Public meeting

Public meeting

EAST LIVERPOOL

Heritage Thermal Services, the company that runs the hazardous-waste incinerator here, is having a public information meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the North Elementary School Library, 90 Maine Blvd.

Communities United for Responsible Energy and Save Our County are urging members of the public to attend the meeting, saying that Heritage Thermal has not addressed the many residents’ concerns about past problems.

The public will be able to submit comments to the Ohio EPA about a proposed expansion until Dec. 9.

For information, call Caitlin Johnson at 216-502-7172.

Free radio time

WARREN

WHTX 1570 AM Radio, an urban adult contemporary/rhythmic oldies station, announced it is offering all local and state level candidates, and those speaking for or against ballot issues, two free minutes Tuesday to educate the public about their candidacy and issues so undecided voters can make an educated and informed decision.

All local and state candidates who serve the Mahoning Valley can call in on Election Day between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Candidates and those speaking on behalf or against issues who wish to participate should contact Hot Jamz 1570 WHTX in studio at 330-544-3713; the program director, Richard Nelson at 818-524-0409; or email hotjamz1570@gmail.com to schedule a time.

Police investigate burglary in city

YOUNGSTOWN

Police are investigating a burglary Friday afternoon at a West Dewey Avenue home. Burglary alarms sounded at the residence about 3:52 p.m. When the resident returned home, she noted that both the front and side doors were forced open. The resident reported two flat-screen TVs worth about $1,400 were missing.

According to the police report, neighbors noticed a thin, black man in a mechanic’s uniform and a wool cap walk through the home’s yard around the time of the burglary. The report also noted this is not the first time the residence has been burglarized.

Press conference set

BOARDMAN

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, and Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras will have a press conference at noon today at the latter’s house on Barbie Drive. Afterward, the two will canvass in Boardman seeking support for the Democratic ticket.

Man sentenced

PITTSBURGH

A federal judge has sentenced a 54-year-old Slippery Rock, Pa., man to nine years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after he was convicted of possessing materials depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Mark Beres knowingly received images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct by computer and U.S. mail on July 1, 2008, and possessed such images and videos in computer graphic files on April 23, 2013, the U.S. attorney said Friday.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Joy Flowers Conti imposed the sentence on Beres.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

Wastewater spill

BOARDMAN

A Newton Falls Waste Water Treatment Plant truck filled with wastewater spilled its contents onto Interstate 680 near the Western Reserve Road exit in Boardman about 1 p.m. Friday.

An Ohio State Highway Patrol dispatcher said the liquid that spilled onto the highway was not hazardous.

The dispatcher said the Newton Falls Waste Water Treatment Plant truck had insecure loads, likely causing the accident. He said the accident was cleared and cleaned up.

While traffic was slowed near the Western Reserve Road exit this afternoon, the dispatcher said there were no other accidents because of the spill.