Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Closed for road work
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. -- Sharon-Bedford Road in Shenango Township will be closed about 1 mile north of the Lawrence County line from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday for drainage work.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said local traffic will be allowed to use the road, but other motorists should use Fetsko, Wet Track and the Mercer-West Middlesex roads as detours around the work area.
Donation to food bank
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Pampered Chef national Round-up from the Heart corporate giving campaign has netted $3,900 for the Second Harvest Foodbank that serves Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties. This amount represents donations made through kitchen shows or in-home cooking demonstrations in Ohio. The Pampered Chef program donated $1 million to America's Second Harvest.
Transportation talk
AUSTINTOWN -- Eastgate Regional Council of Governments will have a public meeting today so residents can comment on area transportation projects.
The meeting will be from 3 to 6 p.m. in Eastgate's offices on the first floor of the Austin Square building on Mahoning Avenue.