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Masjid Bilal to hold celebration dinner Soledad O’Brien to speak at NAACP event Kid’sKid’s Corner Corner SPORTS MENU TIPS Masjid Bilal, 7401 Euclid Ave., will Soledad O’Brien, award winning jour- Lisa Murrell, the daugh- hold its 35th Anniversary Celebration Dinner on nalist and producer, will be the guest speaker ter of Lisa and Edward Murrell, at the 106th anniversary clebration NAACP - Tribe Has Trouble ‘Decadent’Pineapple Saturday, June 30 at 6:00 p.m. The event will With A.L. Central is 4 years old. Her favorite food Cleveland Branch ‘Freedom Fund Dinner’ on Upside Down Cake feature Eddie Baccus, Sr. Band, guest speakers, is greens, and she has a healthy June 23 at 6:00 p.m. at the Cleveland Renais- and booths. Booth space is still available. The appetite. Her favorite toy is her sance Hotel, 24 Public Square. Tickets are by event is free and open to the public. $35.00 do- See Page 4 See Page 5 tablet which she uses for games advance sale only and are $150.00. For infor- nation is suggested. Murrell and to improve her reading skills. mation, call 216-505-0204. VOL. 40 No.23 Tuesday, June 12, 2018- Friday, June15, 2018 Daily FREEEASTSIDE NEWSFREE ISSUED FRIDAY READ ON - WRITE ON SERVING: LARCHMERE - WOODLAND, SHAKER SQUARE, BUCKEYE, WOODLAND, MT. PLEASANT, READ ON - WRITE ON LEE & AVALON, HARVARD - LEE, MILES - UNION, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE AREA, WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, VILLAGES OF NORTH RANDALL, HIGHLAND HILLS AND CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND “COVERING THE NEWS TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW” House explodes in East Cleveland, one dead, several injured, many homeless Tracey C. Brooks, 27, Fearing a gas leak, Do- se is still being inspected. died when a house exploded on minion Energy Ohio sent crews on East Cleveland East Cleve- East 125th Street near Forest Gro- Monday to inspect gas lines on the land The East Cleveland Police De- ve Avenue last Sunday about 12:45 street and determined if they were partment on Tuesday identified Kel- p.m. Craig M. Kelly, 51, who was damaged. Crews are still inspec- ly, Brooks, Glenn and a 50-year-old also injured, remains in critical ting gas lines in the home itself, but man as suspects accused of stealing condition at MetroHealth, The Dominion released a statement that metal from the home that exploded. explosion leveled the home and no damage was found, No criminal charges have been filed damaged several homes as well as According to Mel Leach, in connection with the incident. an apartment building. director of building and housing The home was recently sold In what neighbors descri- for the city of East Cleveland, at to a new owner who planned to per- bed as sounding like a bomb was least four nearby homes, including form $10,000 in renovations before detonated, the quiet neighborhood an aprtment building, are uninha- using it as a rental property. was rocked when the house explo- bitable due to structural damage Investigators had a person ded. from the explosion. One other hou- of interest in custody at the East Cleveland Police Department, but she has not been charged with a crime.The woman turned herself in Sunday to an East Cleveland police officer she knew. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is helping to investigate the cause of the explosion. In what neighbors described as sounding like a bomb was detonated, the quiet neighborhood was rocked The Red Cross was assisting when the house exploded.Tracey C. Brooks, 27, died when a house exploded on East 125th Street near Forest Grove residents displaced by the explosion Avenue last Sunday about 12:45 p.m. Craig M. Kelly, 51, who was also injured, remains in critical condition at Metro- by having them stay at the Salvation Health, The explosion leveled the home and damaged several homes as well as an apartment building. Army on Doan Road and the Martin Luther King Civic Center at 14801 was taken to University Hospi- Beckham, she said ”My goal is to Cleveland detectives took custody Shaw Ave, both in East Cleveland. tal by EMS where he received find long-term living. Going to the of Glenn, who is now in the East Saniqa Beckham and her stiches in his hand. Aside from shelters is not working.” Cleveland jail. Detectives do not family have stayed at both facilities Beckham’s son living with her, Beckham said that there believe the water heater was taken until temporarily staying at several her sister, Bernita Burkhalter, have been several Go_fund Me ac- from the home that exploded. different hotels. Cassandra McDo- was living with her and recupe- counts established, ”but I have not Investigators said that nald, president of the Euclid NAACP rating from surgery. recieved any donations from peop- they believe a scrapping operation branch, said she assisted Beckham According to Beck- le.” caused natural gas to fill the home financially to stay at a hotel. ham, after the first night of the Cleveland police officers before it exploded. Another suspe- Beckham’s son, Quentin, explosion, the apartment com- arrested Christopher Glenn af- cted in the scrapping, a 50-year- hands were cut from the blast and he plex was looted. ter they caught him trying to sell old man, is also in custody at the Mel Leach, East Cleveland director of building and housing, ex- While interviewing a water heater on the streets. East East Cleveland jail. plains to Saniqa Beckham, 1089 E. 125 Street, Apt. 2 resident, and another resident about the homes and apartment building damaged during the explosion which are not safe and that residents will have to find other living arrange- Gordon recieves 2.75% raise ments. Cleveland school district CEO June 7, 2011. He reduced his pay Eric Gordon will be paid nearly $258,000 to $227,000 in a three year-contra- next school year after receiving a 2.75 ct he signed in 2012, because the Gasoline prices hold steady percent raise from the school board. district was facing budget cuts and Northeast Ohio gas steep discounts to help clear That will boost his pay nearly slashing pay of all administrators. prices are lower for a third week out product. Low demand and $7,000 from the $251,000 he earned this The Cleveland schools in a row for drivers, saving healthy supply in the Great past school year. The raise takes effect have lost students and recieved them an additional eight cents Lakes region should continue to July 1. falling grades by the state. The While the raise comes at a time last state report had F’s across the per gallon, according to AAA pressure prices down over the where teacher low pay has become a na- East Central’s Gas Price Report. next week. board. The district received falling tional issue, the board passed his raise grades in each of 16 categories on Continual growth in Markets opened Mon- unanimously. the Ohio Department of Educati- the number of U.S. oil rigs and day morning posting steady The board’s 6-0 vote came with on’s report card. the increased drilling it implies crude oil prices as a result of little comment after a closed-door session Grades are awarded in a at the end of last week’s board meeting. It are raising expectations for a increased U.S. oil production. variety of what are dubbed ”per- climb in domestic oil produc- Oil-services firm Baker Hughes was not on the board’s agenda. Since a contract signed by the formance measures” including tion. Additionally, increased reported thatdrillers added 15 teachers and district last year called for graduation rates, overall achieve- U.S. crude oil production cou- rigs in the U.S., bringing the to- 2.75 percent raises for 2017-18 and 2018- ment, if the achievement gap is Gene Glen is congratulated on his receiving the Muhammad Ali Life- pled with lower driving demand tal crude oil rig count to 556, the 19, adding that raise to Gordon was all closing, and how well students in has kept downward pressure on highest since November 2015. kindergarten through third grade time Achievement Award during the Ohio State Former Boxers And Associates but automatic. Hall of Fame Awards Dinner. Photo l to r: Glen, Vice President Marty Healy, are reading. the national average price at the The increased U.S. production Gordon’s contract also allows and Angelian Galassi Ruiz. See story and photos on page 7(ESDN Photo by Gasoline prices increase in area The quality of educati- pump, which has fallen for 21 continues to offset OPEC’s ef- for bonuses to be added if the district Terry Gallagher) consecutive days. forts to rebalance the global oil meets certain benchmarks. There was no on of the schools, under Gordon’s Today’s national aver- market. bonus added for next year. watch, have declined conside- Gordon was paid $230,000 in rable, but several new buildings age price for regular unleaded End of month surveys his first year as CEO after his selection on are being built. gasoline is $2.27 per gallon, of OPEC production cuts are down four cents versus one expected tomorrow and traders week ago, five cents less than will be paying close attention to one month ago, but 47 cents the cartel’s agreement compli- more per gallon year-over-year. ance. Pump prices in the Market watchers will Great Lakes region continue to also keep a close eye on U.S. drop this week with Ohio land- production and the impact it ing at the top of the list of the has on supply and demand.