Hubbard council moves on paving

Hubbard council moves on paving

HUBBARD

Hubbard City Council this week authorized the city to enter into a consent agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation for paving a small section of a state Route 304 within city limits.

The $400,000 ODOT project involves resurfacing the road from U.S. Route 422 in Girard to just east of Beechwood Drive in Hubbard. ODOT will cover $236,000 of the total funding and Girard will foot the remaining $164,000, an ODOT representative said. The project’s estimated completion date is October.

NAACP kids’ event

YOUNGSTOWN

The NAACP Youth Council invites children in grades four through seven to attend a Pizza, Pop and More event from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Boys and Girls Club of Youngstown, 2105 Oak Hill Ave.

The group will serve food and refreshments, and discuss future trips and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council activities for this year.

The council will continue to meet 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday at the BGCY. If members are interested in meeting at the Newport Library, it may be an option for Saturday activities and events.

For information, contact club adviser LK Williams at 330-788-1005.

Hospice volunteers

POLAND

Hospice of the Valley is offering training sessions for new companion volunteers to visit hospice patients in Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties. Sessions take place from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Fridays beginning this Friday through March 4, at Hospice House, 9803 Sharrott Road.

During the training, volunteers learn what Hospice of the Valley’s team of doctors, nurses, social workers and chaplains do for patients and their families and how volunteers fit into that team. Hospice volunteers serve in a variety of ways, including as companions for hospice patients at home or in nursing homes and support to the family members; and with indirect patient services such as clerical support, reception desk, mail team and fundraising.

Volunteer assignments are made close to the volunteer’s home. All volunteers must wait one year after the loss of a loved one before they can become a volunteer. For information or to register, call 330-549-5902.

Judge dismisses ex-chief’s lawsuit

WARREN

A Trumbull County judge has dismissed a lawsuit former Newton Falls Police Chief John Kuivila filed against council members and other village officials in 2014.

Council voted to fire Kuivila in February 2013 after a police clerk accused Kuivila of making remarks about “certain body parts” soon after she returned from maternity leave. Kuivila argued he was wrongfully terminated.

But Judge Ronald Rice of common pleas court ruled against Kuivila on all counts, saying it is ironic Kuivila claimed he was a victim of sexual harassment by a female council member because “well-documented instances involving Kuivila as the perpetrator formed the basis for his termination.”

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