METRO DUGEST || Drug arrest at Boardman Shops

Drug charges

BOARDMAN

Township police arrested a man Tuesday at the Shops at Boardman Park, 389 Boardman-Poland Road, on several drug-related charges. Nino Carosella, 33, of Poland, is charged with possession of drug-abuse instruments and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia. He also was charged with drug abuse, a felony.

Police arrested Carosella after someone reported a man leaving Kohl’s, throwing a backpack into nearby bushes and running toward the Target store.

Police found prescriptions, three hypodermic needles and a spoon with suspected heroin residue in the backpack.

After capturing Carosella in front of Target, police found a small amount of suspected heroin in his pocket. Carosella is set to appear in Mahoning County Area Court today.

Buddy Walk set

BOARDMAN

The Down Syndrome Association of the Valley will host its seventh Buddy Walk of the Valley on Saturday at the Shops at Boardman Park.

More than 1,800 people are expected to attend this year’s walk, which is one of several planned across the country to raise awareness and funds for programs that benefit people with Down syndrome and their families.

Participants will enjoy food and entertainment, a dunk tank, clowns, mascots and face-painting.

A registration fee of $13 per person provides a T-shirt, walk entrance and access to all games and entertainment. Registration begins at 9 a.m., and the walk starts at 10. Participants can register at the walk.

For information, contact the DSAV, 945 Boardman-Canfield Road, by visiting www.dsav.org, emailing office@dsav.org, or calling 330-726-3728.

Location change

CANFIELD

The location for the $500-a-plate Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman’s Dinner at 7 p.m. Aug. 22 has been changed from a private residence to the Tippecanoe Country Club, 5870 Tippecanoe Road. The guest speaker will be U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., former mayor of Newark. For information, call Atty. David Betras, party chairman, at 330-503-9696.

Community Cup

YOUNGSTOWN

The 25th annual Youngstown Area Community Cup will have opening ceremonies at 6 p.m. Friday outside the Central YMCA, 17 N. Champion St. The event is free.

The ceremonies will feature a torch-lighting and banner competition. A pep rally/cheer competition will take place at 7:30 p.m. Three community members will judge participating teams’ routines. The 2014 Community Cup will take place Sept. 6, with preliminary events Aug. 22-24.

Waste dumping

COLUMBUS

Ohio Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni of Boardman, D-33rd, is calling for tougher penalties for illegal waste dumping in response to the 28-month prison term and $25,000 fine imposed Tuesday on Ben Lupo.

Lupo pleaded guilty to violating the federal Clean Water Act by ordering the discharge of oilfield waste into a Mahoning River tributary in Youngstown.

Schiavoni said some provisions of Senate Bill 46, which he introduced last year to stiffen the state penalties, were rolled into the environmental portion of House Bill 490, which Schiavoni said he hopes will be passed this fall.

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