Board meeting canceled

Board meeting canceled
YOUNGSTOWN -- A special meeting of the city board of education was canceled Wednesday because several board members were sick, school district personnel said.
The meeting, scheduled for the annual evaluation of the superintendent, was postponed until 5 p.m. Friday in the board offices at the Irene L. Ward Building, 20 W. Wood St. At least part of the meeting will be held in a closed-door session, officials said.
At a Tuesday meeting, board members Jacqueline Taylor and Terri O'Connor-Brown were absent because of illness, and board members Lock P. Beachum Sr. and Tracey Winbush also felt ill.
Union endorsement
YOUNGSTOWN -- Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul J. Gains has received the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police Youngstown Lodge 28, the union that represents Youngstown police officers, for his re-election effort next year. Gains, a two-term Democrat, is a past president of the lodge.