Metro digest

Vigil planned today

YOUNGSTOWN

A South Side vigil today aims to protect the elderly from crime.

The vigil, scheduled in response to recent violent crimes, is co-sponsored by the Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing Our Neighbors and the Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative. It will begin at 6 p.m. outside St. Dominic Church at 77 E. Lucius Ave. and will follow the path of shooting victims Thomas and Jacqueline Repchic.

The event also will commemorate murder victims Angeline Fimognari, who was shot in the St. Dominic parking lot in January, and Vivian Martin, who was strangled last week on the East Side.

Youngstown police Chief Jimmy Hughes, Detective Charles Swanson, Sixth Ward Councilwoman Janet Tarpley, ACTION Executive Director Rose Carter, and MVOC organizer Phil Kidd will attend.

Tentative agreement

youngstown

The bargaining teams for both the city school board and the union representing its 630 teachers have reached a tentative agreement.

Superintendent Wendy Webb and Will Bagnola, president of the Youngstown Education Association, issued a joint statement Friday. It says the bargaining teams have reached a tentative agreement “in principle on terms and conditions.”

No specifics will be released until both parties have ratified the agreement, the statement says.

YMCA health fair

YOUNGSTOWN

The annual YMCA Central Branch Health Fair will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 13 in the center’s community gym.

The event features low-cost and free screenings. Free testing includes hearing, bone density, vision and glucose. Discount screenings by St. Elizabeth Health Center Lab include thyroid tests, cholesterol testing and blood typing.

The One Health Ohio Van will have a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the Youngstown City Health Department will offer flu shots for $12 and pneumonia shots for $30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone looking to get a shot should bring insurance cards.

About 80 vendors will be on site with free information.

Warren Life Chain

WARREN

The 20th annual anti-abortion Life Chain will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday along Elm Road Northeast from the Elm Road Plaza to Warren G. Harding High School.

The Life Chain is 60 minutes of silent prayer and protest to renew each person’s commitment to work for the “preservation of lives lost through abortion,” according to organizers.

More than 40 churches will be represented during the event, which started in California in 1986. Roughly 900 chains take place across the United States and Canada.

Peace banquet

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning Valley Task Force on Crime and Violence Prevention will have its 14th annual Peace Award Banquet at 6 p.m. Oct. 18 at Mount Carmel Parish Hall in Youngstown. The keynote speaker is Mary Jane Trapp, administrative judge on the Ohio 11th District Court of Appeals.

The dinner takes place annually to recognize individuals and agencies who have worked to reduce crime and improve the quality of life in the Mahoning Valley. Seven citizens and organizations will be honored with awards. Tickets for the banquet are $25. For more information, contact chairman Ricky George at 330-941-3469 or vice-chairwoman Terri Bryant at 330-744-9011.