Waterline relocation to affect customers

Waterline relocation to affect customers

The Ohio Department of Transportation will be relocating a waterline on Tippecanoe Road as a part of the U.S. Route 224/Tippecanoe Intersection Improvement Project.

Beginning at midnight tonight, water will be shut down for customers at 1499 and 1449 Boardmand-Canfield Road and 6515, 6620 and 6715 Tippecanoe Road.

It will be restored at about 6 a.m. Thursday.

On Monday, the Youngstown Water Department will install a new water isolation valve on Mahoning Avenue, near Marcia Drive.

Water will be shut off from 9 a.m. to about 2 p.m. at the following addresses: 5121, 5243, 5220, 5160 and 5202 Mahoning Ave.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency recommends that once waterlines are restored, anyone affected by this shutdown should boil tap water for one minute before using to drink or cook.

School board member gets OVI citation

BOARDMAN — A saturation blitz by the Mahoning County Operating a Vehicle While Impaired Task Force in the township Sept. 14 netted a member of the Youngstown City School Board.

Police said Dominic G. Modarelli, 37, of Decamp Road, Youngstown, was stopped on U.S. Route 422 after failing to use the turn signals on his pickup truck while changing lanes around 12:20 a.m.

The investigating officer said he noticed an odor of alcohol when Modarelli spoke to him and that Modarelli failed field sobriety tests.

Modarelli was taken to the township police station where a breath test showed he had a blood-alcohol count of 0.168 percent, which is above the 0.08 percent legal level for determining intoxication, police said.

He was given a citation and released to a valid driver.

Unions to honor YSU

YOUNGSTOWN — Three employee unions at Youngstown State University are presenting a memorial stone bench to the university Friday to commemorate YSU’s centennial.

The Association of Classified Employees, the Association of Professional and Administrative Staff, and the Ohio Education Association faculty union will have a dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. in the renovated Wick Pollock Memorial Garden.

The North Eastern Ohio Education Association contributed to the funding for the project.

Girls fight on bus

YOUNGSTOWN — A school bus leaving East High School returned to the parking lot because two girls fighting on the bus caused a large disturbance Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The girls, both ninth- graders, were exchanging blows when police arrived, and one had to be sprayed with pepper spray when she tried to continue fighting, reports show.

The students were taken off the bus and each issued a disorderly conduct citation.

An appearance date will be set for them in juvenile court.

Accused of hitting mom

LIBERTY — A 15-year-old Liberty High School student is in juvenile detention and will face assault charges after police say he punched his 41-year-old mother in the face Tuesday.

Police said the boy was taken home from school by the school’s resource officer after being suspended. Reports say he refused to obey his mother or talk with a representative from Trumbull County Children Services who was sent to the home.

Reports say the boy’s refusal to obey his mother continued after police and Children Services left the home, ending with the boy punching the woman in the face.

Phony money used

YOUNGSTOWN — A manager at Coca Cola Bottling on East Indianola Avenue told police that someone used 32 counterfeit $1 bills in a Coke vending machine at Splash and Shine Car Wash on North State Street in Girard.

The phony bills were taken by police Tuesday and given to detectives who would contact Girard police.