Board to meet at cafe

Board to meet at cafe
WARREN -- The board of education of the city school district will meet in special session at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Abruzzi's Cafe 422, 4422 Youngstown Road S.E.
The purpose of the meeting is to conduct a board retreat and to recess into executive session to discuss the possible sale and purchase of property.
Antique car show
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- The Shenango Valley Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America will have its 22nd annual Father's Day Car Show from noon to 4 p.m. June 20 on East State Street.
More than 60 specialty cars and trucks will line East State Street between Kerrwood Drive and Pa. Route 18. The street will be closed to traffic. The show will feature four vehicles that are 100 years old. They are a Cadillac truck, an Oldsmobile, a Rambler and a Ford.
The show draws more than 20,000 spectators and is a rain-or-shine event. Admission is free. There will be 33 vehicle classes and more than 175 awards.
Those showing a car must pay a $10 fee. Registration is open from 8 a.m. to noon in the Hermitage Hills Plaza parking lot.
Italian Fest activities
CANFIELD -- The 2004 Greater Youngstown Italian Fest Committee is looking for people interested in participating in festival activities. The festival will be July 16 to 18 at the Canfield Fairgrounds.
The events include the Italian Man and Woman of the Year: Call Arlene DeChellis, (330) 726-8019; Miss Italian Youngstown Beauty and Talent Pageant: Call Anthony Julian, (330) 799-8184; and The Italian Little King and Queen Contest: Call Dolly Crump, (330) 549-9386.
The committee also is selling tickets for its headline attraction, Frankie Avalon, who will appear in the fairgrounds grandstand July 17. For ticket information, call Michael Pinciaro at (330) 726-9111.
East Side house fire
YOUNGSTOWN -- A fire at an East Side house caused $15,000 damage.
Battalion Chief Robert A. Hian said Richard Bussey, who lives at 1559 Victor Ave. with his sister, Colisha, left the stove on, causing the fire. Bussey attempted to put out the fire but failed, left the home, returned and unsuccessfully tried again to extinguish the blaze, Hian said. After Bussey failed a second time, Bussey left the home and never reported the fire, Hian said.
A neighbor called the fire department about 6:45 p.m. Friday after seeing smoke coming from the Bussey home, Hian said.
Downtown outages
YOUNGSTOWN -- A problem with an underground cable caused power outages at the city fire station downtown, the Western Reserve Transit Authority bus terminal and the Home Savings & amp; Loan bank, a FirstEnergy spokeswoman said.
Ellen Raines of FirstEnergy said the outage began at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Power was restored to both the fire station and the bus terminal before 6 p.m., and to the bank shortly thereafter.
N. Side fire was arson
YOUNGSTOWN -- Firefighters say a fire that destroyed a vacant three-story apartment building on the city's North Side was purposely set.
Battalion Chief Robert A. Hian said the brick house at 1645 Ohio Ave. was engulfed when firefighters arrived at 5:32 a.m. Saturday. Firefighters were hampered for about 15 minutes because a fire hydrant near the building was clogged, Hian said. The roof of the building caved in, and the third floor collapsed onto the second floor, he said.
Firefighters were at the scene for about four hours. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries when a rope on a 35-foot ladder broke, Hian said.
Damage is estimated at $50,000, and the building was demolished, he said.