Man is convicted in taping of family

Man is convictedin taping of family
WARREN -- A 47-year-old Hubbard Township man has been convicted of several charges stemming from secretly videotaping family members. A jury convicted Michael Santoriella Jr., of Masury Road, Hubbard, Wednesday afternoon. The jury began hearing the case Monday.
Santoriella was convicted of nine counts of misdemeanor voyeurism, two counts of felony pandering obscenity, and one felony count of illegal use of minor in a nudity-oriented material or performance.
He will be sentenced May 24. He faces up to eight years in prison.
Shortly after the verdict was announced, Judge Peter Kontos of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court revoked Santoriella's bond and ordered him to be held in the county jail.
The indictment says police confiscated more than 100 videotapes dating back to 1997. Prosecutors said the tapes show family members in the bathroom and the basement of the home.
To vote on pact
NILES -- City officials have reached a tentative three-year contract agreement with employees represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union.
The 99 service workers of the city are expected to meet Friday to vote on the pact, said Mayor Ralph A. Infante.
Details of the proposed contract are not available until after the vote. City council approved the pact at Wednesday's regular meeting.
DUI patrols in Niles
NILES -- During random times this month, the city police department will increase the number of patrol officers to target drunken drivers.
The money to pay for the extra patrols comes from state funds provided through the Trumbull County DUI Task Force.
Officers will focus their enforcement efforts on designated roads throughout the city.
Part of road closed
NEWTON FALLS -- Damascus Newton Falls Road will be closed a quarter-mile north of McClure East Road on Monday through Wednesday to allow the Trumbull County Engineer's Office to replace a culvert.
Trucker charged
YOUNGSTOWN -- City police have charged Joe Mercer, 53, of Warren with driving with an unsecured load.
His semi tractor-trailer lost its load of steel coils Wednesday on Interstate 680 northbound and overturned. The road was blocked for hours.
Newton Falls meeting
NEWTON FALLS -- The board of education meeting has been rescheduled from May 12 to 6:30 p.m May 19 in the high school, 907 Milton Blvd.
Trumbull open house
NILES -- The Trumbull County Convention and Visitors Bureau will have an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at its offices at 650 Youngstown-Warren Road.
The public is invited to meet the staff and pick up copies of the 2004 Visitors Guide and Passport calendar of events.
Partnership workshop
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Tri-County Partnership for Excellence in Teacher Education conducts its end-of-year workshop and luncheon from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Youngstown State University in the Ohio Room of Kilcawley Center.
The event features a speech by Benjamin L. McGee, superintendent of the Youngstown City School District. McGee will talk about the importance of partnerships.
A luncheon will be in the Jones Room of Kilcawley Center, hosted by Robert Bolla, dean of YSU's College of Arts and Sciences, and Philip Ginnetti, dean of the YSU Beeghly College of Education.
The partnership was formed by a $2.5 million federal grant acquired by YSU to form partnerships with local school districts. The five-year grant, which expires this year, is the largest grant ever received by YSU. The partnership involves YSU, and the Youngstown, Warren and Beaver school districts. YSU faculty members from education and arts/sciences work on-site in selected local school buildings as faculty-in-residence.
Construction pact
BELOIT -- The West Branch Board of Education awarded a $435,900 contract Wednesday to Soda Construction of Niles for construction of Damascus Elementary.
The new school is part of the district's $36.9 million Ohio School Facilities Commission project.
Promotion at museum
COLUMBUS -- Nancy Haraburda has been promoted to site manager of the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, where she has been an education specialist since 1993, the Ohio Historical Society announced. The museum, which opened in 1992, documents the iron and steel industry in the Mahoning Valley.