Police charge mother with child endangering

Police charge mother
with child endangering

YOUNGSTOWN — Police charged a mother with child endangering, and her two toddlers were taken from her after the children were found outside playing with a dead cat, police report. Angela M. Spinelli, 20, of Carroll Street, told officers who responded to a neighbor’s complaint that she thought her two boys, ages 3 and 2, were inside sleeping. The neighbor told police that when she found the boys at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, the older one was not wearing a coat and was in wet pajama pants. The younger boy had no shoes on and his diaper was full of urine and feces, a police report said. The neighbor took the boys to her home and washed their faces and hands and fed them, police said. Spinelli was taken to the Mahoning County Jail. The children were taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center for evaluation and were going to be placed in temporary foster care through county Children Services, the police report said.

Red Cross classes set

WARREN — The American Red Cross of Trumbull and Mercer counties has scheduled classes for January, February and March, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator and sports safety. For information, to receive a schedule or reserve class space, call (330) 392-2551 or (724) 962-9180. Schedules can be picked up at the agencies at 661 Mahoning Ave., Warren, and 517 W. Main St., Sharpsville. Schedules are available at all libraries in either county.

CareerLink closings

SHARON, Pa. — The Pennsylvania CareerLink Mercer County office will be closed Monday and Tuesday for the Christmas holiday and the next Monday and Tuesday for the New Year’s holiday. Normal office hours will resume at 8 a.m. Jan. 2.

CPR, first-aid training

BOARDMAN — The Mahoning Chapter American Red Cross in Boardman will offer CPR-Adult and Red Cross first-aid training on the last weekend of the year. On Saturday, the Red Cross is offering CPR-Adult from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and standard first-aid training from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the chapter house on Tod Lane across from the Boardman YMCA. Each class is $35 per participant, or register for both for $50. Fees include a Red Cross certified instructor, participant manual and certification upon successful completion. Call to register at (330) 726-6063, or visit the Web site at www.mahoningredcross.org.

Summer jobs available

GREENVILLE, Pa. — State Rep. Michele Brooks of Jamestown, R-17th, is taking applications from college students interested in doing summer maintenance work for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Brooks said the jobs range from inspecting guide rails to checking bridge approaches. Candidates must be 18 or older and enrolled in college for the fall 2008 semester. The positions are full time and will pay $10.99 per hour until July 1, when the pay increases to $11.32 per hour. To apply for the summer 2008 position, visit PennDOT’s Web site at PennDOT.com and click on employment opportunities. Complete the personal data sheet, print and submit it along with a résumé to Brooks’ district offices by Feb. 8. She has satellite offices at the Sandy Lake Borough Building from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays and at the New Wilmington Borough Building on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free dinner on Jan. 1

WARREN — The North Ohio Women’s Missionary Society is sponsoring a free community dinner from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 1 at Grace AME Church, 1137 Main Ave. S.W. There are no income restrictions to participate.