Youngstown’s next 4th Ward council member to be chosen

The next Youngstown City Council’s 4th Ward member will be selected Tuesday from among three candidates, none with political experience.

The Mahoning County Democratic Party precinct committee members from the city’s 4th Ward will meet at 7 p.m. at the party headquarters to vote on who will replace ex-Councilwoman Carol Rimedio-Righetti.

The person appointed starts right away, and will fill the term that expires Dec. 31, 2011.

The three candidates seeking the appointment are:

• Michael Ray, 33, of Division Street. Ray is a salesman for United Sciences Testing Inc., an environmental testing company. Rimedio-Righetti is supporting Ray.

• George Doward, 57, of Wilkinson Avenue. He has been an employee of First Energy Co. for 39 years, currently as a line troubleshooter.

• Howard J. Edwards, 50, of Glacier Avenue. Edwards has been unemployed since January 2009. Before that, he held several management positions.

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