MEDINA — Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of a self-propelled hay baler before.
After all, Paul Kovalik has been collecting and restoring vintage farm equipment for a long time and it was a new one on him.
“People say: ‘Holy cow. I’ve never seen one of those,’ ” Kovalik said. “I tell them I’d never [...]

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WESTFIELD CENTER — Officials overseeing Westfield Fire & Rescue are searching for a different way to fund the department after Westfield Township trustees discovered some residents erroneously were excluded from voting on a funding issue.
The department serves not only the township, but the villages of Westfield Center and Gloria Glens within the township. Each entity [...]

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BRUNSWICK — Mayor Dale Strasser swore in a new member to the Planning Commission on Tuesday night, even though City Council voted against the appointment in June.
The city’s law director is deciding what should be done and whether the mayor violated the city charter.
On June 8, Council members conducted a 45-minute interview with Roanoke Drive [...]

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MONTVILLE TWP. — Construction is expected to begin today on the first phase of Cobblestone Park, a recreation area that will feature four baseball fields, two lacrosse fields and walking trails.
Township trustee Ron Bischof said 20 companies submitted bids to excavate, level and seed the athletic fields for the park that will be located mainly [...]

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WESTFIELD CENTER — As officials decide how to fund Westfield Fire & Rescue, those within the department are recommending switching from a full- to a part-time chief.
In April, Fire Chief Jack Snoddy resigned unexpectedly. His salary of $50,000, plus another $25,000 in benefits, was reallocated, effective Monday, to staff the department with two part-timers on [...]

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CLEVELAND — The last time Fausto Carmona ran into the Minnesota Twins, they were ushering the former 19-game winner off to an extended stay in the minor leagues.
Thursday at Progressive Field, Carmona was in a far better place with a far better outing providing the proof.
Allowing a season-low one run on six hits through six [...]

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CLEVELAND — Team president Paul Dolan met with beat reporters prior to Thursday’s game and forecasted a gloomy financial picture for the Indians, projecting that the team would lose $16 million this season.
The Indians anticipate drawing 1.75 million fans this year, approximately 450,000 fewer than they expected, with the lack of attendance playing a major [...]

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BEREA — All signs pointed to guard Rex Hadnot playing a major role on the Browns’ offensive line this season. That doesn’t appear to be the case anymore.
Hadnot suffered a potentially severe knee injury Thursday when his left leg was rolled up on by linebacker David Veikune on a pass play. The 6-foot-2, 320-pounder immediately [...]

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Jack G. Boresh
Laura Kristine Fiocca
Sophia James Blower
Lawrence A. Copperman
Lucille E. Fonseca

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