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Four Amherst residents charged with utility theft, criminal mischief

Published on Feb. 12, 2019 | Updated 2:07 p. m.

Four Amherst residents were charged with theft of utilities after a police investigation stemming from the city’s meter replacement project last year. According to a news release from Amherst police, utility workers discovered indications of →

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Police presence increased at Amherst High after ominous email

Published on Jan. 18, 2019 | Updated 2:31 p. m.

About half the students at Amherst Steele High School are absent today following an ominous email sent to members of the senior class. Amherst Steele High School Head Principal Joe Tellier said an email was sent out from a student’s →

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Amherst fire devastates family without insurance

Published on Jan. 15, 2019 | Updated 6:26 a. m.

AMHERST — Peggie Pentito’s rental home received the most damage of the three surrounding houses affected by a fire in a detached garage Sunday night. “If you walk around to the other side, you can see all the way through it, →

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Amherst garage fire spreads to nearby houses (VIDEO)

Published on Jan. 14, 2019 | Updated Jan. 15, 2019 6:10 a. m.

AMHERST — Peggie Pentito was spending a Sunday evening at home with her family when disaster struck at their home on Cornell Avenue. Her home and two others caught fire after a detached garage at 190 Harris Road became engulfed. Amherst →

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Long-awaited Cooper Foster Park Road widening planned this year

Published on Jan. 10, 2019 | Updated 11:37 a. m.

A project 20 years in the making, widening of a more-than 1 mile stretch of Cooper Foster Park Road on the border of Lorain and Amherst, is expected to cause traffic delays for much of this year, according to the Lorain County Engineer’s →

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2 Lorain County doctors certified for medical marijuana open own practice

Published on Dec. 28, 2018 | Updated 6:22 a. m.

AMHERST — After Corie Kovach became one of the first physicians certified to recommend medical marijuana in Lorain County, she and fellow physician Ann Dorobek made a new start to provide care they couldn’t at Mercy Health. The two have →

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EMT and officer off-duty, but still saving lives

Published on Dec. 2, 2018 | Updated 1:58 a. m.

LORAIN — Brandon Hite, 29, and Marcus Rivera, 26, were out with friends Thursday when they helped save two lives. Rivera said he, Hite and their friends were singing karaoke at The Pour House at 134 Park Ave. in Amherst about 1 a.m. when they →

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Two men flown to MetroHealth after early-morning stabbing in Amherst (UPDATED)

Published on Nov. 29, 2018 | Updated 6:26 a. m.

AMHERST — Two Lorain men were hospitalized early Thursday after both were found stabbed and bleeding following an incident in downtown Amherst. According to the Amherst Police Department, officers responded about 1 a.m. Thursday to a report →

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Former Amherst school getting new life

Published on Nov. 29, 2018 | Updated 7:24 a. m.

AMHERST — A ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday morning marked the ongoing transformation of the Amherst Central Middle School into an assisted living community. Sprenger Health Care Systems COO Michael Sprenger and CEO Nicole Sprenger →

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Lorain, Amherst shops enjoy new guests on Small Business Saturday

Published on Nov. 25, 2018 | Updated 1:51 a. m.

Loosing a coin toss, Kurt Hernon was the lucky one to open Speak of the Devil hours before the usual start time. While the bar normally opens at 5 p.m., Hernon switched on its signature neon sign from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday to join other →

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Four Amherst residents charged with utility theft, criminal mischief

Police presence increased at Amherst High after ominous email

Amherst fire devastates family without insurance

Amherst garage fire spreads to nearby houses (VIDEO)

Long-awaited Cooper Foster Park Road widening planned this year

2 Lorain County doctors certified for medical marijuana open own practice

EMT and officer off-duty, but still saving lives

Two men flown to MetroHealth after early-morning stabbing in Amherst (UPDATED)

Former Amherst school getting new life

Lorain, Amherst shops enjoy new guests on Small Business Saturday

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