Association of churches to sponsor festival

Association of churches to sponsor festival

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Mahoning Valley Association of Churches will sponsor its annual Taste of the Faiths Festival at 5:30 p.m. April 26 at St. Charles Borromeo Church social hall, 7325 Westview Drive.

Congregations of the Mahoning Valley will offer appetizers, main dishes, vegetables, breads and desserts. There also will be silent and pick-a-prize auctions. Entertainment is planned for 6:30.

The cost is $15. Churches that wish to participate must contact Bernie Kramer at (330) 533-3988 by Monday. For information or tickets, call (330) 799-5318 weekdays before 1 p.m. Visit www.mvaconline.org.

OCCHA schedules annual health fair

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Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispana Americana’s annual health fair will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the OCCHA Hall, 3660 Shirley Road.

Lab work will be taken from 9 to 11 a.m., including testing for cholesterol and glucose levels. Participants are to fast 12 hours before obtaining the test.

Blood-pressure testing also will be conducted. There will be doctors to answer questions, health screening, bone-density tests and mental health information. A light lunch will be provided.

The event is sponsored by the Ohio Commission on Minority Health. Participating are St. Elizabeth Health Center, Akron Children’s Hospital, Tiffany Breast Care Center, Mahoning/Youngstown Community Action Partnership, Northeast Ohio Girl Scouts, Unison Health Plan, Care Source, Ohio One Health, YWCA, Ryan White, Wal-Mart Vision Center, U.S. Census, Youngstown City Health Department and others. All services are free. If you have questions, call (330) 781-1808.

Candidates forum set

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown Community Mobilization Committee will have its primary-election candidates forum at 6:30 p.m. Monday at New Bethel Baptist Church, 1507 Hillman St.

Ex-basketball coach indicted by grand jury

SHARPSVILLE, Pa.

A man who resigned as girls basketball coach at Reynolds High School here in January has since been indicted on federal child-pornography charges by a grand jury.

The federal charges stem from a Dec. 31 search of computers owned by Robert Chamberlain, of Sharpsville, who resigned as coach Jan. 2. He had been head coach there since 2004.

Chamberlain did not immediately return a message requesting comment left on his home answering-machine Friday.

Investigators say Chamberlain’s computer had been used to share files containing child pornography. The indictment was returned in January, but had remained sealed until last week. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Mayor sees crime

SALEM

Salem Mayor Jerry Wolford reported to city police that he saw a man driving a pickup truck behind a defunct Sami’s Quick Stop convenience store at 120 W. Second St. about 10:14 a.m. Thursday. The mayor told police he saw the man cut the copper tubing from the store’s air compressor. Police said the cost of scrap metal has risen again, and thieves are looking for materials.