Judge welcomes new Americans

YOUNGSTOWN — The following became U.S. citizens in a Thursday naturalization ceremony before Judge Mark A. Belinky of Mahoning County Probate Court. Their names, hometowns and countries of origin are: Anca Monica Hartstein, Boardman, Romania; Maria Badescu and Maria Elena Badescu, both Youngstown, both Romania; Hyon Cha O’Connor, Austintown, Korea; Luis Manuel Flores Lozano, Boardman, Mexico; Adam A. Ibrahim, Boardman, Lebanon; Xiaoli Zhu, Youngstown, Peoples Republic of China; Mirza Gias Uddin, Nasima Akhtar and Mirza Riazuddin, all Boardman, all Bangladesh; Ashraf Rushdy Mishmish, Boardman, Palestine; Amjad Ahmad Al-Refaei, Liberty, Jordan.