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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)
Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing him
Man found dead in North Akron home is identified
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Coventry man killed in crash at I-77 ramp
Browns' roster nearly devoid of consistent players
College student mistaken for deer, shot to death
NFL star Chris Spielman's wife loses cancer battle
Blogs:
Pets:
Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Night Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
For your Saturday entertainment …
Akron Zips:
Hitchens leads Zips in second-half comeback
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Holmgren expresses interest in Browns position
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:
Headed For Disaster
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:
Colloquium at University of Akron
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Friday, Sep 05, 2008
AKRON
Vigil to pay tribute
to hit-skip victim
AKRON: A candlelight vigil is being planned to commemorate the death of a 10-year-old Akron pupil who was killed by a hit-skip driver in 2005.
Anthony ''Tony'' Swain Jr. is credited with pushing his younger sister out of the way of a speeding car as they walked to classes three years ago at Glover Elementary School.
The event will be at 8 p.m. Saturday at Lovers Lane and Hammel Street, where Tony lost his life Sept. 6, 2005. The driver is still at large.
Police arrest man
in fatal shooting
AKRON: Akron police have arrested a man accused of driving the car in the fatal shooting outside the Delia Market in West Akron.
Police arrested Dale D. Flint Sr., 35, of 431 Fuller St., Akron, about 7:20 p.m. Wednesday. He was charged with complicity to commit aggravated murder in the death of Gary Bolar.
Bolar was shot in the head while sitting in a car outside the convenience store at 964 Delia Ave. on Aug. 16. He died the next day.
Police are looking for Lance I. Brown, who is charged with aggravated murder.
Victims recovering
in three assaults
AKRON: Akron police are investigating a stabbing and two gunshot incidents.
Wednesday afternoon, a 23-year-old man told police he was at York and North Howard streets when a man told him ''he was not welcome on North Hill'' and stabbed him in the left forearm and chest, Capt. Dan Zampelli said.
The victim was taken to St. Thomas Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the 900 block of Peckham Avenue in West Akron, where a 49-year-old man reported that gunshots had been fired in the area and a stray bullet had struck him.
Early Thursday, police spoke to a 31-year-old man who suffered a gunshot wound to his left thigh. The man was ''very uncooperative'' and provided police with no details.
Reward offered
in OxyContin heists
AKRON: Crime Stoppers and RxPatrol are offering up to a $1,000 reward for the arrest of a man who robbed two Akron pharmacies, threatened to shoot clerks and demanded OxyContin.
The first incident was Aug. 12 at the CVS pharmacy at 780 Brittain Road. The second was Aug. 23 at Ritzman Pharmacy at 1760 Goodyear Blvd.
Police are seeking Ricky Taylor, 47. Taylor is black, 6 feet tall and weighs about 200 pounds. He has short black hair and brown eyes. His last known address was in the Goodyear Heights area of Akron.
Anyone with information is asked to call Akron police at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2181.
RxPatrol is a collaborative between the pharmacy industry and law enforcement.
Stan Hywet invites
families with dogs
AKRON: Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is having Woof Walks for families with dogs on three Sundays in September.
The estate's grounds will be open to dogs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 7, 14 and 21.
Admission to the gardens and grounds is $5 per dog, $8 per adult and $4 for kids 6-17.
Dog admissions will include an environmentally friendly cleanup bag and a dog treat. All pets must be on a leash.
The first 25 dogs will get a Stan Hywet bandana.
BOSTON TWP.
Opening reception
for painting exhibit
BOSTON TWP.: The Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association will hold a reception Sunday for an exhibit of paintings by Betsy Somershield.
The reception will be 2 to 4 p.m. in the John F. Seiberling Gallery at the association offices, 1403 Hines Hill Road.
Animal Instinct features 27 acrylic on canvas paintings.
BARBERTON
Granddaughter held
in theft of checks
BARBERTON: A 34-year-old Broadview Avenue woman on probation for stealing from her grandmother is accused again.
Bree Hay made an initial appearance Wednesday in Barberton Municipal Court on a charge of forgery with an elderly crime enhancement.
Hay is accused of stealing several checks from her 88-year-old grandmother, with whom she lives, then forging and cashing them for a total of more than $200.
Hay has been on probation since being sentenced in December 2005 and January 2006 in separate incidents of stealing from the elderly.
— Gina Mace
Police seek two men in attack on woman
BARBERTON: Police are looking for two men who attacked a Wooster Road West woman, 36, as she walked in Lake Anna Park last week.
The woman reported she was walking in the park around 9 p.m. Aug. 26 when a man grabbed her from behind and pulled her to the ground. A second man joined in. The woman said the pair took $250 from her purse and fled.
The woman described the man who grabbed her as white, with red hair and freckles, between 5 feet 6 inches and 6 feet tall and 180 pounds. The second man was described as white with blond hair and a goatee.
Anyone with information should call 330-848-6703.
— Gina Mace
CANTON
Woman becomes ill
at wheel, rolls van
CANTON: Authorities said a Louisville woman became ill as she drove east on U.S. 62 in Canton shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday and rolled her van in the median.
Janet Ewing, 56, realized she was having a problem and was trying to get off the road when the accident occurred, authorities said. The van rolled over and landed on its wheels.
Ewing had minor injuries and was taken to Aultman Hospital, authorities said.
CUYAHOGA FALLS
Rep. Nero planning
fundraiser Monday
CUYAHOGA FALLS: State Rep. Richard Nero will have a fundraiser from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Sarah's Vineyard, 1204 W. Steels Corners Road.
Cost is $50 per person or $100 per couple or family. Children are welcome.
Reply by Friday by calling 330-653-3935.
Nero, R-Hudson, was appointed in June to fill John Widowfield's term through the end of the year.
GREEN
'Kick for the Cure'
fundraiser Saturday
GREEN: ''Kick for the Cure'' fundraiser soccer games is Saturday sponsored by the Green Soccer Association and the Green High School junior varsity and varsity girls' teams.
Green will go pink for the event against Howland High.
The event includes: tailgate party at 3 p.m., followed by the 4 p.m. JV game; the 5:30 p.m. penalty kick fundraiser with a chance to win a pink iPod; 6 p.m. varsity team introductions with Green youth escorts; and the 7 p.m. varsity game.
Special T-shirts will be available at the game.
All proceeds will benefit cancer research in the same of Shawn Basone, wife of former Green High School assistant coach Jeff Basone.
HUDSON SCHOOLS
Bus woes persisting
as classes resume
HUDSON: Classes in the Hudson school district resumed Thursday but busing problems were expected to continue.
Classes were canceled Wednesday because of computer glitches.
Officials said Thursday that delays ''and complications'' are anticipated because busing contractor First Student did not provide bus pickup and drop-off information for all students as promised.
Hudson officials said Thursday that parents should have their children at the same bus stop — at the same time — as they did on Tuesday.
Officials told students Thursday what bus they will use to get home. Students in kindergarten through third grade received labels showing their bus number.
Phone lines were added at the First Student bus facility. That phone number is 330-653-1202. The district pays the company $2.3 million a year. About 3,600 of its 5,100 students ride a bus.
MANTUA
RiverScape 2008
at potato festival
MANTUA: The Upper Cuyahoga River Watershed Task Force will stage RiverScape 2008 Saturday in conjunction with the Mantua Potato Festival.
The river event will run from noon to 6 p.m. at Buchert Park. There will be a fish-shocking demonstration at 1 p.m., stream monitoring at 2 p.m. and a canoe float from 3 to 5 p.m., plus a kids' activity table and live animal exhibits.
For information, contact Dana Oleskiewicz at 330-466-5631.
STARK COUNTY
Creating township
to boost city income
CANAL FULTON: Canal Fulton can expect an increase in property tax revenue as the result of the creation of a separate township that will be largely identical in shape to the city in northwestern Stark County.
County commissioners created Milan Township on Thursday at the request of Canal Fulton officials.
As a result, the city will receive some real-estate taxes that previously went to Lawrence Township. The city will gain about $55,000 a year, according to Finance Director Scott Svab.
The new township, which will exist only on paper as a legal entity, does not include recent annexations to the city, which required the land to remain in Lawrence Township.
— Nancy Molnar
AKRON
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