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Can DNA tests free ex-Akron captain?
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Green High senior goes extra mile for those who walk and jog the park trails
Community, school and military news roundup
Tragedy to hope: Family creates foundation for bereavement therapy
Visiting new Navy ship brings back memories for Doylestown man serves on USS New York in 1930s
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Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing him
Man found dead in North Akron home is identified
Can DNA tests free ex-Akron captain?
Browns' roster nearly devoid of consistent players
Coventry man killed in crash at I-77 ramp
Review: You've never seen 'Sound of Music' like this
Blogs:
Pets:
Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Night Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
Browns vs. Lions live …
Akron Zips:
Akron trounces Howard to reach .500
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Robiskie, Harrison inactive
Kent State Sports:
Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
The Sunday Sanity Challenge
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (69) The Brookings Institute Study on "Bending the Curve" – Four General Strategies
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
A Random Rant on Testing
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
AKRON
Volunteers to make dolls for homeless
AKRON: A meeting for volunteers interested in helping with the Project RISE Love and Learn Doll Project will start at 3 p.m. today.
Volunteers with the project make dolls for homeless children in Akron.
The meeting will be in the Ott Staff Development Center, Room 107, 65 Steiner Ave. Those who attend can learn more about the program's summer plans and see a special showing of America's Invisible Children: The Homeless Education Crisis in America.
For more information, call 330-699-4185 or 330-761-3070.
Emergency units
OK'd for parking deck
AKRON: Akron City Council voted to spend $315,000 to buy and install an emergency generator and switchgear equipment for the Cascade parking deck.
The contract for the backup power equipment went to the Novatny Electric Co.
The new equipment will replace a generator and transfer switches more than 40 years old and no longer reliable.
During a power outage in April, the backup power system failed and the parking deck was plunged into darkness for nearly an hour.
Recycling campaign
at Resnik school
AKRON: The Judith A. Resnik Community Learning Center, 65 N. Meadowcroft Drive, will host a recycling drive Friday afternoon through Monday morning.
A truck will be on the site to collect phone books, newspapers, magazines and junk mail. The school also will begin working on its Learning Garden at 9 a.m. Saturday.
For information, call the school at 330-873-3370.
Volunteers sought
for plant-pulling day
AKRON: Metro Parks, Serving Summit County is seeking volunteers to help pull invasive plants on Thursday at Goodyear Heights Metro Park.
The work to pull garlic mustard that crowds out native plants will take place from 9 a.m. to noon.
Meet at 550 Frazier Avenue off Newton Street in East Akron.
Dress for off-trail work. Bring a hat, work gloves, pruning shears or scissors, a snack and water.
Advance registration is required. Contact Laura Franchetti at 330-864-3006.
CANTON
Forum to focus
on young people
CANTON: Citizens from all generations are invited to the Bridging the Gap forum about young people from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Gospel Temple, 1612 Tuscarawas St. W.
Topics will include jobs, families, respect, education, entertainment, housing, recreation, teen pregnancy, youth violence, alcohol and other drugs, brain drain and brain gain.
Sponsors include the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Stark County, Community Services of Stark County Inc., Peace TV, Compass, Stark State College of Technology and Coming Together Stark County.
— Nancy Molnar
CONVENTRY SCHOOLS
Open-enrollment deadline extended
CONVENTRY TWP.: Coventry Local Schools has extended the deadline for its open-enrollment program.
There are a few remaining spots available for students in selected grades.
The deadline to register for open enrollment has been extended to May 20.
Students will be selected based on the time and date of the registration.
Call Susan Oldham at 330-644-8489 for additional details.
CUYAHOGA FALLS
Humane Society
gets new building OK
CUYAHOGA FALLS: A planned new facility on Cochran Road is going to the dogs — and cats.
Falls city council Monday approved the Humane Society of Greater Akron's plans to build a 25,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art, animal-care and housing facility at 222 Cochran Road.
The building will be of natural brick and stone construction.
Executive Director Karen Conklin said between 27 and 30 part-time employees will work out of the building.
— Gina Mace
CUYAHOGA FALLS SCHOOLS
Board to negotiate
property purchases
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The school board has voted to negotiate the purchase of two properties on Second Street.
The district wants to purchase the properties for $85,000 each plus closing costs at 2813 and 2819 Second St.
The properties are near the district's bus garage and technology facility and will be used to expand the parking area for buses, as well as to improve the traffic flow in the area.
— Rachael Whitcomb
GREEN
City council honors
dispatcher, veteran
GREEN: A Green Central Dispatcher and late Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Kuglics were honored Tuesday by city council.
Melissa Kessler was honored for helping deliver a baby via the telephone following a recent botched 911 call. The call for help initially went to Stark County dispatchers instead of Green.
By the time the call was rerouted to Green, Kessler had to give instructions to help the pregnant woman's Uniontown family deliver the baby before emergency workers could arrive in time.
Kuglics, the first Green High School graduate to die in the Iraq War, was recognized for his sacrifice. The proclamation to mark the passing in June will be presented to Kuglics' family during the community's Memorial Day observances.
— George W. Davis
LAKE TWP.
Trustees set height
for nuisance grass
LAKE TWP.: Township trustees decided Monday that grass that is 10 to 12 inches high is too tall and they will declare it a public nuisance.
If owners fail to cut their grass, the township will have it cut and add the charge to the property's tax bill.
Trustees also hired Joshua Miktarian as a part-time officer for the Uniontown Police Department.
Trustees changed the date of their next meeting to May 27 because of the Memorial Day holiday.
— Betty O'Neill Roderick
MEDINA COUNTY
Suspected car thief
caught after chase
MEDINA: State Highway Patrol troopers nabbed a suspected car thief, who led them on a chase and stole two cars before being arrested.
Troopers say they attempted to stop a 2001 Acura on Interstate 71 in Westfield Township at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The car was reported stolen from Columbus, and several motorists had complained in 911 calls about the driver's erratic movements.
Instead of stopping for troopers, the driver led them on a 17-mile chase. Eventually, the driver pulled over and fled on foot. Troopers say the same driver stole a second vehicle in Medina Township and attempted to flee.
Jonas Encarnacion, 38, of Columbus, surrendered and was arrested on charges of receiving stolen property and felony fleeing and eluding.
He was being held in the Medina County Jail.
NORTHEAST OHIO
Event to honor local
fire, EMS workers
COLUMBUS: Fire and EMS workers from Akron and Streetsboro, along with the people they saved, are being honored by the Ohio chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Ten Akron EMS workers and firefighters and their patient, Heather Ratcliff, received the EMS Star of Life award. The city of Akron winners are Lt. Jerome Crawford, Lt. Jeff Schueller, Lt. John Sullivan, Christopher Dilworth, Kevin Eberle, Jerry Elie, Greg Galehouse, Danielle Michel, Robert Oldaker and Frank Poletta.
The rescue workers were cited for their efforts in aiding Ratcliff following a car crash in August.
Streetsboro fire and EMS personnel Kevin McCarthy, Ed McCormack and Brian Novotny were honored for their quick response and life-saving efforts to assist Roger Rovini in March 2007.
3 school districts get
money for bus work
Three school districts in the Akron-Canton area will share $101,607 in state grants to retrofit school buses to reduce air pollution.
The Crestwood school district is getting $9,276 in state funds to retrofit five buses.
In addition, the district, which covers Mantua and Shalersville townships in northern Portage County, will retrofit an additional 20 buses with its own funds.
In Stark County, the Minerva and Alliance school districts will share $92,401 to retrofit 12 buses.
The grants from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency were among $278,418 to rework 109 buses in nine Ohio districts.
The new equipment is designed to reduce small-particle pollution along with carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons.
PLAIN TWP.
Schneider Park
purchase completed
PLAIN TWP.: Township trustees paid off the purchase of Schneider Park at their meeting Tuesday night.
The $818 for the property came from estate taxes.
— Betty O'Neill-Roderick
RANDOLPH TWP.
State Rep. Dyer
to host meeting
RANDOLPH TWP.: State Rep. Stephen Dyer (D-Green) will host a 7:30 p.m. town hall meeting Thursday.
Dyer will meet with constituents and discuss legislative issues.
The meeting will be at the Randolph Community Center, 1639 State Route 44.
STARK COUNTY
Jail payments
sought from 2 cities
CANTON: Stark County commissioners are asking Massillon and Alliance to pay charges for use of the county jail dating back several years.
The commissioners decided Tuesday to seek payment of more than $1 million in prisoner housing fees after receiving a legal opinion.
Cities must pay for jail stays when they collect fines from prisoners found guilty of violating city ordinances, Commissioner Tom Harmon said.
Sheriff Timothy Swanson asked the commissioners to collect the money to bolster his budget this year.
— Nancy Molnar
WADSWORTH
Developer asks city
to rezone property
WADSWORTH: Developer Joe Beirne told the city's Planning Commission on Monday that he plans to invest millions in the southeast section of the city.
Beirne's projects include a shopping plaza and 224 senior housing units. He has asked the commission to rezone 4.8 acres at the intersection of Johnson and Silvercreek Roads from residential to commercial as a site for the plaza. Beirne also wants to build the senior units west of that acreage.
At a public hearing on the rezoning issue, neighborhood residents said the plaza is not needed and raised concerns about destroying the peaceful tranquility of the area and that the increased traffic might make the intersection more dangerous.
Beirne said the plaza will be ''neighborhood friendly'' and will enhance the ''quality of life'' in the area.
Both issues were tabled by the commission.
The commission did approve Bill Simmons' request for three apartments above Ann's Pastry Shop at 121 High St.
Also, the commission set a public hearing on a proposal to build a football field at Bird Street Park for May 27 and another one for June 9 on a request by the Sacred Heart Church to build an office building and rectory near the intersection of Broad Street and Humbolt Avenue.
— Beau Dusz
AKRON
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