School groundbreaking

School groundbreaking
YOUNGSTOWN -- The public is invited to a groundbreaking for the new Williamson Elementary School at 10 a.m. Friday.
The event will occur at 58 Williamson Ave., which is where the old Williamson Elementary was located.
Construction of the new school, estimated at $5.6 million, is part of a $200 million, largely state-funded building campaign being undertaken by the Youngstown school district.
Suit in woman's death
YOUNGSTOWN -- The mother of a slain East Philadelphia Avenue woman is suing the man accused of the death.
The lawsuit, filed in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court by Theresa E. Johnson of Warren, seeks unspecified damages from Edward C. Anderson. It says Anderson, 58, is responsible for the July 15 death of 32-year-old Mary M. Thompson, who lived with Anderson.
Anderson is under indictment in Thompson's slaying and is in the Mahoning County Jail awaiting trial. He has pleaded innocent.
The suit seeks damages for the pain and suffering of Thompson's parents and her two children.
Pistol-theft probe
POLAND -- Police are investigating the theft of a semiautomatic pistol from the office of a tavern.
According to a police report, the owner of The Finish Line, 6735 Center Road, discovered the gun, which was loaded, and a jacket missing Monday.
Probation for child sex
YOUNGSTOWN -- Prosecutors are recommending probation for Kevin A. Haney, 29, of Gladys Street, Hubbard, who pleaded guilty Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to gross sexual imposition.
Haney is accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a 12-year-old girl at a home on Cooper Street, Youngstown, in February. The girl was a daughter of one of Haney's friends.
Judge Maureen A. Sweeney allowed Haney to remain free pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Western Reserve area
YOUNGSTOWN -- The U.S. House of Representatives has adopted legislation that would provide $250,000 in federal funds to study creating a Western Reserve Heritage Area encompassing 14 northern Ohio counties, including Mahoning and Trumbull.
The bill, which goes to the Senate, was sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th.
Should the heritage area be created, the region would be eligible for a maximum of $10 million in federal funds to preserve and promote the historic territory, which was established in 1786 as one of the first settlements outside the original 13 colonies.
Woman free on bond
CAMPBELL -- Florence Wilson, 41, of Craiger Avenue, Youngstown, is free on $5,500 bond after being arraigned in municipal court Tuesday on charges of assault, resisting arrest, driving under the influence and driving left of center.
Wilson was arrested Sunday afternoon during a traffic stop. During the stop, the report states, Wilson became combative with police.
Vehicles vandalized
BOARDMAN -- Police are seeking information regarding the vandalism of at least four vehicles parked along Ridgefield Avenue on Wednesday.
According to reports, all the vehicles sustained damage from shots fired from a BB gun.
Equipment stolen
BOARDMAN -- The owner of Peppers Gourmet Foods & amp; Catering, Tiffany Boulevard, reported more than $500 worth of restaurant equipment missing from his place of business Wednesday.
According to a police report, a black soup kettle, a commercial microwave oven and stainless-steel toaster disappeared sometime between 2 p.m. Sept. 16 and Wednesday afternoon.
Democratic rally in Sharon
SHARON, Pa. -- Carol Moseley Braun, a former 2004 presidential candidate, will have a Democratic political rally at 2 p.m. Friday at the Sharon Municipal Building on Connelly Boulevard. Braun is stumping for presidential hopeful John Kerry. Braun was a U.S. senator from 1992 to 1998 and a U.S. ambassador to New Zealand from 1999 to 2001. She will address economic reforms outlined in the party's platform.