METRO DIGEST || Ed Port up and around

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Ed Port

Port up and around

Chicago

Ed Port, the Austintown man who underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his face, remains in stable condition at St. Joseph Hospital.

“He’s still in ICU, and he’s no longer sedated,” said Margo Schafer, a hospital spokeswoman. “He’s up and around and sitting in a chair and progressing as expected.”

Port, 41, suffers from neurofibromatosis type 2, a genetic disorder that causes tumors. Port’s tumor obscured the left side of his face. He couldn’t see out of his left eye, and the hearing in his left ear is diminished because of the tumor.

In this week’s 12-hour surgery, which is expected to be the first of at least three, surgeons removed part of Port’s skull, which they used along with titanium, to help rebuild the orbital bone and cheek. The tumor had destroyed portions of those bones.

Grant received

Youngstown

Beatitude House has received a $15,000 grant from The Youngstown Foundation. The grant will be used to make repairs to Beatitude House apartment buildings on the North Side as well as updates to Beatitude House’s career center on the West Side.

“We appreciate the support of The Youngstown Foundation as this grant will enable us to make needed repairs, allowing us to provide a safe environment for our families to begin to transform their lives,” said Teresa Boyce, development director.

Beatitude House serves disadvantaged women and children in the Mahoning Valley.

For more information, go to the website at www.beatitudehouse.com or call 330-744-3147.

Store robbed

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The owner of Town Beverage Center, 816 N. State St., told police as much as $10,000 in customer receipts and Ohio Lottery money and $580 from an ATM had been taken Wednesday.

He reported that access to the beverage center had been gained through the unoccupied building next door at 814 N. State. The intruders went through registers and drawers and took a Jennings 9mm handgun. They also cut power to the alarm system.

Doggie Day set

BAZETTA

The Mosquito Lake Dog Park Friends are sponsoring the annual Doggie Day at the state park at noon Sunday.

Nancy Olds, the organization’s secretary, said the dog park will host a variety of games for the pets and their owners with prizes to be awarded. Olds said there will be a fee of $10 for each game, but admission to the event is free.

The group also will accept voluntary contributions for the maintenance and upkeep of the dog park, which is near the Mosquito Lake beach and boating entrance.

Benefit car wash

YOUNGSTOWN

A benefit car wash will be from noon to 5 p.m. today at Step It Up Cuts barbershop, 3330 South Ave. Proceeds will help pay the funeral expenses for Brandon Adkins, who was found shot to death on South Avenue on June 18.