METRO DIGEST || Public discussion set on Youngstown seniors levy

Public discussion set on seniors levy

YOUNGSTOWN

A public panel discussion on the proposed new 1-mill, five-year Mahoning County senior citizen services real-estate tax levy on the March 15 election ballot will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church, 201 Wick Ave.

Panelists will include former Ohio State Sen. Harry Meshel of Youngstown; Joseph Rossi, executive director of the Niles-based Area Agency on Aging 11; Laura Carey, administrative director of the Girard Multigenerational Center; and Barb Klingensmith of Orwell, a member of the Ashtabula County Educational Service Center governing board.

The proposed countywide levy would generate about $4.1 million in annual revenue and cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $36 a year.

The forum is sponsored by the Youngstown State University Emerging Scholars and Professionals in Gerontology.

Pavlik faces charge

YOUNGSTOWN

Former boxing champ Kelly Pavlik was released from the Mahoning County jail Friday after turning himself in to be booked on a misdemeanor assault charge.

Pavlik, of Canfield Township, is charged with shooting a man with a pellet gun at Pavlik’s home in August.

The man did not file a complaint until October, and prosecutors did not file the charge until January.

Pavlik was released on bond after he was booked. Court records show he has a preliminary hearing set for Feb. 16.

Extra patrols

BOARDMAN

Boardman Police Department will be supplementing its regular patrols with high-visibility enforcement patrols Sunday, the day of the Super Bowl.

Officers will be targeting all violators for aggressive driving offenses, distracted driving, operating a vehicle while impaired and seat-belt usage.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration encourages people to make plans ahead of time that will prevent them from getting behind the wheel of a vehicle after drinking.

The funding for the additional patrols is provided by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety office and a federal traffic-safety grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Failure to comply

SHARON, PA.

Pennsylvania State Police arrested a 42-year-old man at his place of employment and charged him with noncompliance with sex-offender registration obligations.

John Leroy Stadler of Sharon was arrested at a city machine shop and arraigned Wednesday on charges of failure to comply with registration requirements and unsworn falsification to authorities.

State police accused him of failing to properly update the sex-offender registry with the location of his employment, as required by law.

Promise Day set

NORTH JACKSON

Jackson-Milton Elementary School, 14110 Mahoning Ave., is participating in No One Eats Alone Promise Day on Friday, an initiative of the Sandy Hook Promise. Lunch takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is part of the school’s Kindness Week, beginning Monday.

Jackson-Milton is taking steps to reduce social isolation by implementing simple, powerful actions with students, educators and school staff.

No One Eats Alone was created to help recognize and reduce social isolation. Young people who are isolated can become victims of bullying, violence and/or depression.