Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s Disease

LIBERTY

The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America is beginning a new support group, the first meeting of which is Thursday from 6 to 7:45 p.m. at the Liberty Public Library, 415 Church Hill-Hubbard Road.

The chapter’s professional social worker, Kristin Kitzmiller, will facilitate the meeting. All Huntington’s Disease patients, family members, caregivers and health-care professionals are invited to attend. For more information, call 330-998-6600.

Raped a 3-year-old

WARREN

Matthew R. Doll, 20, of East Drive, Niles, has been sentenced to prison for 10 years to life for raping a 3-year-old child last November. Judge Andrew Logan gave the sentence Tuesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.

Doll was living on Shalom Drive Northwest in Warren at the time that the rape took place, according to court records.

The child reported the rape to her mother and a worker at the Women, Infants and Children program a day later.

Doll later admitted the offense during an interview with workers at the Trumbull County Children Services Board.

Father’s Day mixer

youngstown

In honor of upcoming Father’s Day, The 100 Black Men of Greater Youngstown-Warren is hosting a Father’s Day Business Mixer from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rosetta Stone in downtown Youngstown.

The theme “Lighting The Way” was established to honor dads, uncles and mentors who are setting the example of fathering that others can follow.

Nominations for recognition should be 75 to 100 words and e-mailed to morningcoffee@traceyandfriends.com or buckeyereview@yahoo.com.

Although the mixer is Thursday, nominations for recognition will be accepted until Father’s Day, June 20.

The cost to attend the mixer is $15. For tickets, contact 330-233-4383. You don’t have to be black to be nominated.

The 100 Black Men of America is a mentoring organization with chapters in 116 locations around the globe. Local members include Mayor Jay Williams; M. Mike McNair, Buckeye Review publisher, Drs. Rodney Hill and Derrick Jackson, and several other prominent black community members.