Man pleads after OD

Man pleads after OD

WARREN

Jeffrey T. Bundy, 22, of Braceville Robinson Road in Newton Falls, pleaded not guilty Monday to misdemeanor child endangering after an overdose last Wednesday in which his infant son was in the car.

Police said Bundy and Jered Prendergast, 24, of Gillmer Road, Leavittsburg, 24, were passed out in a car in the parking lot of the Rocky’s AM/PM Food Mart on West Market Street at 7:50 p.m.

A police officer administered the opiate-reversal drug naloxone, and Bundy woke up.

Ambulance personnel took over the care of both men, and they survived. Bundy said he and Prendergast had snorted heroin.

A witness took the baby, 7 months old, into the store before officers arrived. The baby’s grandmother took him.

Dem fundraiser set

VIENNA

The Trumbull County Democratic Party will have a “blue cocktail hour” fundraiser with U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, at 5:30 p.m. today at Avalon Golf and Country Club at Squaw Creek.

Others in attendance will be Dan Polivka, Trumbull County commissioner and chairman of the county’s Democratic Party; Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper; state Sen. Joseph Schiavoni of Boardman, D-33rd; state Sen. Sean O’Brien of Bazetta, D-32nd; and state Rep. Glenn Holmes of McDonald, D-65th.

Cost is $25 for an attendee and upward. Tickets are available at the door.

Honoring CCA employers

YOUNGSTOWN

The Community Corrections Association is having an employer appreciation luncheon at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Female Residential Treatment Facility at 1806 Market St. The luncheon will honor employers for their support of CCA residents.

Guest speaker George Kennedy, a former CCA resident, will talk about how CCA changed his life. Kennedy heads the behavioral health care provider for recovery services at the Southeastern Correctional Institution in Lancaster.

For information, contact the CCA Vocational Department at 330-744-5143, ext. 238.

Film about pipeline

YOUNGSTOWN

“Awake, A Dream From Standing Rock,” a new film about the American Indian-led peaceful resistance to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, will be screened at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room B112 of Cushwa Hall at Youngstown State University.

The free public screening is hosted by the YSU Lecture Series on Energy and the Environment. For assistance, call the YSU Student Security Service at 330-941-1515.

The lecture series, in its third year, takes place weekly at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in Cushwa, concluding May 3. The series will resume Sept. 6.

For information on the film, visit www.awakethefilm.org. For information on the lecture series, contact Ray Beiersdorfer, professor of geology, 330-941-1753 or ray@cc.ysu.edu.

Spring plant sale

CANFIELD

The spring plant sale, sponsored by the Floral Design and Landscaping programs at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, is underway.

Students have prepared items including assorted annuals, hanging baskets and patio planters. Flats of flowers are also available. The Green House, 7300 N. Palmyra Road, will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday until May 19. For information, contact Mary June Emerson at 330-729-4000, ext. 1671.

Targeting opioid crisis

YOUNGSTOWN

A panel of experts will discuss the opioid crisis during a regular public meeting of the Brownlee Woods Neighborhood Association at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will take place at the Faith Community Covenant Church, 1919 E. Midlothian Blvd.

Group receives grant

YOUNGSTOWN

Community Legal Aid Services Inc., 11 Federal St., has received a neighborhood stabilization grant from the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation. This new funding will support community redevelopment legal assistance.

The grant is for up to $1.3 million over the course of four years, with $350,000 to be released later this spring. Subsequent funding releases will be contingent upon progress updates provided to OLAF. Legal Aid’s proposal listed several key initiatives the organization will be using the funding to pursue, with projects listed in both Akron and Youngstown.

Conducting checkpoints

CANFIELD

A sobriety checkpoint and saturation patrols will be conducted this weekend by the Mahoning County Operating a Vehicle Impaired Task Force, the task force announced Monday. Details will be released later this week, the task force said.

So far this year, there have been 37 alcohol-related crashes in the county, of which 15 have resulted in injury and two have resulted in death. The task force said it hopes motorists will make the wise choice not to drink and drive.

After-prom event set

HOWLAND

In an ongoing effort to protect children from the dangers of substance abuse, a committee of Howland parents has organized an after-prom event May 13 that includes activities such as laser tag, go-karts, roller skating, mini golf, bumper cars, arcade games, bowling, batting cages and rock-wall climbing.

The committee was successful in receiving a $2,000 grant to help with the cost of the program, which will take place at Fun N Stuff in Macedonia, an indoor/outdoor amusement venue. Students will be transported there by bus.

Committee members have raised money through the Herren Project Purple and Proud Grant and in other ways but are still seeking monetary and other donations. For information, email the committee at HHSpostprom@yahoo.com, visit www.theherrenproject.org, or call 330-506-1757.

New rail projects in Pa.

NEW CASTLE, Pa.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced new project approvals Monday through the State Transportation Commission totaling more than $40 million in funding that will support an estimated 375 jobs in rail freight projects statewide, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Three Lawrence County projects were funded:

• The Hill Railroad Car Co., $243,177 to relocate a turnout and install new ties and rail on the 1,350-foot South Sample spur.

• Kasgro Rail Corp., $344,347 to replace and strengthen yard track at the company’s manufacturing and repair facility.

• New Castle Industrial Railroad, $266,952 to realign and rehabilitate less than one mile of track including new ties, plates and two switches.

Probing cause of fire

COITSVILLE

The cause of a fire that destroyed a township home Monday is under investigation, Vindicator broadcast partner 21 WFMJ-TV reported.

WFMJ reported that firefighters responded to the McCartney Road home about 3 p.m. Monday. No one was home at the time of the fire.