Warren driver dies

Warren driver dies
WARREN -- One driver was pronounced dead at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital after a six-vehicle accident Monday afternoon at East Market Street and Laird Avenue. Police identified him as Steve Gulich, 47, of Warren and said the crash remains under investigation.
Gulich was westbound on Market Street at 5:23 p.m. in a white Mercury Tracer, which police said went left of center, striking a white Chevrolet Lumina that was turning from Laird Avenue onto Market Street. The Mercury continued west, striking a white Buick Regal head-on. The Buick was forced into a black Pontiac Sunfire and a white GMC Sierra pickup truck. The Pontiac was pushed into a red Chevrolet Astro.
The Buick driver, whose name wasn't available, was taken to TMH. All others refused treatment at the scene, police said.
Development delays
CORTLAND -- A developer will not be allowed to build on his properties on Laura Lane or Anthony Circle for at least two more weeks.
City council decided Monday not to lift the building ban on WAE Corp. and owner Anthony Petrocco until work to improve drainage in the area is complete. The ban was instituted after flooding problems in the Shepherds Hill neighborhood last summer.
The developer must finish a drainage ditch and answer questions about street surfacing before council will lift the ban, Councilman Michael Hillman said.
Atty. Robert Burkey, representing WAE Corp., said he will ask council to lift the ban again at its next meeting.
New police equipment
NEWTON FALLS -- The Newton Falls Police Department will get three new cruisers and an assortment of new equipment. City council approved buying the items at its meeting Monday. The three cruisers at $22,000 are the most expensive of the new items and will replace three current cruisers. The new cruisers are being bought through a program of the Ohio State Highway Patrol in which police departments have the option of buying used patrol vehicles at a discounted rate. Other items that will now be bought are new screens and light bars for the cruisers, new mobile and portable radios, radar detectors, and new body armor for officers.
School roof repair plans
CHAMPION -- Roofs on Champion's middle and high schools could be patched up by summer's end if plans given to the school board Monday are approved. The school district couldn't replace the roofs entirely because of funding issues, according to architect Joe Makosky, but he assured the board that the plan he laid out would last 10 years.
He estimated the cost of repairing the roof of the high school, which has more extensive damage than that of the middle school, to be $625,000; the middle school would cost less than $450,000. Repairs are scheduled to be completed between June and August.
Damage from lightning
HOWLAND -- A lightning strike at Forum Health Hillside at 9:28 p.m. Monday damaged the rehabilitation hospital's alarm system, the fire department said. No injuries were reported.