Saturday, November 27, 2004
Fire officials continueprobe into house blast
HOWLAND -- Fire investigators continue trying to determine why a Raccoon Drive house exploded on Tuesday night. A number of other homes near Randy Mansfield's house at 1377 Raccoon were also damaged. The apparent cause was a natural gas explosion, but a fire department spokesman said Saturday that information is still being gathered.
Market vandalized
GIRARD -- Lou Adavasio, owner of the former Lamancusa Market at 2 S. Davis St., told police that someone had broken out windows there. Police found Friday that three windows on the south side of the building had been broken, along with one on the north side. There was no indication on the police report of what was used to break the glass.
Higher-education sessions planned
WARRENDALE, Pa. -- Ten western Pennsylvania colleges and other higher-education institutions will provide information about degree and certificate programs Wednesday and Saturday at the Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods. The sessions are open to anyone with a high school diploma or equivalent. The Wednesday session is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. The Saturday session is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participating institutions are Slippery Rock University, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Carlow University, DeVry University, Geneva College, LaRoche College, Pennsylvania State University, Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Robert Morris University and Triangle Tech. The Regional Learning Center, conceived and developed by SRU, is a work-force development site at 850 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Township.
PSU open houses
MONACA, Pa. -- Penn State University will have two open-house information sessions to introduce its new bachelor of science in organizational leadership degree program. Sessions will be at 6 p.m. Thursday and Dec. 14 at the Regional Learning Alliance, Cranberry Woods. OLEAD is designed for adult students who are location bound because of work or family responsibilities and are interested in obtaining a Penn Slate degree. The interdisciplinary degree offers flexible delivery, including traditional classroom-based and distance education instruction. Students who have previously earned credits from Penn State or other schools are encouraged to explore the program. To make a reservation for an open house information session or to learn more about OLEAD, contact Debra Phillips at (724) 741-1033.
Boy charged with theft
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 17-year-old North Heights Avenue boy going door-to-door in the 3000 block of Sunnybrooke Avenue saying he was selling candy bars for The Rayen School basketball team was charged with theft. The one 6-ounce candy bar he had in his possession had no fund-raiser markings on the wrapper. Once seated in a cruiser Friday afternoon, the boy told police he bought candy bars and was selling them to get money to give to his mother. Police returned $3 to a resident in the neighborhood who had bought one of the candy bars, and took it as evidence. Police who arrested the boy discovered that he had a pickup order out of Trumbull County Juvenile Court, where he had failed to appear on a theft charge. City police took him to Gypsy Lane, the Trumbull County line, and turned him over to police there.
Man reports stabbing
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 50-year-old Victor Avenue man found by police walking along Wood Street around 9:15 p.m. Friday told them he had been stabbed under his right arm. He refused treatment. The victim said he had been stabbed on Oak Street by a man he knows during an argument over a woman. He said a friend dropped him off on Rayen Avenue after the attack. Police advised him to contact the city prosecutor Monday morning.