Zoning-change hearing

Zoning-change hearing
HUBBARD -- Township trustees have scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Dec. 30 on a zonings-change request for 1.5 acres.
Lorin Shobar of Kingwood Lane, Girard, is seeking to change land from residential to commercial zoning on the south side of Youngstown-Hubbard Road, immediately west of Penn-Ohio Auto Auction, to build rental storage units.
Mathews school board
VIENNA -- The regular meeting of the Mathews Local Board of Education will be at 6 p.m. today in the board office, 4434B Warren-Sharon Road, beginning with an executive session to discuss employment and job compensation of public employees. Agenda items will be addressed beginning at 6:30.
Benefit concert
YANKEE LAKE -- A concert to benefit cancer patient Jimmy Neopolitan of Youngstown will be Jan. 11 at Yankee Lake Ballroom on state Route 7 in Brookfield Township. Doors open at 6 p.m.; bands begin at 7 p.m.
Featured musicians will be Frankie Fordeley; Michael Angelo, who has toured with national acts; Glass Harp's John Sferra; and Y-103 radio disc jockey Smokin' Bill.
Their autographed guitars and drum set will be auctioned to defray medical costs for Neopolitan, who no longer has heath insurance. For information, call (330) 847-0049.
Board treasurer resigns
SALEM -- The Salem Board of Education is seeking an interim treasurer. The board accepted the resignation of Treasurer Ted Cougras at Tuesday's board meeting, effective immediately. In a letter to the board, Cougras said he enjoyed his time as Salem treasurer and gave no reason for his resignation. Superintendent David Brobeck said the board will hire an interim treasurer to allow time for a thorough search for a new treasurer.
Businesses assessed
SALEM -- Wal-Mart and other retail ventures on the city's east side will pay an assessment of $2,369 per acre to help pay for the city's new sewage pump station on East State Street.
Salem Utilities Director Don Weingart said the station is needed on the east side largely because of the businesses there, the Wal-Mart under construction and the potential for other businesses in the area that could tap into the city's sewer system.
Although there are some residential properties in the area, most of the property is commercial, so the commercial ventures will pay for the bulk of the $344,000 project, he said. Wal-Mart officials have said they plan to open the store in March and are interviewing potential employees this week.
Seeking re-election
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- City Councilwoman Patricia May announced she will seek a second term in office. May was first elected to office in 1998. She said she would like to see the completion of the Kennedy Square restoration project, downtown revitalization and improvements to the zoning and city code-enforcement ordinances.
Purse-snatching
SHARON, Pa. -- Police are looking for a man who snatched a purse from an employee of Sharon Regional Health System at the corner of East State Street and Ormond Avenue. Police said the victim was leaving work around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday when the man approached her, grabbed her purse and ran west.
The suspect is described as a black man in his 30s, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 200 pounds. He had a mustache and goatee and wore dark clothing and a dark stocking cap.
Man charged in threat
VOLANT, Pa. -- Charles David O'Brien Jr., 68, of Pa. Route 956 faces attempted homicide charges. Pennsylvania State Police said O'Brien went to J.B. Mill Co. on Pa. Route 168 with a loaded Beretta .22-caliber pistol and threatened to kill a 40-year-old man. He was arraigned before District Justice James Reed and placed in jail after failing to post $15,000 bond. Police did not indicate a motive.