Robbery reported

Robbery reported
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 22-year-old Manhattan Avenue man told police he was assaulted and robbed as he stood outside his car in the driveway of his home in the 1500 block. The West Side man said he was listening to music when he was pushed from behind and knocked to the ground around 5:30 p.m. Thursday. His attacker took his cell phone and $15 from his pocket and fled. The man could give no description of the assailant.
Boy assaulted
AUSTINTOWN -- A 13-year-old boy was attacked by a group of older males as he walked to his home on Bryant Drive on Thursday evening, police report. The boy told police that as he was walking around 9 p.m., a gray, older-model car pulled in front of him. One of the car's occupants yelled, "Hey, kid." The boy said the driver and another occupant got out of the car and approached him. The driver hit the teenager above the eye with a beer bottle. Then, two or three more males got out of the car. They all started to kick and punch the boy, stopping when a neighbor intervened by yelling out a window, the police report says. They got in their car and left.
Salem museum exhibits
SALEM -- The Salem Historical Society Museum at 208 S. Broadway Ave. will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Featured exhibits will be "I Remember" as part of the preparation of the summer's bicentennial celebration; Viktor Schreckengost's Centennial Exhibit displaying samples of his pottery designs for Salem China; and Joe Armeni's 1956 barbershop that was restored after his retirement.
Retirees to be honored
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Youngstown city schools will have a reception Tuesday honoring 59 employees who are retiring from the district, some with as many as 40 years of service. The public is invited to attend the event on the second floor of the Irene Ward Building, 20 W. Wood St. Refreshments will be served at 4 p.m., and a recognition ceremony is set for 5 p.m.
Center plans to rehire 2
BOARDMAN -- The Mahoning County Educational Service Center expects to save $36,000 a year by rehiring two employees who are retiring this year. Superintendent Rich Denamen said Elaine Gamberale, work study coordinator, and Catherine Sanor, director of technology, are both retiring.
The plan is to bring them back at a reduced cost as the ESC will no longer have to pay their health benefits, Denamen said, estimating the total annual savings at $36,000. State law requires the ESC governing board to have a public hearing on the plan, and that is set for 4 p.m. June 20 in the board room at 100 DeBartolo Place, Suite 105.
Driver arrested
YOUNGSTOWN -- Police said a traffic stop of a car whose driver committed a number of traffic violations resulted in the arrest of the driver on drug charges.
Police said the car driven by Eric R. Fairchild, 29, of Forestridge Drive, Boardman, was spotted around 2:50 p.m. Thursday making several turns on Edwards Street and Cleveland and Overland avenues without signaling, and officers followed the car to a house in the 500 block of West Chalmers Avenue. Fairchild failed to produce a driver's license and, while officers spoke with him, a passenger in the car tossed a small plastic bag out of the window, prompting a search of the vehicle, police said.
They found a crack pipe and two OxyContin pills and charged Fairchild with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. He was arraigned Friday and ordered held on $3,500 bond pending a preliminary hearing at 11 a.m. May 31.
Gas leak at school
HUBBARD -- Roosevelt Elementary School here was evacuated just before noon Friday while officials investigated a possible gas leak. Police Chief James Taafe said half the pupils were taken to city hall and the other half to St. Patrick's School. Taafe said East Ohio Gas workers found the leak and shut off its source. School officials, he said, will rectify the problem. School officials and Red Cross workers coordinated to supply the pupils with lunch. The children returned to school shortly after 1 p.m.
Relay for Life meeting
CAMPBELL -- The American Cancer Society Campbell International Relay For Life will have a committee walk-through meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The meeting will be at Roosevelt Park. To RSVP, call Beth MacDonald at (888) 227-6446, Ext. 653 or e-mail her at bmacdonald@cancer.org.