Fire chief to retire

Fire chief to retire

NORTH LIMA — Beaver Township trustees are looking for a new fire chief.

Fire Chief Gary Borman told township officials he intends to retire sometime this year, though he hasn’t yet announced a specific date. The trustees said they will accept applications and résumés and begin narrowing the field as soon as possible.

Borman began his career with the township fire department more than 20 years ago. He become the township’s first full-time fire chief Aug. 1, 2000, after serving in that capacity on a part-time basis for three years.

In related news, officials said they are hopeful the addition to the township safety building on West South Range Road will be completed this summer. The 8,500-square-foot addition will cost a little more than $700,000. Officials said the addition was needed because the fire department needs more space.

$1,500 reward for tip

YOUNGSTOWN — The Kish Law Firm is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the five men who assaulted a Hubbard couple at Logan Avenue and Gypsy Lane early Monday.

Atty. Brian Kish said he had contact with one of the victims and learned that, between the two of them, they suffered a broken nose, a fractured bone around the eye and a broken jaw. The eye injury could result in the loss of sight, he said.

“Those five individuals acted like thugs and no longer deserve to run free in our community,” Kish said in a prepared statement.

All tips and information should be directed to Detective Sgt. Brad Blackburn at (330) 742-8268.

Expansion opposed

MINERAL RIDGE — Weathersfield Township trustees have passed a resolution opposing the expansion of a cell phone tower on the Morocco Services property, 3008 Woodfield Ave.

The tower has been on the property since before Morocco took over the location, but trustees intend to inform the company and its attorneys of their objection to the planned expansion of the tower.

Phone scam alert

NILES — Police are warning area residents about a confidence game. A woman answered a classified ad seeking “mystery shoppers.” She called the 800 number and was first asked for her checking account information. Since she responded that she didn’t have an account, she was sent a $2,900 check. She was told to cash it, keep $300 and wire the balance to him.

Police said the check was counterfeit and was never cashed.

$10,000 donation

WARREN — Warren Rotary Club presented a $10,000 check to the Children’s Rehabilitation Center in Howland on Wednesday, during a noon luncheon at Enzo’s restaurant.

Peter Biltz, club president, said the group made a pledge of $50,000 to the center five years ago to provide support for the center’s expansion. The $10,000 gift from the Rotary was the fifth in five years to meet its $50,000 commitment.

Concealed gun uncovered

YOUNGSTOWN — A security officer at city hall on Phelps Street found a gun in a man’s fanny pack at the checkpoint in the lobby, a police report says.

Leon Ray Bradford, 53, of Pittsburgh, was arrested on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and illegal conveyance of a deadly weapon into a courthouse. Youngstown Municipal Court is in the building.

Bradford produced a Pennsylvania permit for carrying the gun, but it was expired, the report says. The gun was loaded, with a round in the chamber.

Youngstown police took him to the Mahoning County jail.

Fishing and soccer

HOWLAND — The Howland Township Summer Youth Sport and Recreation Program will feature soccer and fishing from 9 a.m. to noon July 2 through July 6. The registration fee is $20 per resident and $35 for nonresidents. Registration forms can be obtained at the township administration building, 205 Niles-Cortland Road. For additional information, call (330) 856-2340.