East, Chaney plan orientation sessions

East, Chaney plan orientation sessions

YOUNGSTOWN

East and Chaney high schools will have dedicated areas for incoming ninth-graders when school begins Sept. 5.

To introduce incoming freshmen to the schools, orientation is set for Aug. 23 for both schools.

Chaney High School Freshmen Academy’s orientation meeting will begin at 5 p.m. in the school auditorium. The East High Freshmen Academy orientation meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in that school’s auditorium.

Each school’s ninth-grade academy will have its own teaching, guidance and administrative staffs. They will be like schools within schools.

These Aug. 23 orientation meetings are for all ninth-graders who will be attending either East or Chaney.

The sessions are expected to last about 45 minutes and will provide students and parents with schedules, forms and information about organizations.

Sentencing delayed

YOUNGSTOWN

With about 50 people on hand, the sentencing of Matthew Wilson, which was scheduled Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, was delayed for a month.

He struck Judy Daley, 65, of Berlin Center, with his pickup truck outside the Southern Park Mall in November.

Wilson, 24, of Davenport, Fla., pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of vehicular homicide in June.

The sentencing was rescheduled for 11 a.m. Sept. 12.

Transit board award

WARREN

The Ohio Auditor’s Office has awarded the Auditor of State Award for clean audit reports to the Trumbull County Transit Board, which oversees the county’s public transportation system.

To qualify for the award, an entity must file timely financial reports with the state auditor’s office, and its audit must not contain findings for recovery or other significant deficiencies.

The entity’s management letter also must contain no comments related to ethics referrals, the state auditor’s office said.

Streets closed for event

YOUNGSTOWN

A number of downtown streets will be closed to vehicular traffic from 8:30 to 11:50 a.m. Saturday for the African American Male Wellness Walk.

Closed streets are Walnut Street from the Covelli Centre to Federal Street, East Federal Street from Walnut Street to Andrews Avenue, Andrews Avenue from Federal Street to McGuffey Road and Willow Street from McGuffey Road to Andrews Avenue.

Pool open 1 more day

YOUNGSTOWN

The North Side Pool on Belmont Avenue will remain open for an extra day this year. The Youngstown Park and Recreation Department said the pool will be open from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday, which will be the final day of the swimming season.

OH WOW! closed

YOUNGSTOWN

OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science & Technology will be closed to the public Friday to prepare for its annual Science of Brewing event. The adults-only ticketed event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. The center, at 11 W. Federal St., downtown, will reopen Saturday at 10 a.m.