Cleveland, OH
‘That’s so dangerous’: Broken light poles held up with rope in downtown Cleveland
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – “Oh my goodness, it is tied with a rope!”
Pamelina Rose was just as shocked as we were to see a broken light pole being held in place by nothing but a rope at the corner of East 17th Street and Chester Avenue in downtown Cleveland.
Instead of removing the rusty metal pole, which is completely broken off from its base, someone used rope to tie the city-owned pole to a sign at Conrad’s, a nearby tire and vehicle repair shop.
“What if it falls down on someone’s car?” Rose said. “It’s supposed to be on that metal base right there, and it’s on the concrete. Oh my God, that’s unacceptable!”
Two blocks away, near East 19th and Chester, we found a broken light pole dangling from a rope that has been tied to a tree in front of Cleveland State University’s soccer field.
These are just two of several dangerous light poles 19 Investigates discovered on Chester, between East 17th and East 55th, and brought to the attention of Cleveland Public Power, the city’s municipally-owned electric company that is responsible for the street lights.
In some places where old light poles have been removed, there are rusty, jagged metal remnants jutting from city sidewalks.
“They should take action, this is not responsible,” one CSU employee told us, unimpressed by the makeshift rope and pulley system being used to keep the broken pole in front of Krenzler Field from falling onto pedestrians or vehicles driving down Chester.
“That should be solved as soon as possible, we never know with the winds and the rain,” he said.
A representative from the university told us they were looking into the matter.
Since 2018, Cleveland Public Power has been working to replace 61,000 old streetlights with brighter, energy-efficient LED fixtures to light the way to a safer city.
But there is nothing safe about this stretch of Chester – a stretch that the program has seemingly ignored, made evident by the lack of new LED lighting and the old poles left behind that are clearly a safety hazard.
On the north side of Chester between East 30th and East 33rd, there is an old light was replaced by a new LED. We know that because the pole is laying on the ground and has been for weeks, and it clearly shows that a new LED had been installed.
We don’t know if the pole fell because the base failed, or if someone drove into it and knocked it over. Either way, it’s dangerous.
At some point, bright yellow caution tape that says “Fire Line Do Not Cross” was tied from the fallen pole to a nearby fence, but it has since been ripped down.
Up and down Chester, we also found wires hanging out of light pole bases, as the metal panels either rusted out or were gone completely. There are also several bases of poles that had been removed but the bolts remained, and are clearly an obvious tripping hazard.
In a written statement sent to 19 Investigates on Thursday, a spokesperson for Cleveland Public Power said: “We would like to thank you for bringing these issues to our attention. We have investigated the steel poles along Chester Avenue and added the repairs and installations to our crew schedules. In areas where we found unsafe conditions we have marked them to keep the public safe, and these are a priority for repair.”
While these poles may not be hanging by a thread, they certainly should not be hanging on by a rope.
We called Conrad’s corporate office to see who, if anyone, allowed city workers to tie a broken street light to their sign with rope.
Due to some personnel changes on their management team, the company said they could not be sure if someone had actually, at one point, approved this. However, they did say that it is clearly not safe, right to the rusted, exposed base, and they planned to call Cleveland Public Power immediately to have it removed.
19 Investigates will continue to follow up and make sure these dangerous light poles along Chester Ave. are replaced or repaired.
CPP said Cleveland residents can report broken street lights to their 24-hour automated Street Light Outage hotline at 216-621-LITE (5483). The automated system provides a tracking number that allows you to track the progress of repairs.
Have you been dealing with broken street lights or fallen poles in your neighborhood? Give us a call at 216-250-1618 or send an email with photos to 19tips@woio.com.
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LeBron James remembers it all.
It took the Los Angeles Lakers superstar a moment to get going but then the memories of Vince Carter began to flood in.
“The 50-point game versus the Sixers in the postseason,” James said as he began to list all his memories from Carter’s tenure with the Toronto Raptors. “The rookie windmill, two-handed windmill versus Indiana on Chris Mullins, went around Chris Mullins when Rik Smits trapped the box. The lob in the preseason down at University of North Carolina, we got that windmill. There’s just too many to name, obviously. Obviously the dunk contest, when he shut down the dunk contest, and gave you the ‘it’s over signal.’”
James and the Lakers are spending an extra night in Toronto to honor Carter as the Raptors retire his No. 15 into the rafters at Scotiabank Arena. It was a decision made in part by Lakers coach JJ Redick who briefly played alongside Carter during their time together on the Orlando Magic.
“Just happy for him and everything that is coming has come his way over the last 12 months,” Redick said of Carter who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last month. “I think anybody who came of age in the late 90s, early 2000s, they look back on that version of Vince with a high level of fondness. And I was a fan, despite the fact that he went to UNC.”
James shared his praise for Carter too.
“Congratulations to Vinsanity,” James said following Los Angeles’ victory over Toronto on Friday. “It makes all the sense in the world. (What) he’s done for this franchise, the impact he had in his community, the way he changed how basketball has looked at in Canada itself, obviously Toronto. It’s well deserved.”
The Raptors will begin festivities at halftime Saturday against DeMar DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio high school football scores from the first week of the OHSAA playoffs, as provided by The Associated Press.
OHSAA Playoffs=
First Round=
Division I=
Region 1=
Berea-Midpark 30, Lorain 6
Can. McKinley 49, Parma Normandy 7
Massillon Jackson 24, Brunswick 3
Mentor 31, Cle. St Ignatius 7
Perrysburg 47, Medina 0
St. Edward (OH) 48, Findlay 0
Strongsville 31, Cle. Hts. 14
Tol. Whitmer 49, Cle. John Marshall 0
Region 2=
Centerville 42, Beavercreek 0
Dublin Coffman 49, Galloway Westland 42
Hilliard Bradley 34, Springfield 30
Hilliard Davidson 52, Marysville 7
Huber Hts. Wayne 26, Middletown 20
Kettering Fairmont 42, Grove City Cent. Crossing 7
Lebanon 42, Clayton Northmont 21
Springboro 59, Dublin Jerome 13
Region 3=
Cols. Upper Arlington 27, Newark 15
Delaware Olentangy Berlin 28, Grove City 7
Gahanna Lincoln 38, Reynoldsburg 10
Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 21, Lewis Center Olentangy 17
Pickerington Cent. 69, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 13
Pickerington N. 45, Westerville N. 23
Powell Olentangy Liberty 41, Lancaster 7
Region 4=
Cin. Elder 28, Mason 3
Cin. Moeller 63, Cin. Sycamore 7
Cin. Princeton 48, Fairfield 7
Cin. Winton Woods 35, Morrow Little Miami 0
Hamilton 28, Cin. Oak Hills 0
Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 42, Cin. West Clermont 28
St. Xavier (OH) 41, Milford (OH) 0
W. Chester Lakota W. 49, Cin. Walnut Hills 0
Division II=
Region 5=
Akr. Hoban 45, Akr. Firestone 6
Austintown-Fitch 31, Mayfield 7
Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 42, Willoughby S. 0
Green 35, Painesville Riverside 14
Hudson 37, Youngs. Boardman 7
Macedonia Nordonia 38, Solon 6
Uniontown Lake 28, N. Can. Hoover 0
Warren Harding 37, Cle. Hay 0
Region 6=
Avon 47, N. Olmsted 12
Medina Highland 52, Fremont Ross 7
N. Ridgeville 42, Tol. Start 6
Olmsted Falls 35, Amherst Steele 7
Sandusky 35, Oregon Clay 28
Tol. St. Francis 34, Avon Lake 31
Wadsworth 42, N. Royalton 6
Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 48, Cle. Rhodes 6
Region 7=
Ashland 42, Cols. St. Charles 0
Ashville Teays Valley 31, Cols. Briggs 14
Canal Winchester 17, Westerville S. 7
Cols. DeSales 48, New Albany 28
Massillon Perry 34, Cols. Northland 6
Massillon Washington 41, Pataskala Licking Hts. 6
Sunbury Big Walnut 42, Logan 0
Worthington Kilbourne 29, Cols. Walnut Ridge 26
Region 8=
Cin. Anderson 78, Trenton Edgewood 7
Cin. La Salle 69, Monroe 21
Cin. Mt Healthy 26, Cin. Aiken 20
Hamilton Badin 14, Trotwood-Madison 12
Harrison 43, Troy 7
Kings Mills Kings 10, Cin. Withrow 0
Vandalia Butler 31, Lima 0
Xenia 31, Sidney 14
Division III=
Region 9=
Aurora 69, Bedford 8
Chardon 49, Tallmadge 14
Cle. VASJ 52, Gates Mills Hawken 21
Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 45, Hunting Valley University 14
Gates Mills Gilmour 45, Akr. East 12
Geneva 35, Madison 11
Maple Hts. 16, Chagrin Falls Kenston 7
Youngs. Ursuline 44, Youngs. Chaney High School 14
Region 10=
Cle. Benedictine 35, Tiffin Columbian 7
Defiance 38, Bowling Green 0
Lexington 28, Maumee 14
Medina Buckeye 42, Norwalk 7
Parma Padua 31, Grafton Midview 14
Richfield Revere 34, Copley 28
Rocky River 34, Parma Hts. Holy Name 14
Tol. Cent. Cath. 49, Rocky River Lutheran W. 14
Region 11=
Athens 21, Cols. Linden-McKinley 8
Bishop Watterson 44, Vincent Warren 7
Bloom-Carroll 44, Bishop Hartley 43
Dover 33, Granville 0
Dresden Tri-Valley 43, Carrollton 12
Jackson 21, New Philadelphia 14
Newark Licking Valley 48, Wintersville Indian Creek 0
Steubenville 47, Delaware Buckeye Valley 7
Region 12=
Bellbrook 47, Day. Meadowdale 12
Cin. McNicholas 35, Celina 3
Day. Chaminade Julienne 44, Bellefontaine 28
London 39, Hamilton Ross 14
St Marys 28, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 24
Tipp City Tippecanoe 49, Oxford Talawanda 7
Wapakoneta 48, Franklin 7
Division IV=
Region 13=
Beloit W. Branch 31, Hubbard 6
Canal Fulton Northwest 36, Orange 30
Cle. Glenville 47, Chardon NDCL 20
Mentor Lake Cath. 42, Ravenna 14
Mogadore Field 24, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 16
Perry 35, Akr. Buchtel 0
Streetsboro 42, Youngs. Mooney 21
Struthers 49, Norton 28
Region 14=
Bay (OH) 41, Lodi Cloverleaf 14
Clyde 42, Tontogany Otsego 7
Napoleon 49, Lorain Clearview 0
Ontario 24, Bellville Clear Fork 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 13, Galion 7
Sandusky Perkins 49, Upper Sandusky 10
Shelby 49, Elida 21
Vermilion 37, Caledonia River Valley 21
Region 15=
Bishop Ready 18, Plain City Jonathan Alder 17
Circleville Logan Elm 41, Philo 21
E. Liverpool 41, East 40
Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 40, Heath 15
Millersburg W. Holmes 28, Chillicothe Unioto 21
New Lexington 55, Can. South 28
St Clairsville 40, Cols. Marion-Franklin 6
Waverly 28, Lancaster Fairfield Union 21
Region 16=
Brookville 43, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 42, OT
Cin. Indian Hill 50, Day. Northridge 14
Cin. Taft 50, Spring. Kenton Ridge 7
Cin. Wyoming 49, Cin. Shroder 14
Clarksville Clinton-Massie 41, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 7
Germantown Valley View 26, New Richmond 20
Kettering Alter 14, Eaton 0
N. Bend (Cleves) Taylor 43, Urbana 6
Division V=
Region 17=
Burton Berkshire 24, Chagrin Falls 16
Canfield S. Range 56, Navarre Fairless 13
Garrettsville Garfield 35, Garfield Hts. Trinity 26
Girard 44, Richmond Edison 7
Martins Ferry 48, Columbiana Crestview 41
New Franklin Manchester 49, Youngs. Liberty 14
Poland Seminary 39, Can. Cent. Cath. 18
Sugarcreek Garaway 41, Cortland Lakeview 21
Region 18=
Creston Norwayne 45, Delta 42, OT
Findlay Liberty-Benton 37, Fairview 0
LaGrange Keystone 49, Genoa 21
Liberty Center 58, Utica 6
Milan Edison 42, Johnstown Northridge 0
Oak Harbor 52, Fredericktown 7
Pemberville Eastwood 41, Archbold 0
Wooster Triway 41, Johnstown 20
Region 19=
Belmont Union Local 23, Nelsonville-York 13
Canal Winchester Harvest 40, Dawson-Bryant High School 6
Gahanna Cols. Academy 24, Piketon 7
Ironton 68, Worthington Christian 14
Portsmouth 35, Amanda-Clearcreek 16
Proctorville Fairland 31, Chillicothe Zane Trace 7
Wheelersburg 24, Barnesville 7
Zanesville W. Muskingum 34, Cols. Africentric 26
Region 20=
Camden Preble Shawnee 28, Marion Pleasant 0
Casstown Miami E. 14, Milton-Union 6
Cin. Madeira 21, Williamsburg 14
Jamestown Greeneview 27, St. Paris Graham 6
Lewistown Indian Lake 19, Versailles 7
Lima Bath 51, Carlisle 22
W. Liberty-Salem 41, Arcanum 26
Waynesville 42, Middletown Madison 9
Division VI=
Region 21=
Andover Pymatuning Valley 37, Mineral Ridge 0
Columbia Station Columbia 49, Rittman 7
Dalton 62, Youngs. Valley Christian 0
Kirtland 62, Rootstown 0
Mogadore 27, Hanoverton United 13
New Middletown Spring. 35, Sullivan Black River 6
Smithville 20, Leavittsburg LaBrae 13
Toronto 33, Wickliffe 31
Region 22=
Attica Seneca E. 56, Collins Western Reserve 20
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 43, Castalia Margaretta 8
Bluffton 21, Paulding 6
Carey 21, Defiance Tinora 17
Hamler Patrick Henry 35, Metamora Evergreen 4
Huron 42, Spencerville 7
Sherwood Fairview 41, Elmore Woodmore 9
Tol. Ottawa Hills 49, Ashland Crestview 12
Region 23=
Beverly Ft. Frye 30, Lore City Buckeye Trail 22
Centerburg 34, Reedsville Eastern 12
Cols. Grandview Hts. 41, Marion Elgin 6
Galion Northmor 42, Caldwell 0
N. Robinson Col. Crawford 37, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 36
Newcomerstown 23, Grove City Christian 14
W. Lafayette Ridgewood 28, Mechanicsburg 21
Waterford 34, Milford Center Fairbanks 21
Region 24=
Anna 61, Lima Perry 14
Cin. Country Day 39, Cin. Deer Park 14
Coldwater 58, Covington 0
Ironton Rock Hill 30, London Madison-Plains 21
Portsmouth W. 42, Chesapeake 24
Purcell Marian 34, Bainbridge Paint Valley 21
Spring. NE 41, Miami Valley Christian Academy 0
St Bernard-Elmwood Place 54, Day. Christian 0
Division VII=
Region 25=
Berlin Center Western Reserve 52, Crestline 0
Cuyahoga Hts. 37, Norwalk St Paul 20
Jeromesville Hillsdale 55, Fairport Harbor Harding 12
Lowellville 34, McDonald 20
Malvern 40, Lucas 26
Monroeville 47, Independence 7
Warren JFK 40, E. Palestine 13
Windham 50, Salineville Southern 35
Region 26=
Columbus Grove 42, N. Baltimore 8
Delphos St John’s 28, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 22
Gibsonburg 21, Arlington 6
Leipsic 30, Ada 22
Lima Cent. Cath. 33, Pandora-Gilboa 28
McComb 28, Edon 14
Sycamore Mohawk 49, Edgerton 14
Tiffin Calvert 55, Dola Hardin Northern 25
Region 27=
Beaver Eastern 30, Strasburg 6
Bowerston Conotton Valley 46, Fairfield Christian 7
Corning Miller 27, Racine Southern 16
Crown City S. Gallia 56, New Matamoras Frontier 14
Danville 57, Bridgeport 0
Glouster Trimble 28, Lancaster Fisher Cath. 7
Portsmouth Notre Dame 34, Shadyside 12
Region 28=
Ansonia 46, W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 8
Cin. College Prep. 20, S. Charleston SE 7
Ft. Loramie 49, Mt. Victory Ridgemont 22
Maria Stein Marion Local 68, Ft. Recovery 0
Minster 75, Manchester 14
New Madison Tri-Village 43, Waynesfield-Goshen 7
Sidney Lehman 46, DeGraff Riverside 13
St. Henry (OH) 13, New Bremen 10
Other=
Cle. Adams 52, Cle. Collinwood 0
Stryker 46, Sebring McKinley 6
Tol. Christian 55, Fremont St. Joseph 7
On October 30, All Elite Wrestling taped AEW Rampage at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio for November 1. These matches will air on tonight’s episode.
The spoilers, courtesy of F4WOnline, are as follows:
AEW Rampage for November 1:
- LFI (Rush, Dralistico & The Beast Mortos) defeated The Butcher, JD Drake & Beef
- Taya Valkyrie (w/ Deonna Purrazzo) defeated Zoey Lynn. Later, Stokely Hathaway interrupted Valkyrie’s backstage interview with Renee Paquette and said Lynn was badmouthing The Vendetta (Purrazzo and Valkyrie), so she came back out and beat on Lynn again.
- Queen Aminata defeated Leila Grey
- Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) & Action Andretti defeated Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver). During the match, Dante tried to stop Andretti from removing the bandages from Reynolds’ ribs. Andretti finally did it, hit a split-legged moonsault, and Andretti pinned Reynolds. Both Top Flight and Dark Order weren’t happy, but everyone shook hands afterward.
- Komander defeated Lio Rush. Afterward, Top Flight and Andretti came out to the aisle and confronted Rush. Andretti handed him Reynolds’ bandage from earlier and said, “Do whatever you gotta do.”
WrestleZone will have live coverage of AEW Rampage as it airs on Friday evening.
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What do you make of these spoilers for AEW Rampage overall? Do these results make you more excited to check out the show this evening? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
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