New apartments, bookstore for students at YSU

New apartments, bookstore for students at YSU

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State University will join representatives from Hallmark Campus Communities, Fortress Real Estate Companies and Barnes & Noble College to break ground on Phase II of University Edge apartments and on a new campus bookstore operated by Barnes & Noble, complete with a cafe and convenience store.

The event will take place at 4 p.m. today at the southwest corner of Fifth and Lincoln avenues on the west side of campus.

The projects are part of the university’s “NextYSU: A New Look for a New Era” capital-improvement vision, which also calls for a new Student Success Center in Jones Hall, creation of the Mahoning Valley Innovation and Commercialization Center and construction of a wall adjacent to Kilcawley Center to honor recipients of the Heritage Award for former employees.

Youngstown man charged in threat

BOARDMAN

A Youngstown man was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Task Force at his home Thursday afternoon after purportedly threatening his estranged girlfriend and a township police officer.

Michael Esposito III, 34, of Youngstown-Poland Road, is in Mahoning County jail on charges of stalking, telephone harassment, intimidation of a police officer, criminal trespassing and domestic violence.

The woman called police in the morning, saying he was stalking her at the Boardman-Poland Road restaurant where she works. He was reportedly pounding on the windows demanding to be let inside. The restaurant denied him access, and shortly after his leaving, started getting calls from a private number. When the officer answered the phone, Esposito demanded to talk to the woman. After citing him for criminal trespassing, the man stated he would punch the officer.

Man arraigned on 16th OVI charge

CAMPBELL

A man was arraigned Friday in Campbell Municipal Court on his 16th charge of operating a vehicle while impaired. David Black, 56, of Youngstown also faces charges for failure to stop at a stop sign and violating open-container law.

A judge set Black’s bond at $4,000. He will appear Friday for a preliminary hearing.

Campbell police stopped Black on Wednesday afternoon at Jackson Street and Murray Avenue. Police reported Black smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech. He had an open container of beer in his car, failed a series of field-sobriety tests and declined to take a blood-alcohol-content test, a police report states.

Police charged Black with a third-degree felony charge of OVI due to his 15 previous OVI charges through various agencies.

Meet with mayor

YOUNGSTOWN

Mayor John A. McNally will have his “Five Minutes with the Mayor” session at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Brownlee Woods library branch, 4010 Sheridan Road. Attendees are invited to voice any concerns to or ask questions of the mayor regarding issues with the city, spending up to five minutes with him.

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