METRO DIGEST || Library board meets Thursday

Library board

YOUNGSTOWN

The trustee board of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County meets at 4 p.m. Thursday in the meeting room of the Poland Branch, 311 S. Main St.

The board’s services and personnel committee meets at 3 p.m. to discuss the library system’s wage-compensation philosophy and review a compensation study. The full board also will receive an update on the $1.7 million Jackson-Milton branch library project.

Man faces charges

NILES

Stephen M. Fauvie, 51, of 234 Ann St., is charged with three counts of heroin trafficking after Niles police arrested him at his home Monday night.

Bond was set at $7,500 during his arraignment Tuesday in Niles Municipal Court. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison.

The 6 p.m. arrest followed a lengthy investigation into heroin trafficking from the residence, Niles police said, adding that more arrests will follow.

The Niles Police Department thanks residents who supplied police with information about suspected drug activity at the residence, according to a press release.

Lecture, fundraiser

Warren

The Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership and Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative are hosting a free lecture and fundraiser to support the Warren Community Gardens from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Raymond John Wean Foundation, 147 W. Market St.

A fundraiser featuring locally grown and prepared foods and refreshments will be followed by a lecture by Temra Costa, author of “Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat.” Costa is a nationally recognized sustainable food and farming advocate.

To RSVP, send a check or money order for the fundraiser payable to Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership c/o GROW/Warren Community Gardens, 147 W. Market St., Warren, OH 44481. For information, contact Sheila Calko, Project manager of GROW/Warren Community Gardens, at 330-881-7698 or sheila@tnpwarren.org.

Man attacked

WARREN

A 25-year-old Dunstan Drive Northwest man reported that his roommate struck him in the head several times with a hammer Monday during an argument. When police arrived, the victim’s head and face were covered in blood, but he refused medical treatment, saying he would take himself to the hospital. The victim said the attack occurred because he asked his roommate to move out and then asked him to hurry up. After the 7:09 p.m. attack, the roommate ran out the back door. The victim was advised to talk to a city prosecutor to file charges.

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