METRO DIGEST || Restored building materials to be sold

Salvaged building items for sale

WARREN

Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, Trumbull County Land Bank, and Habitat for Humanity will sell repurposed items such as doors, windows, trim, toilets, heating grates, stair rails, spindles and cabinets at their sescond “Pop-Up Restore” from 9 a.m. to noon next Saturday at 195 Belmont Ave. NE in Warren’s Garden District. The items have been salvaged from homes that are about to be demolished.

Route 5 to reopen

BRACEVILLE

The part of state Route 5 near the Ohio Turnpike that has been closed for road and culvert repairs since late August will reopen after 3 p.m. today, weather permitting. The road was closed east of the Newton Falls exit to the Ohio Turnpike because of a washed-out culvert after hard rains Aug. 19 and 20. The repair took longer than expected because the culvert needed for the repair was not readily available.

Hydrants to be flushed

Howland

The Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s office will flush fire hydrants in Howland Township starting Monday. Hydrant flushing is a planned process in the water-distribution system to improve water quality by removing stagnant water, sediment and excess mineral deposits. Customers in Howland may experience temporary discoloration, which is not harmful and should clear within one to two hours of hydrant flushing. But customers are advised to use cold water only until it clears and are advised not to wash clothes the day of or day after the flushing crews come to your neighborhood. Temporary fluctuating water pressure also can occur. If discoloration continues for more than two hours after the crews have left the area, call the office at 330-675-2775.

Laser sentencing

WARREN

Nicholas Vecchiarelli, 46, of Meadowland Drive in Hubbard was placed on five years’ probation Thursday for pointing a laser at a Fox News helicopter last October near his home.

He pleaded guilty earlier in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to interfering with the operation of aircraft with a laser and could have gotten up to eight years in prison.

Vecchiarelli eventually admitted he did it and turned over a laser pointer to police.

Pointing a laser at an aircraft is dangerous because it interferes with a pilot’s vision, officials have said.

Judge Ronald Rice ordered Vecchiarelli to write a letter of apology, perform 200 hours of community service, adhere to a curfew of midnight to 7 a.m. and pay a $1,000 fine.

Bryn Mawr watch

YOUNGSTOWN

The Bryn Mawr Block Watch will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Martin Luther King School, 2724 Mariner St. Youngstown Mayor John McNally will attend the meeting to discuss community affairs. The meeting is open to the public, and all are welcome to attend.

Concealed weapon

BOARDMAN

Township police arrested a man Thursday for carrying a concealed weapon when, during a traffic stop, they discovered he was carrying a gun. Police pulled over Scott Lewis, 22, of Youngstown after running his plates and finding that he was driving under suspension, according to a police report. When police searched his car before it was towed, an officer found a pipe containing marijuana and a gun holster.

Lewis told the officer his gun was at home, but the officer found that Lewis was carrying the gun after it fell on the ground during a pat-down. Lewis admitted he did not have a permit for the gun and told the officer he was carrying it for self-defense because he recently was assaulted. Lewis faces a felony charge for carrying a concealed weapon.

Le Cercle Francais to sponsor free concert

YOUNGSTOWN

Le Cercle Francais of Youngstown will present a soiree of French music at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Shrine of Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted, 517 S. Belle Vista Ave. Ewelina Boczkowska, Cicilia Yudha and Missok Yun, Youngstown State University professors, will perform with the Rev. Via Fiala, shrine director. The concert is free. Refreshments will follow in the church hall.