METRO DIGEST || Lordstown meeting this afternoon

Firefighter charged

liberty

A Liberty Township firefighter is on paid administrative leave after he was arrested by North Jackson police for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, according to The Vindicator’s broadcast partner 21 WFMJ.

Jesse Culbertson, 30, of Arbor Circle in Youngstown is in the Mahoning County jail on a $100,000 bond from an October incident, according to court records.

Culbertson was arraigned Wednesday in Mahoning County Area Court in Austintown. He will have a preliminary hearing there at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

Boulevard Park

YOUNGSTOWN

Boulevard Park Block Watch will have its monthly meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 388 E. Midlothian Blvd. Guest speakers will be Sophia Buggs of the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and Youngstown Councilman John R. Swierz, D-7th. For information, contact Christine Silvestri at 330-501-5255.

Parking ban

STRUTHERS

In anticipation of the snowstorm, a parking ban will take effect at midnight Saturday until further notice. Vehicles are to be removed from city streets to allow workers clear paths to plow snow.

Special meeting

LORDSTOWN

Lordstown Board of Public Affairs has scheduled a special meeting for 3 p.m. today at the administration building, 1455 Salt Springs Road.

Eating on a budget

NILES

Youngstown State University nutrition students will discuss “Cholesterol and Eating on a Budget” at the Niles Senior Center’s Lunch and Learn meeting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at 14 E. State St.

For reservations, call 330-544-3676.

House fire

ELLWOOD CITY

Fire crews worked on a structure fire Thursday night on an occupied home at 115 Martin Avenue. The home was occupied, but no injuries were reported.