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Chesapeake Energy has long term plans in Valley
Chesapeake Energy has long term plans in Valley poland Chesapeake Energy plans to continue to
Mancini to receive Ellis Island Medal
Mancini to receive Ellis Island Medal YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown native Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, the
Man indicted in Abighanem murder case
Man indicted in Abighanem murder case STAFF REPORT YOUNGSTOWN A Mahoning County grand jury
City man gets 8-year prison term for January pizza-driver robbery
City man gets 8-year prison term for January pizza-driver robbery
Whooping cough epidemic declared in Wash. state
Whooping cough epidemic declared in Wash. state SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s worst outbreak
Pollak, US judge who helped in civil rights, dead
Pollak, US judge who helped in civil rights, dead PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Louis Pollak, a federal
Report: Youngstown area most dependent part of Ohio on manufacturing
Report: Youngstown area most dependent part of Ohio on manufacturing
Youngstown schools committee cancels today’s meeting
Youngstown schools committee cancels today’s meeting YOUNGSTOWN The meeting of the
Brookfield trustees special meeting for Saturday is canceled
Brookfield trustees special meeting for Saturday is canceled
SpaceX, Bigelow teaming on private space stations
SpaceX, Bigelow teaming on private space stations HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) — Southern California
Minnesota Senate is last stop for Vikings stadium
Minnesota Senate is last stop for Vikings stadium ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate has
Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini is Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient
Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini is Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient
NY judge wants to hear victims in cyberbully case
NY judge wants to hear victims in cyberbully case NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has delayed the
Local auto sales continue to trail last year's pace
Local auto sales continue to trail last year's pace
Authorities: Pa. lawyer set fire to his own guest house
Authorities: Pa. lawyer set fire to his own guest house
Ronald McDonald Charities gives $5K check to Rich Center for Autism
Ronald McDonald Charities gives $5K check to Rich Center for Autism
US applications for unemployment aid dip to 367K
US applications for unemployment aid dip to 367K WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people applying
Mahoning commissioners will vacate Springfield Township roads
Mahoning commissioners will vacate Springfield Township roads
Report: 8th-grade students still lag in science
Report: 8th-grade students still lag in science ATLANTA (AP) — The federal government is reporting
Ohio officials question disability retirement rate
Ohio officials question disability retirement rate
Women's rights champion, Islam critic Hirsi Ali to receive German award
Dutch writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali is to receive a special award from German publishing house Axel Springer in recognition of her “courage and commitment to freedom as a women’s rights campaigner and critic of Islam.”
Warren Family Mission to give out free, fresh produce Friday
Warren Family Mission to give out free, fresh produce Friday
Pittsburgh crime rates drop for 6th straight year
Pittsburgh crime rates drop for 6th straight year PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say crime rates in
Man avoids death penalty in wife’s killing
Man avoids death penalty in wife’s killing WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia man
Husband, wife charged with raping girl
Husband, wife charged with raping girl HOMER CITY, Pa. (AP) — Police say a husband and wife have
Safe driving day Saturday at Kent Trumbull
Safe People Equal Excellent Drivers, organized by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Trumbull County Safe Communities Coalition, will have a free educational day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Kent State University at Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW.
OUT-OF-TOWN BIRTHS
Nick and Tasha Gesacion of Ardmore, Pa., are announcing the birth of a son, Nicholas John (Nico)
Breakfast planned at Austintown church
Breakfast planned at Austintown church AUSTINTOWN Smith Corners United Methodist Church, corner
Garden club celebrates 50 years
Current and former members of the Johnny Appleseed Garden Club recently celebrated the
Stull-Melvin wedding plans are announced
Brooke Ashley Stull and Bryan Albert Melvin, both of Cortland, are engaged and planning their wedding.
Miss Brooke, Mr. McCluskey to wed in August
POLAND Marie and Wayne Brooke of Poland are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Janeace
Plans announced for Hallemann, McCarthy nuptials
BOARDMAN Lauren K. Hallemann and Brian J. McCarthy, both of Nashville, are engaged, his parents
Trumbull GOP meetings scheduled
The Trumbull County Republican Party will have its monthly breakfast meeting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the community room at Eastwood Mall near the Republican Party headquarters and Dillard’s.
Youngstown seeking to replace civil service administrator quickly
The city’s Civil Service Commission decided to replace Jennifer J. Lewis as its administrator as quickly as possible.
Gambling bill goes to Ohio state panel for debate
With less than a week before the first of Ohio’s new casinos opens its doors, state lawmakers continue to haggle over legislation regulating legalized gambling in the state.
South Range, Liberty play waiting game
For the third straight day, Mother Nature wreaked havoc on area baseball and softball fields, keeping several of high school teams from competing in sectional play.
Girard tops Liberty in 11
He was coasting on the mound, striking out eight and allowing just one run on four hits through seven innings. But when he dug in at the plate, Jim Melfi was hard-pressed to get on base.
Youngstown neighborhood leaders endorse charter-review ideas
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A group of neighborhood association and block-
Ursuline advances in Div. III
By JOHN BASSETTI bassetti@vindy.com struthers Sam Donko seemed to have a hand in every phase
Youngstown school officials: Moving students will help
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Youngstown City school district officials hope that
Hubbard’s big inning topples Niles
Behind the steady pitching of Melyssa Conger and a three-run third inning, the Hubbard High softball team advanced past Niles 5-2 on Wednesday at Harding Park.
Survey: Voters not so keen on Kasich
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Voters like Gov. John Kasich’s tax hike on fracking and
Official: Canfield superintendent finalist ‘proved himself’
By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Canfield Alex Geordan is eager to begin his tenure as the
McDonald sweeps ITCL track championships
By BRANDON JUDEH sports@vindy.com Berlin Center The McDonald boys and girls track teams
Top seeds all win in D2 tennis
Staff report All four seeded singles players successfully navigated their way through two rounds
East Side raid yields pills, pot, cash — and slew of firearms
Police seized a large arsenal when they raided what they said was a drug house on what would otherwise be a quiet residential street on the city’s East Side.
Postal carriers to collect food items
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Members of National Association of Letter
Foster care awareness walk set for Saturday downtown Youngstown
Staff report Youngstown The Foster Parent Association of Mahoning County and Mahoning County
Former Valley pair applauds Obama’s gay marriage stance
Former Youngstown residents Glorianne Leck, right, and her partner, Susan Savastuk, now of Bloomington, Ind., express their support for same-sex marriage during a March 2011 rally at the Indiana Statehouse. Leck and Savastuk had a commitment ceremony in Youngstown in 1995 when those public events were rare.
newsmakers
newsmakers Hairstyling pioneer Vidal Sassoon dies LOS ANGELES Celebrity hairstylist Vidal
PARTY PATIO To OPEN
PARTY PATIO To OPEN The Covelli Centre party patio, along the west side of the building, will open
Note to Congress: Grow up and get to work on student loans
Editorial: There they go again. Those ras- cals on the playground of federal lawmaking that we once proudly
Greek parties again fail to form coalition
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece A second round of talks to form a coalition government collapsed
Murder victim’s mom tells court of daughter’s volatile relationship
The mother of a murdered 17-year-old girl said her daughter was involved in a volatile relationship with the man charged in her death for months before she was gunned down.
Tower components still needed
By MARY R. SMITH news@vindy.com MINERAL RIDGE Weatherfield trustees Tuesday authorized
Cavs owner believes playoffs not far away
Dan Gilbert has confidence in young team, veteran coach
Police seek women who stole 40 bras
Staff report BOARDMAN Police are looking for two women believed to have caused a distraction
Judge sentences woman involved in fight
By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN One of six women initially facing felony
Donald, McIlroy to face off in long battle for No. 1
Sawgrass event could decide it Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. Golf’s world ranking
Pittsburgh Symphony at Scottish Rite
Staff report new castle, Pa. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 2012-13 season of concerts at
Countdown to casino opening
The phantom money was flowing Wednesday at Ohio’s first casino, with cashiers practicing for next week’s opening and no one going home a loser.
YSU softball loses opener
Staff report Valparaiso, Ind. Sophomore Casey Crozier scattered seven hits and struck out six,
Support for Afghan war drops to new low, according to poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON Support for the war in Afghanistan has hit a new low and is on par
LPGA legend Sorenstam to visit YSU
Staff report youngstown Women’s professional golf legend Annika Sorenstam will meet with members
Gerberry, Hagan hail state grant for Exterran
By Burton Speakman bspeakman@vindy.com youngstown A Houston-based company has received an
‘General Hospital’ leads Daytime Emmy race
By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK ABC’s “General Hospital” led with 23 nominations
Rural post offices to remain open
Associated Press WASHINGTON Bending to strong public opposition, the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal
Obama’s call on same-sex marriage
Opinion: WASHINGTON I wrote earlier this week that same-sex marriage had turned into a test of character
WORLD DIGEST || Bachmann becomes Swiss citizen
Bachmann becomes Swiss citizen MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has been granted
Stocks fall as doubts over Europe surface
Stocks fall as doubts over Europe surface new york Fear of European debt is once again playing
MORE PREP BASEBALL
Tournament Division I Fitch 13, East 0 AUSTINTOWN Logan Kane had a triple and three RBIs
YSU recognizes Valley teachers
YSU recognizes Valley teachers youngstown Fifty-six teachers from 29 high schools throughout the
Caps push Rangers to game 7
Associated Press WASHINGTON Alex Ovechkin rebounded from a rare zero-shot performance by scoring
Pirates pick up second straight win vs. Nationals
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Andrew McCutchen’s power will come and go. His speed is what makes
Company offers to move skate park
Staff report struthers It’s that time of year again. The kids will be getting out of school
METRO DIGEST || Bike to Work Breakfast
Bike to Work event WARREN A city councilman and county health-department official are organizing
Library gets new home
Staff report CORTLAND The Cortland Branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library will
Ex-aide relates Elizabeth Edwards' rage
Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. A former campaign spokeswoman for John Edwards testified
Former Weathersfield officer files lawsuit
Staff report WARREN A former Weathersfield Township police officer fired in December by trustees
Lake Erie island won’t have ferry before this month ends
Associated Press SANDUSKY Two passenger ferries that bring supplies to a Canadian island in Lake
BAD DAY FOR WEEDS
It was a good day for hundreds of students at Harvey S. Firestone Park, but a bad day for weeds that had sprung up, thanks to youngsters such as Nate Montgomery.
oddly enough
oddly enough Cops: NY man with $5,000 refuses to pay $12 fare SYRACUSE, N.Y. Police say a New
Years Ago
Today is Thursday, May 10, the 131st day of 2012. There are 235 days left in the year. Associated
Voters to cast ballots in Aug. 7 special election
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com Voters in the village of Newton Falls and the Columbiana
Obama’s support of gay marriage comes with risks in election year
By Paul West Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON President Barack Obama’s endorsement of gay
New this week
NEw this week Dark Shadows (PG-13) An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and
Man also wanted in robberies
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com warren Adam Carson, arrested Tuesday after a two-hour standoff
Summer youth program offers jobs
Staff report WARREN About 250 Trumbull County youths age 15 to 24 will have an opportunity to
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Ryan M. Bonacci, 31, of Youngstown, and Katherine A.
The new 2 percenters: Muslims & Mormons
Opinion: By Arsalan Iftikhar McClatchy-Tribune Watch for Mitt Romney to play the anti-Muslim card against
One moment in time with the Avett Brothers
By John Benson entertainment@vindy.com Considering the epicenter of hipsterdom these days is
AUDITIONS
AUDITIONS ACTORS “Dog Days,SDRq Victorian Players and J&B Production Arts Services, 720 Mahoning
Playhouse to host original-play festival
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Playhouse will host an original one-act-play festival in
Trial delayed for officials from hot-dog shop
Associated Press TOLEDO A trial has been delayed for two company officials accused of stealing
Online help for care of dementia patients
Online help for care of dementia patients YOUNGSTOWN The local Home Instead Senior Care Æ is
Food-packaging chemical could lead to breast cancer, study finds The issue of BPA
By Renee Schoof McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON A new study of fetal exposure to BPA, a
Heavy rockers Lo-Pan are taking next step
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Going back to the days of the Nyabinghi, Columbus-based
Study: Obesity rate will slow but remain high
McClatchy Newspapers RALEIGH, N.C. The nation’s obesity rate may increase more slowly than
Youngstown Film Festival set for October
The details are still being ironed out, but the inaugural Youngstown Film Festival is scheduled to take place Oct. 12-14.
NIGHTLIFE
Backyard Bar and Grill, 8942 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Poland; 330-757-2476 Tue: Steve Vuich,
A piece of rock & roll history began a half-century ago at YSU
Anyone who grew up in the Pittsburgh area in the ’70s, ’80s or ’90s and listened to rock ’n’ roll has the phrase “A DiCesare- Engler production” permanently burned into their psyche.
Beach Boys reunite, rediscover their sound
By DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer BURBANK, Calif. A “miracle.” That’s the word Al
Free screenings
Free screenings NILES The Niles SCOPE Senior Center, 14 E. State St., is offering free glucose,
“The Big Bang Theory” (8 p.m., CBS): On the Season 5 finale of “The Big Bang
“The Big Bang Theory” (8 p.m., CBS): On the Season 5 finale of “The Big Bang Theory,” Howard (Simon
birthdays
birthdays Singer Henry Fambrough of The Spinners is 74. Announcer Gary Owens (“Laugh-In”) is 73.
CD RATES
CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.
Do sleeping pills shorten lifespan?
Q. What can I do to get a reasonable night’s sleep? I have just spent another sleepless night. If I
Eric Church Country star is comfortable being an outsider
Country singer Eric Church does it his own way.
Taxing jobs out of existence
Opinion: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Bill Hewlett and David Packard, tinkering in a California garage, began what
Beware of postal ‘experts’
Opinion: Beware of postal ‘experts’ It is disingenuous of a so- called “expert” to express opinions of fact
"Iron Mask" opens at Main Street
Crown Theater Productions will present “The Man in the Iron Mask” for six performances this weekend and next at Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St.
Union students make a wish come true
Every classroom at Union Elementary had something to be proud of on May 3. Throughout the year, the students have been collecting money to grant a wish through the Make-A-Wish foundation, and have done so by selling popcorn, peddling cookies and sweets, or simply asking parents, family and friends to donate to the cause.
White Sox, Peavy cruise past Indians
Associated Press cleveland Jake Peavy needed an easy night to take some stress off his
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