Well-water boil advisory

Well-water boil advisory
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Lawrence County residents are advised to boil their well water until it is tested by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Floodwaters from weekend storms may have reached some wells and the water may be not be safe to use, said Sharyn Critchlow, director of Lawrence County Emergency Management. For kits to test your well water, call the DEP at (724) 656-3160.
Reservists to return
VIENNA -- Twenty-four Air Force reservists from the 910th Maintenance Squadron are scheduled to return tonight between 8:45 and 9:30. The activated reservists spent 90 days deployed to an airbase in Kyrgyzstan supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The nearly 500 reservists activated marks the single largest activation in the history of the Youngstown Air Reserve Station.
Man shoots himself in car
WARREN -- A 46-year-old Girard man shot and killed himself moments after city police stopped him for a traffic violation. Police stopped a car driven by Randy L. Stottlemire, of Secrist Drive, around 11:50 p.m. Friday on Second Street. Moments after the car was stopped, officers heard a gunshot. When they approached the car, they saw that Stottlemire had been shot in the head. He was pronounced dead at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Police said an aggravated-robbery warrant had been issued Friday for Stottlemire. Police think he may have been responsible for robbing local bars.
Sentenced to prison
WARREN -- A 47-year-old Hubbard Township man, convicted of several charges stemming from secretly videotaping family members, has been sentenced to six years in prison. Michael Santoriella Jr., was sentenced Monday by Judge Peter Kontos of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. Santoriella was convicted earlier this month of nine counts of misdemeanor voyeurism, two counts of felony pandering obscenity and one felony count of illegal use of a minor in a nudity-oriented material or performance. The indictment says police confiscated more than 100 videotapes dating back to 1997. Prosecutors said the tapes show his stepsons having sex with their girlfriends and also shows family members in the bathroom of the home.
Merchants plan a party
HOWLAND -- Merchants in The Market Place, a shopping development on East Market Street, will have an outdoor party from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in anticipation of the closing of the East Market Street bridge. The event is intended to make consumers aware they can drive to the shopping complex even after the nearby bridge is closed, said Kelly Goga, spokeswoman for complex owner Lewis Development. The event will feature free food and a chance to win a half-carat diamond. A local radio station will be broadcasting live. The bridge, which carries motorists over Mosquito Creek and under State Route 82, is expected to be closed for replacement between June 7 and Oct. 4.
Safety programs planned
HOWLAND -- The Howland Fire Department's special operations division is providing a public education program in June to Mahoning Valley residents. "Safe Community Solutions" will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 5 at the Home Depot parking lot on Niles-Cortland Road. It will provide programs such as bicycle helmet safety inspection and rodeo, car safety seat inspection, fire prevention program with fire education vehicle and fingerprinting for children.
Graduation speaker
LIBERTY -- Patricia Rose, president of the Better Business Bureau in Youngstown will be the guest speaker at the Youngstown ITT Technical Institute's graduation ceremonies at 6 p.m. June 3 at the Holiday Inn MetroPlex here. Rose has been with the Better Business Bureau for 19 years and became president in January 1995. She will speak to 67 graduates receiving degrees in computer drafting and design, computer and electronics engineering technology, information technology-computer network systems, information technology-multimedia, information technology-Web development and information technology-software applications and programming.