Salem cleanup funds

Salem cleanup funds
SALEM -- City council has appropriated about $10,000 extra to cover the citywide cleanup.
The appropriation, approved by council Tuesday, will come from the council contingency fund and bring to nearly $25,000 the total cost of the cleanup, which was recently completed.
The project, which entails curbside pickup of household junk, went over the original $15,000 estimate for two reasons, said Councilwoman Mary Lou Popa, D-1st.
It's been two years since a cleanup was held, and people who don't live in the city brought items in and left them on city streets, Popa said.
East Liverpool paving
EAST LIVERPOOL -- Resurfacing work was to begin today on state routes 7 and 39 in the city, the Ohio Department of Transportation said.
State Route 7 will be resurfaced from the city's south corporation line to U.S. Route 30.
State Route 39 will be resurfaced from the Pennsylvania state line to Bushwick Street.
Traffic will be maintained.
Completion of the $273,867 project is expected by Aug. 22.
Burglar takes jewelry
TRANSFER, Pa. -- Pennsylvania State Police said jewelry was the target of a burglar who broke into a home in the 100 block of Hamburg Road in Delaware Township.
The burglary occurred between 12:45 and 3 p.m. Monday while the residents were away, police said.
A list of what was taken wasn't available.
Spectacular crash
MERCER, Pa. -- Pennsylvania State Police said alcohol and high speed were the key factors in a crash on Pa. Route 318 in Lackawannock Township that left two men with minor injuries.
Police said Timothy S. Burns, 38, of Landfill Road, Grove City, was driving at a high rate of speed about 8 p.m. Monday when his pickup truck spun around, rolled over several times and came to rest, trapping Burns and a passenger, Christopher A. Burns, 19, of R.D. 1, Ellwood City, inside.
A passer-by pulled the two from the vehicle, but they ran into a wooded area to hide, police said, adding that they were located about 12 hours later.
Alcohol played a role in the crash, police said.
Fund-raising splash
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Borough Councilwoman Susan Ligo said that a "Summer Splash," which will have participants swimming laps to raise money for cystic fibrosis, will take place at the borough pool from 10 a.m. to noon Friday.
Anyone willing to participate should call the pool office at (724) 946-3620.
People raising funds do not have to swim laps.
Tribute to troops
YOUNGSTOWN -- The 338th Army Band will perform patriotic tunes as a tribute to U.S. troops and their families at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Morley Pavilion in Mill Creek Park.
The 40-member Columbus-based band features musicians from all over Ohio.
The band will be here as part of its "Tribute to Freedom Tour" of Ohio cities.
The pavilion is in the park's Wick Recreation Area at Belle Vista Avenue and McCollum Road.
Child-porn sentence
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A former state police trooper convicted of downloading child pornography from the Internet onto a state police computer has been sentenced to nine to 18 months in jail and must register as a sex offender.
Former Cpl. John R. Mason, 40, of Aliquippa, Beaver County, was sentenced Tuesday for his March 27 conviction on 20 counts of sexual abuse of children and 18 counts of criminal use of a communications facility.
Prosecutors said that between Feb. 21 and Aug. 17, 2000, Mason downloaded three movie files and more than 500 photographs of young boys nude or engaged in sexual acts.
Other images were found on his home computer.
State police internal affairs officers began investigating Mason in 1999 after Mason's wife brought the family's computer to police, police said.
Mason will begin serving his sentence Sept. 5.