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Tinted windows lead to police chase, crash in Akron
Two Akron men charged after attempted break-in at Green home
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Ohio Politics/Elections:
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Cleveland Browns:
Nothing new on Wednesday's Browns/Bucs injury report
Marla Ridenour on Sports:
Browns find plenty of good men
Varsity Letters:
Gridlocks: Week 3
The330:
Kanakaredes says she’ll have ‘CSI’ memories to treasure
Tribe Matters:
First Bell - On Education:
Report is filed on bus incident
The Heldenfiles:
TNT Orders "Dallas" Pilot
Pets:
PAWS Pet of the Week: Meet Autumn!
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Scott believes Cavs can still win
Akron Zips:
No. 1 UA secures 2-0 win over No. 3 Wake Forest
Kent State Sports:
Around the MAC–Week 1
Akron Docs in Haiti:
Orphans in Fondwa
Buckeye Blogging:
‘The Shoe’ is Open for Business
All Da King's Men:
"They Talk About Me Like A Dog"
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Endangering U.S. Troops To Regain Power?
Akron Law Café:
Losing Common Ground
Car Chase:
Free Glenmoor Gathering Tickets
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Gossip Girl
Sound Check:
Robert Wilson, Gap Band bassist, dies
See Jane Style:
Making It Up
HRLite House:
From the White House – New Federal Approach to Hiring
Published on Saturday, Sep 26, 2009
BARBERTON
Grant for complex
The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority has been awarded more than $5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to improve the Allen Dickson Senior Apartments in Barberton.
The $5,062,162 grant, announced by the office of U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Copley Township, will be used to update the electrical system, lobby, kitchens, bathrooms and floors at the complex.
BATH TWP.
Sewer extension
BATH TWP.: Trustees have approved the recommendation of the Bath Water and Sewer Board to extend a sanitary sewer line to the Circle K at 791 N. Cleveland-Massillon Road.
The sanitary system used by the business has been condemned by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, requiring a hook-up to a sewer line.
Once all approvals are in place, the company will construct a lift station and pump at the north side of the property and run a 2-inch pressure line under Cleveland-Massillon Road to tie into the sewer line at Wye Road.
Cemetery tour
BATH TWP.: The next Bath Cemetery Tours will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bath Center Cemetery, at the northeast corner of W. Bath and North Cleveland-Massillon roads.
The tour will focus on Educators and Administrators of Bath Schools. Members of the Bath Cemetery Tour Committee, dressed in period costume, will present short vignettes on some of the former educators of Bath who are buried in the cemetery.
A highlight of the tour will be the display of a horse-drawn hearse from Billow Funeral Home. This tour is being organized in conjunction with the current Bath Museum exhibit, ''Preserving the Past: Bath Township Schools,'' on display through September.
CANTON
Alzheimer series
CANTON: The Greater East Ohio Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association plans to show The Alzheimer's Project, a documentary series, over several days.
The first installment will debut Thursday.
Each of the four parts — a presentation of HBO Documentary Films — will be shown from 2 to 4 p.m. at the association's office in the Goodwill Community Campus Building, 408 Ninth St. SW, Canton.
The documentary premiered in May on HBO, offering both a close-up view of the effects of the fatal disease and a look at where the science is headed.
On Oct. 1, the show The Memory Loss Tapes, which profiles seven people with the disease, will be shown.
On Oct. 15, Momentum in Science Part 1, will be shown. Part 2 will be shown on Oct. 29. And on Nov. 12, Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? and Caregivers, will be shown.
For more information and to reserve a spot, call Jennifer Miller, 330-966-7343.
CUYAHOGA FALLS
Park expansion
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that includes $4 million for the acquisition of 600 acres for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
The House of Representatives previously approved the Interior Appropriations Act of 2010, which contains the park funding. A conference committee still must reconcile differences in the bill before it goes to President Barack Obama for his signature.
The funding will be used to purchase land adjacent to the park that surrounds Blossom Music Center and incorporate it into the park.
''Blossom Music Center is cherished by so many Ohioans and is an important driver of economic development,'' said Sen. Sherrod Brown, who helped secure the funding, along with Sen. George Voinovich.
The park funding was among $5.7 million in the legislation for projects in Ohio to support water infrastructure and environmental protection projects.
GREEN
A sweet date
GREEN: Mayor Dick Norton has set the city's trick or treat hours.
Beggars can take to the sidewalks from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.
A resolution passed by the council in 2001 sets the Sunday before Halloween as trick-or-treat night. The date became an issue this year, because Halloween falls on a Saturday. The city's ordinance would set the trick-or-treat night on Oct. 25.
Information sought
GREEN: The Summit County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information about a fatal bicycle accident in Green last month to come forward.
Christian Spencer, 13, lost control of his bicycle on Jarvis Road near Pebble Creek Nursing Home on Aug. 25, hitting his head when he crashed, sheriff's deputies said.
A witness told police a brown minivan from the Pebble Creek parking lot pulled out in front of the boy, then fled from the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to call 330-643-2181.
KENT STATE
Gift to school
KENT: A former longtime member of the Kent State athletic department and 2003 inductee into the Varsity K Hall of Fame has donated $1.2 million to the university.
Judy Devine's pledge will fund the Judith K. Devine Athletic Equity Endowment. It is the third-largest gift in the history of Kent State athletics.
The goal of the endowment is to ensure equity in access and opportunity and to supplement scholarships, the school said in a statement announcing the gift.
Last fall, Devine also contributed to the expansion of Kent State's Academic Resource Center and permanently endowed the athletic academic honors dinner. That brings her total contributions to more than $1.4 million, the university said.
Devine retired as associate athletic director in 2000 after 31 years in the department.
MEDINA
Hospital party
MEDINA: Medina Hospital, 1000 E. Washington St., will have a free community event from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the main parking lot to celebrate its affiliation with the Cleveland Clinic as of Aug. 31.
There will be entertainment, games, treats, prizes and inflatables with magician Rick Smith Jr., caricatures, a balloon twister and certified therapy dogs.
In the case of rain, the family event will be moved to Entrance A behind the hospital.
MUNROE FALLS
Hydrant flushing
MUNROE FALLS: The city will flush fire hydrants Monday through Wednesday.
Residents are advised to check their water before using during this time.
For more information, call 330-688-7491.
NORTHEAST OHIO
Miller to run again
ASHLAND COUNTY: Matt Miller, a former Ashland County prosecutor, says he will make a third try for the 16th District congressional seat.
Miller, a Republican, lost in a three-way primary last year to state Sen. Kirk Schuring. John Boccieri then beat Schuring in November. Miller also was defeated in the 2006 primary, when he challenged now retired U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula.
Miller is critical of Boccieri's time in office and calls his a ''campaign for freedom — freedom from excessive taxation, freedom from out-of-control government spending and freedom from job-killing government regulations.''
The 16th District covers Stark and Wayne counties and parts of Ashland and Medina counties.
SUMMIT COUNTY
Regional award
AKRON: The Northeast Ohio Joint Office of Economic Development has given Summit County Executive Russ Pry an Excellence in Regionalism award.
The award recognized Pry's commitment and dedication to the economic growth and vitality in Northeast Ohio, the county said. It was given during a recent meeting at the Galaxy Restaurant in Wadsworth.
The organization is a public-private partnership working on economic issues on a regional level and comprises Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull and Wayne counties.
TALLMADGE
Patio approval
TALLMADGE: City Council approved an existing patio for Plaza Maya Mexican Restaurant at 498 South Ave.
Council also authorized the serving of food and alcohol on the patio.
Neighbors of the restaurant had raised concerns about how the patio should be used, including its hours of operation and whether food and alcoholic beverages should be served. Among their
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