Comfort Keepers hosts food drive

Comfort Keepers hosts food drive

YOUNGSTOWN

Comfort Keepers of Youngstown is hosting a food drive to feed the senior citizens in the Valley.

Collection bins are at the Comfort Keepers’ main office at 805 Mahoning Ave., the Jewish Community Center, various locations around Youngstown State University, Area Agency on Aging 11 at the Eastwood Mall, the Girard Multi-generational Center, Greater Apostolic Faith Church and New Bethel Baptist Church. Donations of nonperishable food items will be distributed to seniors in need in Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties.

Golden Corral set to reopen

BOARDMAN

Golden Corral Buffet and Grill in Boardman, 320 Boardman-Poland Road, will reopen next week. The anticipated opening is at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday. The location closed in January and will reopen under the Golden Corral Corp.

TrueCar lists top savings in Sept.

SANTA MONICA

The Toyota Camry topped TrueCar’s list for best savings in September with a listed 15 percent off of the MSRP. The midsize car’s MSRP is listed at $24,908.

Also on the list are the Ford F-150 with a MSRP of $34,230; the Volkswagen Golf with a MSRP of $22,630; Honda Accord with a MSRP of $29,060 and Subaru Tribeca with a MSRP of $35,220.

Ford recalls hybrid SUVs to fix stalling

DETROIT

Ford is recalling about 74,000 older-model gas-electric hybrid SUVs in the U.S. and Canada to fix a stalling problem.

The recall covers Ford Escapes from the 2005 through 2008 model-years and Mercury Mariners from 2006 through 2008.

The company says the coolant pump for the hybrid system could fail, causing electronics to overheat. That can shut down the engine, increasing the risk of a crash.

Ford says in documents filed with government safety regulators that it has no reports of crashes or injuries from the problem.

Ford is expected to start the recall Oct. 27. Dealers will replace the coolant pump for free.

US retail sales rise

WASHINGTON

Auto buying drove U.S. retail sales higher in August, a possible sign that job growth in recent months has led to accelerated consumer spending.

The Commerce Department said Friday that seasonally adjusted retail sales rose 0.6 percent compared with the prior month. Sales are up 5 percent in the past 12 months. July sales also were revised upward from flat to a 0.3 percent increase.

Motor vehicles accounted for roughly half of the August increase. Buying also picked up at restaurants and for furniture, electronics, sporting goods and building materials.

Vindicator staff/wire reports