville firefighters gain automated power lifting units able to handle weights up to 700 pounds to reduce injuries and the risk of dropping patients. Fire Chief John Reese says the system ends the old practice of staff physically lifting heavy patients from scenes into ambulances.
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