Special First Night offer
Special First Night offer
YOUNGSTOWN — First Night Youngstown will be selling admission badges for the downtown New Year’s Eve celebration at the special offer of buy one get one free today only at the First Night Headquarters in the City Center One Building, next to the downtown YMCA, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Prices are $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens, and children under 12 are free. The badges provide access to all First Night venues throughout the evening. Call First Night at (330) 744-9966 or visit www.firstnightyoungstown.org.
Salem swearing-in
SALEM — Justice Robert R. Cupp of the Ohio Supreme Court will swear in the elected officials for the city of Salem at 7 p.m. today at the Salem Community Center, 1098 N. Ellsworth Ave. Justice Cupp will administer the oath of office to Mayor Jerry Wolford, Auditor James Armeni and council members David Nestic and Rita Joseph O’Leary. Wolford, Armeni and O’Leary are Republicans, while Nestic said he has been both a Republican and an independent. Justice Cupp is serving his first term on the state’s high court.
Unsupervised children
YOUNGSTOWN — A 4-year-old girl told police she unlocked the door at her South Evanston Avenue home and took her 3-year-old sister to the Mahoning Wine Shop because they were hungry. The 4-year-old girl first went to the Mahoning Avenue store by herself to buy candy Wednesday morning. She was wearing a coat and socks but no shoes, a clerk told police. A customer watched to make sure the child got home safely. The clerk called police when, about 15 minutes later, the girl returned with her younger sister to buy more candy. The younger sister had a coat on but no socks or shoes. When police arrived, the girls’ mother was at the store, saying she fell asleep on the couch and the girls got out without her knowledge. The case has been turned over to the police department’s juvenile division and the county Children Services agency.
Door, windows stolen
YOUNGSTOWN — The rear door at 403 Clyde St. was kicked in and the front door stolen, along with three large vintage leaded-glass windows, police said. The break-in was discovered by the caretaker, who saw a man run off the porch Wednesday afternoon. The estimated value of the stolen items is $800. Records show the two-story house was built in 1914.
Driver, 19, is ‘critical’
HOWLAND — A 19-year-old motorist was seriously injured Thursday morning when she rolled the car she was driving on King Graves Road. Toni N. Hunt of Vienna Township was in critical condition in St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Hunt was driving a 1996 Geo Metro eastbound on King Graves near Celestial Drive shortly before 2:45 a.m. when she lost control. The car went off the right side of the roadway, striking a fire hydrant and ditch. The car went airborne and rolled over. Hunt was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. Alcohol was a factor in the crash, the patrol added.
Attack on mail carrier
YOUNGSTOWN — A letter carrier told police he was robbed of his dog spray Wednesday afternoon after delivering mail in the 1300 block of Forestview Avenue on the city’s East Side. The postal worker said that, as he returned to his truck, a man, likely 30 years old, approached and tried to prevent him from getting in the vehicle. The suspect grabbed the letter carrier, reached in his coat, took the dog spray and then tried to grab the keys from the ignition, reports show. The postal worker hit the man on the left arm and was able to drive away. Police who searched the area didn’t find the suspect.
Vacant house break-in
YOUNGSTOWN — The front door of a vacant duplex at 520 Almyra Ave. was kicked in and the place stripped of all its basement wiring, police said. Also taken were the bathtubs, sinks and fireplaces. The break-in at the South Side dwelling was discovered Wednesday afternoon by a construction worker sent to check on the duplex. Police described the structure as being in horrible condition, with a lot of broken windows and holes that lead inside.