Salem park district levy will go on March ballot

Salem park district levywill go on March ballot
SALEM -- Voters will be asked in the March primary to adopt a 1-mill, five-year city park district levy. The measure, approved for the ballot Tuesday by city council, would raise about $200,000 annually.
Council authorized the utilities department to hire a contractor to build a nearly 450-foot sewer extension along state Route 14, northeast of its intersection with West State Street. The sewer will benefit three businesses already in that area, said utilities Superintendent Don Weingart. Also served will be a vacant commercial lot whose owner will pay for part of the project. His share has yet to be decided, Weingart said.
'Quakers' book offers lookat Salem schools' history
SALEM -- "Q is for Quakers," a book on Salem schools' 150-year history, will go on sale soon. The volume consists of illustrations and text by Salem pupils and alumni.
A public reception for the contributors is set from 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Burchfield Homestead Museum, 857 E. Fourth St. Copies of the book will be available for $11.99 each.
Beginning Tuesday, the book may be purchased at the school district administration building, 1226 E. State St.
Profits will be used for the school district's libraries and a proposed activity center to be built at the high school.
Kids reading program
EAST PALESTINE -- East Palestine Memorial Public Library is sponsoring Countdown to Christmas, a reading program for children, through Dec. 24.
All children who read 24 books or more through the period can earn a prize. Children too young to read may count books read to them.
For more information, call the library.
New school board officers
FARRELL, Pa. -- Michael Wright succeeded Lester Robinson Jr. as school board president and Sadie R. Benham succeeded Wright as vice president at the board's reorganizational meeting.
Marcena Cimoric of Farrell, the board's newly elected member, was sworn in Monday. Benham, Wright, James Guerino, Jerome S. Flint and Larry Manilla, who were re-elected, were sworn into their new terms. The other board members are Robinson, Ronald Weston and Edward D. Zappa.
The board voted to continue with 7 p.m. work sessions the first Monday of each month, followed by 7 p.m. business meetings the second Monday of each month.
Horse found in house
YOUNGSTOWN -- Bullseye, a small black horse, was found in the living room of a vacant house at 43 Illinois Ave. about 6 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
Officers said the living room was covered with feces and they found an open door leading to a fenced-in area on the side of the house.
A woman who lives on Indiana Avenue told police that the horse belongs to her family and had been in the vacant house about one week because the stable in Liberty they used had closed.
Bullseye was left at the vacant house until better living arrangements could be made for him, police said.
Curfew for juveniles
WASHINGTONVILLE -- Juveniles 17 and younger are under curfew in the village, effective immediately, Police Chief J.R. Blakeman said.
Council voted Tuesday 5-0 to impose a curfew, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., seven days a week, Blakeman said. He said juveniles have been out as late as 11:30 p.m. causing mischief and vandalism, and they aren't deterred by cold or wet weather, he said.
"It's a real problem because these kids are out running the streets, and their parents let them," he said. "We work with the parents when possible, but we're going to be bringing some parents into mayor's court. Their children's behavior is their responsibility."
Blakeman said some of the vandalism has involved throwing rocks at cars and buildings, and putting concrete blocks and large trash containers in the middle of alleys.