Police arrest 2 in Niles trafficking

Police arrest 2in Niles trafficking
NILES -- Police have arrested two men on drug charges as part of an ongoing investigation.
Joshua Kijowski, 18, of High Street, a senior at McKinley High School, was arrested Monday at the Gordon D. James Career Center, which he attends, charged with trafficking in marijuana.
Nick Alexander, 18, of Wood Street, was arrested Tuesday, charged with three counts of trafficking in counterfeit drugs. Alexander is out of school.
All the charges are felonies.
The arrests came as part of a three-month investigation by the Niles narcotics unit, Trumbull County Drug Task Force and the Boardman office of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification.
Earlier this month, another McKinley student, Eric Ashburn, 17, was arrested on a felony drug possession charge as part of the same investigation.
X-raying of candy
BROOKFIELD -- Trumbull County Eastern District Court, 7130 Brookwood Drive, will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. today to X-ray Halloween candy.
Goldberg asks judgeto drop charges
YOUNGSTOWN -- Imprisoned lawyer Richard Goldberg is asking that a judge dismiss charges filed against him earlier this year.
Goldberg, 56, of Liberty Township, is serving a federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to bilking clients out of million of dollars owed them from civil lawsuits.
A Mahoning County grand jury issued a 31-count indictment against him on state charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, forgery, theft and taking the identity of another.
Goldberg's Columbus lawyers filed a motion Tuesday in common pleas court asking visiting Judge Stephen Yarbrough to dismiss the indictment.
They say local authorities do not have jurisdiction to bring the charges, and that the statute of limitations had expired on some alleged crimes.
Girard school boardawards contracts
GIRARD -- Meeting in special session Tuesday, the board of education awarded $478,243 in contracts.
A $307,000 contract went to S.A. Communale of Girard to install a fire-suppression system at the closed intermediate school.
District treasurer Mark Bello said the work will be done while the ceiling tiles are removed for other work.
The intermediate school was closed May 1 because of health problems among students and staff.
Johnson Controls Inc. of Canfield was awarded a $171,243 contract to replace mechanical controls at the intermediate building with digital equipment.
The board hired Ron Rex, a board of education candidate, as part-time director of special pupil and student assessment. Rex will be paid no more than $33,000, with no benefits.
The former Girard teacher and administrator holds a bachelor's degree in education from Youngstown State University and master's degree in education from Westminster College.
Maternity home event
LIBERTY -- New Life Maternity Home, a Christian residential facility in Vienna for tri-county-area teen girls who are single and pregnant, will sponsor its 10th annual fall banquet and silent auction from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn MetroPlex.
There will be a buffet dinner at 6:30. Guest speaker will be Mark Hiehle of Heartlink. Cost is $13 Call (330) 856-3616.
Girard alumni directory
GIRARD -- Girard High School is updating its alumni directory.
Harris Publications and Grad Link are sending post cards to graduates. Those who don't get a card will receive a phone call in mid-December.
Deadline for submitting an update is Feb. 25.
Purchased directories will be distributed in June.