Dilapidated buildings

Dilapidated buildings
NORTH LIMA -- Beaver Township trustees agreed Tuesday to give three property owners 30 days to remove dilapidated buildings near Woodworth Park.
If they fail to comply, their names will be given to the Mahoning County Prosecutor's Office for further action.
Zoning inspector Michele Swope said the structures are unsound and unsafe. She said she sent a letter to each property owner last week, asking them to cooperate.
The township is considering having the structures demolished, then placing a lien on the property to cover that cost.
School hydrants OK'd
NEW MIDDLETOWN -- Springfield Board of Education has agreed to allow the Springfield Township Fire Department to place two dry hydrants near the lake on the high school's land lab.
The board also agreed Tuesday to allow the fire department to place a gravel road on the property to provide the department with access to the lake.
The fire department will be able to use water from the lake in case there is a fire at the school complex.
The fire department is to pay for the work and cover all costs associated with maintaining the fire hydrants and access.
In other news, the school board accepted the resignation of high school teacher Jeff Brink, who has accepted a teaching position at Salem.
Last month the school board accepted Brink's resignation as a basketball coach. He accepted the varsity position at Salem.
Dance and concert
SALEM -- A dance and concert are set for later this summer as fund-raisers for the Salem High School athletic and band boosters.
The dance will be at 6 p.m. July 12 at the Salem Saxon Club, 1980 Newgarden Road. Tickets are $15.
The concert, featuring Phil Dirt & amp; the Dozers, along with other performers, is set for 5:30 p.m. July 13 at Reilly Stadium on East Pershing Street. Admission is $15.
Summer reading
LISBON -- Area youngsters in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to participate in the Lepper Library summer reading program.
Crafts and activities are planned at the library each Tuesday and Wednesday beginning June 17 and lasting through the summer.
There's no cost to participate. Youngsters who read at least one book each week will be eligible for a prize drawing.
For more information, contact the library, 303 E. Lincoln Way, at (330) 424-3117.
Town hall meetings
NEW SPRINGFIELD -- As part of its 200th anniversary celebration, Springfield Township will have two town hall meetings for township residents to share their ideas, concerns and thoughts for the township's future.
Both sessions are scheduled from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. -- one June 22 in the Historical Society Building near Petersburg, and the other June 29 in Emmanuel Lutheran Church in New Springfield.
Both sessions will be hosted by Channel 33's Angee Shaker and the Rev. Nick Shori, pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Church, New Middletown. Refreshments will be served.
The meetings were organized by the township's 200th anniversary committee.
Motorcyclist injured
YOUNGSTOWN -- Anthony J. Defrance of Mansell Drive, Liberty, was in stable condition today in St. Elizabeth Health Center after his 1990 Suzuki motorcycle crashed at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday at Gypsy Lane and Fifth Avenue.
Police said Defrance, no age given, had no motorcycle endorsement on his license. The motorcycle sustained heavy damage.
Charged in break-in
STRUTHERS -- Police charged Robert Anthony Gabrelcik, 30, of Youngstown with breaking and entering after they found him trying to kick the glass out of a door to an office trailer belonging to Western Reserve Construction, 706 Youngstown-Poland Road, around 4 a.m. Tuesday.
An employee of a nearby business witnessed him and notified police.