Boardman Park sets attendance record for 2014

Boardman Park sets attendance record for 2014

BOARDMAN

Boardman Park set an all-time highest attendance record in 2014, the park announced this week.

Nearly half a million people visited the park in 2014, which is a 3 percent increase from 2013 and the highest number of annual visitors in the park’s history.

The greatest increase in attendance was for programs and events sponsored by the park.

“We believe that the continued increase in usage of the park clearly demonstrates that Boardman Park is one of the most popular recreational areas in the Mahoning Valley,” Daniel Slagle, park director, said in a news release.

Food giveaway

YOUNGSTOWN

Nevels Temple Church of God in Christ, 939 Elm St., will offer a free food bag giveaway from 2 to 4 p.m. today. Participants are asked to bring bags.

Town-hall meeting

POLAND

The Poland School District will host a community town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 2 at the high school. The focus of the meeting will be discussion of current and future plans for the district.

Superintendent David Janofa invites all community members to participate in the meeting.

Man finds burglars in his home

YOUNGSTOWN

A man returning to his West Side home about 5:25 p.m. Thursday got a surprise: A burglar was in his house.

According to police reports, the 65-year-old man told police he pulled in his drive in the 1900 block of Cherry Hill Avenue and noticed his garage door open.

When the man tried to get in his house through the garage, someone slammed the door in his face. The victim then saw two men run through his backyard. Reports said the man’s cellphone was taken.

Warren SOUP

WARREN

The deadline is Friday for presenters to sign up for the March 14 meeting of Warren SOUP.

Organizers are looking for presenters who have creative projects that will impact Warren in a positive way, such as social entrepreneurship, urban gardens, youth development, fine/performing arts and social justice.

The SOUP will take place in the Artisan Cafe, 410 S. Main St. Cost is $5. The website to apply is https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1e2FpoL-Xzcc1SZGk1tOvycEbSRDzjc0FcKEgWzNb3aU/viewform?c=0&w=1.

Drug sentence for city man

CLEVELAND

A Youngstown man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and maintaining a drug house, the U.S. attorney said.

Terrence D. Howell, 43, drew the sentence Friday from U.S. District Court Judge Dan Aaron Polster.

Howell possessed more than an ounce of crack last April 30 and used an Arch Street home in Youngstown to manufacture and distribute the drug between February and April 2014, according to court documents.

The case was prosecuted by David M. Toepfer, a Youngstown-based assistant U.S. attorney, following an investigation by the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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