Mall robbery charge

Mall robbery charge

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A Youngstown woman faces a robbery charge, accused of fighting with loss-prevention officers at J.C. Penney.

Patricia Hunt, 42, of Radcliffe Avenue, is to appear next week in Mahoning County Area Court here. There were warrants for Hunt’s arrest for failure to appear in court in Austintown and Campbell and for drug offenses in Hubbard.

Police were called around 5 p.m. Monday to the store at Southern Park Mall on a report of a shoplifting suspect in a physical fight with store loss-prevention personnel.

Store employees told police that Hunt had concealed clothing in her pants and left the store without paying for them. As a loss-prevention officer approached her, Hunt ran, the officer told police. When he caught up with her again, she began to fight with him, he told police.

Covered bridge opens

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The historic Newton Falls Covered Bridge will reopen today on time and within budget, Trumbull County Engineer David DeChristofaro says. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. April 8. BECDIR Construction of Berlin Center was awarded a $21,070 contract in December to repair beams and trusses damaged by a delivery man whose vehicle was too tall for the bridge. He damaged the bridge during an accident in July 2009.

Ham dinner Thursday

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The St. Vincent de Paul Society, Mahoning District Council, will provide a special ham dinner from 10:30 a.m. to noon Holy Thursday at its dining hall at 208 W. Front St. The dining hall will be closed on Good Friday. The St. Vincent de Paul Pantry, 317 Via Mount Carmel Ave., will be open from 9 to 11 a.m. Good Friday when bread only will be made available. Donations are appreciated in order to continue the work of feeding those in need. Monetary or food donations can be sent to St. Vincent de Paul Society, Mahoning District Council, PO Box 224, Youngstown 44501-0224. For more information, contact Ralph “Skip” Berone at the dining hall at (330) 746-4004 or Sister Mildred Ely, pantry manager, (330) 746-1128.

St. Joseph’s closing

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St. Joseph School, opened in this Portage County village in 1962, will close at the end of the current school year June 30. Declining enrollment was a major factor in the decision, with only 59 students in kindergarten through eighth grade registered for next fall. The announcement comes five weeks after the Diocese of Youngstown said the St. Pius X campus of Notre Dame School in Warren is closing this year and transferring its programs to Blessed Sacrament School, also in Warren. The diocese comprises six counties: Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and Trumbull.