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RIDES OF MARCH
Potholes: A motorist’s worst nightmare, and nearly impossible to avoid — especially after a punishing winter. This one is on Fifth Avenue in Youngstown.
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Panel completes work on property code for Hubbard Township
By LINDA M. LINONIS linonis@vindy.com hubbard township The work of the Hubbard Township
Plan to build 18 single-family villas in Poland draws opposition
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com poland The same people who proposed building apartments
Rich Center for Autism at YSU poised for growth in research
By HAROLD GWIN gwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Being designated a “Center of Excellence” by both
Voting begins for famous Ohioan to represent state in US Capitol
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS — Ohioans began submitting ballots this weekend to help
Basketball fundraiser for Chile earthquake victims
Canfield High School students hope a one-day basketball tournament will help raise money for the Chile earthquake victims.
Parents announce Sainato-Kuzma wedding plans
The engagement and plans for the upcoming marriage of Fury Nicole Sainato and Joseph Daniel Kuzma,
Park gazebo chosen for Smith-Stetson wedding in June
CANFIELD Announced by James and Cheryl Smith, 4384 S. Raccoon Road, is the engagement of their
Anniversary is celebrated by the Saunders
CANFIELD Mr. and Mrs. John Saunders Jr., 5138 Leffingwell Road, were honored by their children,
Reardons 35th wedding anniversary celebrated at honeymoon destination
POLAND Mr. and Mrs. Tom Reardon, 435 Pamela Court, celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary at
Links chapter will sponsor women's health fair April 17
YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown Chapter of The Links Inc. will again sponsor a “300 Sisters in Red,” health
SENIOR MENUS
MAHONING COUNTY Celtic Healthcare offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays at seven locations in
HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY | William J. Lucarell
Born: March 25, 1910, in Youngstown to Dominic and Philomena Lucarell. Siblings: 6 brothers, 3
SENIOR SIDELIGHTS
Girard Multi-Generational Center, 433 Trumbull Ave., Girard, has planned the following events:
GARDEN CLUBS | This week's meetings announced
MONDAY Wildwood will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. with Helen Van Nest as hostess. thursday
Hibernians honor man, woman at St. Patricks Day luncheon
YOUNGSTOWN The Irish Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians honored
FEDERATED CLUBS | Meetings announced
wednesday Past Officers will meet at noon at The Manor, 3104 S. Canfield-Niles Road, with Dorothy
ANNIE'S MAILBOX: Mom must at least respect their marriage
By KATHY MITCHELL & MARCY SUGAR Dear Annie: My brother’s girlfriend recently became pregnant. The
MASONIC GROUPS | Members will meet
TUESDAY Miriam Chapter 278, OES, will have a stated meeting and the 102nd inspection of officers
Hearing Tuesday on razing Columbiana buildings
The Columbiana County commissioners will have a public hearing Tuesday to help decide whether to tear down most of the former county-home buildings before they fall down.
Sharon News Agency robbed
Police said Jeremy Dunlap, 23, of Dalton Avenue, Hermitage, Pa., was arrested shortly after a clerk at Sharon News Agency on East Silver Street was robbed, shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday.
Ex-Forum CEO fears for system’s future
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Forum Health’s former chief executive says
One step short of state
By JON MOFFETT jmoffett@vindy.com CANTON With a towel draped over his head, Cody Dillon
Pavlik hurt by struggles of Taylor and Miranda
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN When Kelly Pavlik ascended to the top of the
Consolidation costs 40 jobs in Austintown
Staff report AUSTINTOWN Nearly 40 warehouse employees at the Superior Beverage Group facilities
Senior event has 2 causes
By LINDA M. LINONIS linonis@vindy.com liberty The objective of an open house planned from 10
Brode, Tolich win Div. I state titles
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com Canfield senior Dustin Brode and Fitch junior Ali Tolich both won
Workshop offers ideas for careers in science for women
By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN It’s anyone’s guess how much forensics technology
McKinley captures Division I title
Associated Press columbus Laneisha Lennon hit the go-ahead free throw with 18.1 seconds left to
City schools out of the red
By HAROLD GWIN gwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The city school district should finish this fiscal
Butler holds off Murray State
Associated Press san jose, calif. Butler’s Gordon Hayward instinctively left his man for a
Tennessee too much for Ohio; ’Nova upset
Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. J.P. Prince scored 18 points, and Brian Williams and Wayne
Sweet time at syrup festival
By Mary Grzebieniak news@vindy.com BOARDMAN The 33rd annual Maple Syrup Festival at Boardman
Hearing to decide what do do with old county home
By D.A. WILKINSON wilkinson@vindy.com LISBON The Columbiana County commissioners will have a
Basketball tourney to raise funds for Chile
Staff report Canfield Canfield High School students hope a one-day basketball tournament will
RIDES OF MARCH
Potholes: A motorist’s worst nightmare, and nearly impossible to avoid — especially after a punishing winter. This one is on Fifth Avenue in Youngstown.
Good roads make good sense
Editorial: Good roads make good sense Highways were an important part of the political conversation in the
Thousands protest wars
Associated Press WASHINGTON Thousands of protesters carried signs that read “Indict Bush Now”
Indians’ Wood may miss 2 months
Associated Press goodyear, ariz. Kerry Wood went one full season in Cleveland without making a
Composting seminar
Composting seminar NEW CASTLE, Pa. Lawrence County’s Penn State Cooperative Extension office
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS For the week ending March 13
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “House Rules” by Jodi Picoult (Atria) 2. “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett
Man and woman face drug charges
Staff report WARREN A grand jury has indicted a man and woman from Homewood Avenue Southeast on
Obama look-alike in demand in Asia
Los Angeles Times JAKARTA, Indonesia Striding purposefully, his smile lighting up a rainy
BLOOD DRIVES
BLOOD DRIVES today St. Elizabeth Health Center Donor Room, 1044 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, 9 a.m.
drapery shopping
drapery shopping What’s hot Fabrics: Bigger prints, especially geometrics such as diamond
Stolen items recovered for clay museum
Associated Press UHRICHSVILLE, Ohio State and local police digging into the mystery of 51 clay
Obama rallies Dems on eve of historic vote
Republicans stand firmly against 10-year, $940B health-care bill Associated Press WASHINGTON
Hermitage, Pa., man arrested in robbery of news agency
Staff report SHARON, Pa. Police said Jeremy Dunlap, 23, of Dalton Avenue, Hermitage, Pa., was
Union protests Altmire’s decision
Associated Press ALIQUIPPA, Pa. Members of the United Steelworkers union demonstrated Saturday
prep sports at a glance
BOYS BASKETBALL saturday’s scores AREA division iii At Canton Memorial Fieldhouse Orrville 67,
Police charge NJ boy, 16, in racial announcement at store
Associated Press WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. A 16-year-old boy who police said made an
Area bowling scores
700s Amron — Jason Baglama (733), Bob Hernan (720) & Rob Rosenberg (710) in Hively’s Sportsman;
Club members show Valley all about 4-H
By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK news@vindy.com CANFIELD Members of Mahoning County 4-H clubs filled
Papal letter fails to calm anger in Ireland
Associated Press DUBLIN Pope Benedict XVI’s unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for
Responsible behavior, freedom go hand-in-hand
Q. What do you think of kids on leashes? Chicago Parent magazine put that question up on its
BACK IN FAVOR
Draperies are finally getting their curtain call McClatchy Newspapers After more than a decade,
Officials: Don’t celebrate victory over floods just yet
Associated Press FARGO, N.D. A city used to fighting floods was confident Saturday that it had
Study: C-diff bug is big threat
Associated Press ATLANTA As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is
CURRENT PRICES OF ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions
Loan underwriter offers a warning
Loan underwriter offers a warning Don’t mortgage another property until you read the book “Don’t
Retrial pending in ’06 homicide
By D.A. WILKINSON wilkinson@vindy.com LISBON Starting this week, Andrew Irwin, accused of
Agenda Monday
Agenda Monday Kinsman Township, 6 p.m., township garage, 63480 State Route 87, Kinsman. Poland
Phantoms defeated in shootout, 3-2
Staff report sioux city, iowa Alex Krushelnyski scored in the shootout Saturday to give Sioux
ARMED FORCES
ARMED FORCES VETERANS Award for employer NEW WILMINGTON, PA. Dairy Farmers of America, New
Author to give lecture on the Victorian novel
Staff report WARREN Author Elliot Engel will speak at 10:30 a.m. April 14 at W.D. Packard Music
Tribe’s Hafner homers in win over Oakland
Associated Press goodyear, ariz. After an extended outage, Travis Hafner may be getting his
Maritime master Stobart in exhibition
butler institute of american art By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The work of
newsmakers
newsmakers Lady Gaga fires back in court at producer NEW YORK Lady Gaga is firing back at a
OSU’s Turner has school ties to Tech
Associated Press milwaukee Georgia Tech guard Iman Shumpert doesn’t need a scouting report on
Cheap food imports ruin poor nations
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti The earthquake not only smashed markets, collapsed
Green Team names winners
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County Recycling Division, better known as the Green Team,
Discovery could be cancer cure
By Tim Botos Canton Repository CLEVELAND The closest Michael Kalafatis ever will get to being
District plans pond clinic, sales
Staff report Canfield Mahoning Soil and Water Conservation District pond clinic will be at 6:30
In the cup! Area hole in one
In the cup! Area hole in one Linda Muckleroy of Salem used a 7-iron to ace the 110-yard No. 8 at
Pop culture Q&A
By Rich Heldenfels McClatchy Tribune Q. Can you tell me why “The Bonnie Hunt Show” is ending? I
J.J. Cafaro gets reality check
Opinion: It was a smack down that no one would have predicted — least of all J.J. Cafaro. But there he was
WEIRD ‘WONDERLAND’
New book sees Alice in a grim light By Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch Alice looks
Can cholesterol go too low?
Q. My total cholesterol is 140, my LDL is 55 and my HDL is 47. I am on simvastatin. My
Can medical care go too far? Yes
Opinion: By H. GILBERT WELCH Los Angeles Times Here’s a question that’s not being asked in the health-
This wooden coal hod has a brass shovel to help move the coal. It’s 12 by 13 by 18 inches.
This wooden coal hod has a brass shovel to help move the coal. It’s 12 by 13 by 18 inches. Price
Mayor Williams has luxury to pursue aggressive agenda
Editorial: Unencumbered by AN election, Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams can spend the next four years pursuing
Tennessee waltzes into Sweet Sixteen
Associated Press providence, r.i. Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl cleared his bench at the end of
Youngstown has a potential ‘Mount Washington’ view of its own
Opinion: Many Youngstown area residents are familiar with Pittsburgh’s delightful Mount Washington district,
Protests in Russia
Protests in Russia ST. PETERSBURG, Russia Thousands of people have rallied across Russia to
NUMBERS IN THE NEWS 50 Associated Press
The amount of times Brooklyn, N.Y., police have come looking for criminals at the home of Walter
Kent-Trumbull’s ‘Tartuffe’ presents ultimate con man
By TRACEY D’Astolfo entertainment@vindy.com CHAMPION Kent-Trumbull Theater lays the groundwork
After surgery, Patoray, Nuzzo back in groove
Comeback kids? Well, comeback, but not kids. Former top bowlers Greg Patoray and Joe Nuzzo are
Not a great day for a parade
Opinion: Not a great day for a parade I live in an apartment coM- plex in Boardman that includes six
Experts: Fear of census process unwise
McClatchy Newspapers FORT WORTH, Texas The anti-government sentiment that sparked the tea-party
BETH SHOLOM
Six-sided sanctuary represents the cupped hands of God Associated Press ELKINS PARK, Pa. Did
2 offices to shape health reform
Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON The complex, highly partisan closing push for health-care
Collectors seek furniturelike coal hods
It’s a carrier, a hod, a scuttle, a pail. Whatever it’s called, it’s a convenient item used to
Circumvent Web forms with auto-fill program
You’re surfing the Net at blazing speeds, gathering information, locating products and services,
Bucks sneak peek at UConn
Associated Press pittsburgh When the NCAA women’s pairings were announced, Ohio State couldn’t
(Mid) major upset: No. Iowa shocks top-ranked Kansas
Associated Press oklahoma city Leading by one against the colossus of the bracket, Ali
vWhite House Weekend, noon to 5 p.m. This family festival is a sure sign of spring. White House
vWhite House Weekend, noon to 5 p.m. This family festival is a sure sign of spring. White House
Edwards, Keselowski settle feud
Associated Press bristol, tenn. It took roughly 40 minutes with NASCAR for Carl Edwards and
Years Ago
Today is Sunday, March 21, the 80th day of 2010. There are 285 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Touring through great civic conversations
Opinion: Elton John’s concert at the Covelli Centre sold out in 30 seconds, or something obscene like that.