Teenager arrested

Teenager arrested

Austintown

A 16-year-old township teen was arrested after he was accused of attacking his mother and 15-year-old sister.

Police charged the boy Thursday with two counts of domestic violence and took him to the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center in Youngstown after a verbal argument with his younger sister turned physical.

The 15-year-old victim told police she and the boy were arguing at their Burkey Road home when he cornered her and began punching her in the face with a closed fist. She sustained a bloody nose and bruising under her left eye.

The teen then turned on his mother as she attempted to intervene, punching her in the arm and grabbing her by the throat, according to a police report.

A witness present during the incident corroborated the victims’ statements. The suspect fled on foot before police arrived but returned a short time later and was arrested.

Dinner meeting

MINERAL RIDGE

The Mahoning Valley Real Estate Investors Association will have its monthly dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at Fifth Season Banquet Center at 1400 Niles Canfield Road.

The meeting will feature Bob and Andrea Lupton from All Electric Inc. who will present “The Top 8 Items Flagged in Electrical Inspections,” followed by a question and answer session about electrical inspections, repairs and safety.

Meetings are open to all interested parties.

Citizens’ group

WARREN

Annette McCoy of Citizens for Educational Reform and two people who have said they will run for mayor of Warren will attend a meeting of the Trumbull For Positive Change organization at 6 p.m. Monday.

The meeting will be at Local 717 Union Hall, 2950 Sferra Ave.

Citizens for Educational Reform has sought the removal of Kathryn Hellweg as superintendent of Warren city schools. Trumbull For Change began in 2007 as Barack for Change in support of the candidacy of Barack Obama, and registered 2,000 people to vote, said Elaine Price, executive chairwoman. The organization changed its name last fall.

Also planning to attend are union leader Jim Graham and Warren Safety-Service Director Doug Franklin.

Graham and Franklin have announced that they will seek the Democratic nomination for Warren mayor.

Easter Seal Society seeking grant

YOUNGSTOWN

Easter Seal Society of Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties plans to submit an application for a grant to provide transportation service for the elderly and disabled within Mahoning County.

The grant application requests a 22-foot vehicle equipped with a wheelchair lift. It is projected that 50 elderly and disabled adults will use the vehicle daily for various Easter Seal activities throughout the year.

The society also invites comments and proposals from all interested public, private operators, including taxi operators, for providing transportation service to the elderly and disabled within its service area.

Operators who are interested in offering proposals to provide service should contact Kenan J. Sklenar, president and CEO, The Easter Seal Society of Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties, 299 Edwards St., Youngstown, OH 44502, to obtain full details of the type of transportation service that is needed before preparing a proposal. You also can call the agency at 330-743-1168.

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