Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Valley Curves helping with annual food drive
POLAND — Mahoning Valley Curves locations are participating in the worldwide Curves 11th annual food drive.
Locations are in Poland, Boardman, Austintown, Girard, Cortland, Niles and Canfield.
The national chain’s last food drive collected more than 19 million pounds of food donated to food banks.
Area Curves, from their beginning, have donated collected food to the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley. Last year, they collected more than 2 tons of food.
The local Curves hope to more than double that amount this year.
Women thinking about joining Curves can bring in a bag of groceries when joining and have the normal service fee waived March 9-28. Those who are not considering joining the club are asked to bring in bags of nonperishable groceries that will benefit the Rescue Mission as well.
Criminal Justice Fair planned for Saturday
YOUNGSTOWN — The 2nd Annual Criminal Justice Fair sponsored by Youngstown Northside Weed and Seed will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Heart Reach Ministries, 211 Redondo Road (formerly St. Edward’s School).
The fair gives residents an opportunity to meet with various criminal justice departments, including law enforcement, prosecution, judicial and corrections. Last year, more than 250 attended.
Food and activities will be provided for adults and children. At 1 p.m., city police will participate in a doughnut-eating contest. The fair is open to everyone in the city.
For more information, call Terri Bryant, Weed and Seed coordinator, at (330) 717-6218 or (330) 744-9011.
Suspect held in robbery
WARREN — Police arrested a 41-year-old Boston Avenue, Howland Township, man Monday morning after a robbery at the BP gas station, 1290 E. Market St., at 5:45 a.m.
The man walked into the gas station, at the corner of Laird Avenue, said he had a gun and demanded money, Warren police said. He took the cash and fled in a vehicle, but Warren police located the vehicle on Niles Road a short time later.
After a lengthy foot pursuit, police captured the man in the 1700 block of Brier Street Southeast.
He is being held in the Trumbull County Jail awaiting arraignment in Warren Municipal Court.
3 men steal narcotics
WARREN — Three men, at least two of them armed, walked into Franklin’s Pharmacy, 1732 Youngstown Road S.E., about 9:15 a.m. Monday and stole narcotics.
While one of the three men went into the back to gather up the drugs, two others stayed in the front of the store and ordered employees to lie on the floor. One customer was inside.
The thieves left on Woodbine Avenue Southeast, beside the business, in a silver or beige vehicle, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Wayne Mackey at (330) 841-2684.
Grave decorations
NEW SPRINGFIELD — Decorations on graves at New Springfield Lutheran Cemetery, Woodworth Road, must be removed by March 15, officials said.