Flu shot clinic planned

Flu shot clinic planned
MERCER, Pa. -- UPMC Horizon and the Primary Health Network has a final flu shot clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at UPMC Horizon Mercer Diagnostics/Primary Care facility in front of Woodland Place on Pa. Route 58.
Cost is $15 for those not covered by Medicare, UPMC For Life or Security Blue insurance plans.
Judge won't drop chargesagainst former attorney
YOUNGSTOWN -- A judge has refused to dismiss criminal charges against Richard Goldberg, a former medical malpractice attorney who is accused of bilking clients out of millions of dollars.
Goldberg, 58, recently completed a 50-month sentence in federal prison for defrauding clients out of $4.5 million owed them in court settlements.
He is serving a 21-month sentence in the Mahoning County Jail for contempt of court and is awaiting trail in common pleas court on multiple counts of forgery, theft and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
Goldberg's Columbus lawyers filed a motion in August asking that the common pleas case be dismissed, arguing that prosecutors violated Goldberg's right to a speedy trial.
Visiting Judge Stephen Yarbrough ruled Friday that the speedy trial right was not violated and the trial, scheduled for January, is to go forward.
YSU is dropped from suitinvolving student's death
YOUNGSTOWN -- Youngstown State University has been dismissed from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Campbell woman in the death of her son. The suit can be refiled in another court.
Melissa Metz of Third Street filed the suit in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court in October 2002, seeking unspecified damages for the death of her son, George Hudzik III, a 23-year-old YSU student He died of a head injury after a skateboard accident on the YSU campus in October 2000.
Because the Ohio Court of Claims has jurisdiction to hear cases involving state agencies and institutions, Judge Jack Durkin ruled that any suit against YSU must be filed there.
Several contractors also were named as defendants in the lawsuit. Their case will remain in common pleas court.
Health district noticesurge septic-tank cleaning
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Mahoning County Health District is mailing reminders to nearly 750 residents of Jackson and Milton townships to have their septic systems pumped out.
"There is no law that requires homeowners to get their septic tanks pumped," said Matthew Stefanak, Mahoning County health commissioner. "But reminding homeowners to get their septic systems serviced regularly can save them thousands of dollars in repair costs," he said.
Health district records indicate 339 households in Jackson Township and 400 households in Milton Township rely on septic systems to treat their household sewage.
A four-person household with a 1,000-gallon septic tank should have the tank pumped every three years.
Homeowners will receive a pumping interval recommendations and a list of licensed pumpers with their reminder letter.
Pumpers notify the health district when they pump a septic tank, and the district keeps track.
Work on Pa. turnpike
CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Motorists can expect single-lane traffic patterns and possible stoppages at the Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange here next week as crews begin dismantling the on/off ramp bridge over the turnpike.
One-lane traffic will be in effect on Interstate 76 in each direction from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., starting Monday. The restriction will be lifted during daylight hours.
Weather permitting, the work should be done by Friday or Nov. 22.
Motorists should use caution and watch for signs. Visit www.cranberryconnector.com on the Web for more information.