Vindy.com for December 9, 2018
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Stories published December 9, 2018
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Tentative deal to end nation's first charter-school teachers strike
More than 500 teachers will return to work Monday
Amid plant closings, GM fights to keep tax credit
The president, however, wants the perk for making electric vehicles eliminated.
Ayers out, Mulvaney may be in Trump's search for chief of staff
The vice president's aide will instead lead a political action committee for the president
Youngstown neighborhood revitalization efforts thwarted
Absentee landlords often get opportunities for redemption
Democrats raise spectre of impeachment, jail for Trump
One House member says Trump was in the center of a ''massive fraud"
Mayfield outplays Newton; Browns beat Panthers
The Browns now have a winning record under their new head coach.
Macron plans major address on 'yellow vest' protests
At least 71 people were arrested in demonstrations Saturday
Poland council avoids public group home discussion
When Susan Maruca looked for a home for her aging mother, she wanted to find a place close to her own home, near her mother’s church and in a neighborhood with other retirees.
Howland will not oppose annexation at mall development
The old St. Joseph Riverside Hospital sits empty, vandalized and condemned on Tod Avenue on Warren’s West Side. St. Joe’s relocated its staff to the former Warren General Hospital on Eastland Avenue in 1996. The city has been unsuccessful in getting its current owner, Euro-American Finance Network Inc. of Leesburg, Fla., which owes back taxes, to clean it up.
Operation Fill A Cruiser collects toys for less fortunate
Standing in front of a police van they were filling with toys at Youngstown Police Department’s fourth-annual Fill A Cruiser campaign Saturday in the St. Christine Church parking lot are, from left, Youngstown Police Officer George Wallace, Deputy Kirk Mines, Lt. Frank Rutherford, Officer Melvin Johnson and Officer Michael Bodnar.
Easy Street Productions’ holiday revue hits 30 years
Back in 1989 when Easy Street Productions staged its first Chrismas revue, co-founder Todd Hancock never could have imagined that the show would become a tradition that has endured for three decades.
New Castle teen killed Sat., friend charged
A teen was accidentally shot and killed at a New Castle home on North Liberty Street early Saturday morning.
Steel industry historian to lecture
Staff report LIBERTY Steel historian Thomas E. Leary will give a presentation at 10 a.m.
Son of John York and Denise DeBartolo York dies at 35
Tony York, the second oldest son of John York and Denise DeBartolo York fo Canfield, owners of the San Francisco 49ers, has died at the age of 35.
METRO DIGEST || Holiday services
The Vindicator will publish a listing of area services open to the public in observance of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services will be published Dec. 22 on The Vindicator’s Religion page.
METRO DIGEST || Burglar pistol-whipped
Youngstown police say a man pistol-whipped an attempted burglar at his West Judson Avenue home Thursday night.
Wreath-laying ceremony pays respect to veterans
Vietnam veteran Stan Baytos of Berlin Center lays a wreath at the gravesite of a veteran in North Jackson Cemetery Saturday morning.
Gifts for the food, drink and coffee lover in your life
By ELIZABETH KARMEL Associated Press For the foodie on your holiday list – or just people who
FEDERATED CLUBS
wednesday Fortnightly IV will meet for its “Magic of Christmas” party at 7 p.m. at the home of
SENIOR SIDELIGHTS
Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, 9 a.m. –
TRUMBULL COUNTY COURTS
COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Docket Citimortgage Inc. et al v. Patricia A. Wiltrout et al,
What my daughters can teach us about social media
Our two oldest daughters are best friends. The eldest, a teenager, sees herself as a sort of
Comey: Russia probe initially looked at 4 Americans
Associated Press WASHINGTON The FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into potential ties
HARDCOVER FICTION
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Reckoning” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 2. “Fire & Blood” by George
Statue of Liberty’s original torch moved to museum site
Statue of Liberty’s original torch moved to museum site NEW YORK The Statue of Liberty’s
League crowns Miss Cinderella 2018
BOARDMAN The Junior Civic League of Youngstown recently crowned Kaia Joi Anderson Miss Cinderella
Fiction
Fiction 1. Have a Nice Day by Billy Crystal & Quinton Peeples, narrated by Justin Bartha, Annette
GARDEN CLUBS
MONDAY Garden Gate Garden Club will meet at noon at the home of Louise Vett, hostess. WEDNESDAY
Downtown holiday parade spirit contest winners
Downtown holiday parade spirit contest winners YOUNGSTOWN Home Savings and Loan, which acted as
Senior menu
Easterseals offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays in Columbiana and Mahoning counties for people 60
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v “Disney On Ice Presents Frozen!,” 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.: Last two
Author to give presentation
Author to give presentation CANFIELD Author Kevin Pawlak will present “Antietam Endgame:
Agenda Monday
Agenda Monday Boardman Township trustees, 4 p.m., township government center, 8299 Market St.
SENIOR CITIZENS
1418 Auxiliary Seniors will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bedford Trails. AARP 4611 Youngstown
Attack on Pearl Harbor remains day of infamy
Opinion: Attack on Pearl Harbor remains day of infamy December 7, 1941 – the attack on Pearl Harbor – is a
Runners to your marks … Upcoming races & walks
DECEMBER Wednesday — Sixth annual Twas the Night Before 5K & 1-mile walk at Firestone Park, 347
Rioting engulfs Paris as anger grows over high French taxes
Associated Press PARIS The rumble of armored police trucks and the hiss of tear gas filled
In Hollywood of Mississippi, voter fraud like a movie script
Associated Press CANTON, Miss. In a town that calls itself the Hollywood of Mississippi, people
Empty boxes top high-tech toys on doctor-recommended list
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Skip the costly electronic games and flashy digital gizmos.
Guidelines for holiday tipping
By LIZ WESTON NerdWallet Holiday tips are a way to thank the people who make your life easier.
YEARS AGO FOR DEC. 9
Today is Sunday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2018. There are 22 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
AROUND THE NBA
AROUND THE NBA Saturday’s other games Mavericks 107, Rockets 104 DALLAS Luka Doncic started
Will Trump visit the Valley?
Opinion: The quick answer: Not anytime soon. First some background. The headline was triggered by the
Blood Drives
Blood Drives MONDAY Howland Community Church, 198 Niles-Cortland Road, 12:30 to 6 p.m. TUESDAY
TV & RADIO
TV & RADIO TODAY 4:30 a.m. (GC) Golf: European Tour South African Open. 9 a.m. (NFLN) “NFL
Mahoning Valley must try, try again
Opinion: In the $10 million Youngstown improvement plan announced last week, probably the coolest thing to
Does law allow for indictment of sitting president?
Prosecutors have tied Trump to federal crime Associated Press WASHINGTON For the first time,
Columbus Zoo announces birth of elephant
Associated Press POWELL The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has announced the birth of a baby
Concert stampede in Italy leaves 6 dead, more than 50 hurt
Concert stampede in Italy leaves 6 dead, more than 50 hurt CORINALDO, Italy Teenagers panicked
GOP standoff in Ohio over abortion, gun measure averted
Associated Press COLUMBUS A brewing standoff between legislative Republicans in Ohio and their
Characters fun, familiar in Hopewell Theatre’s ‘Snoopy’
By Eric McCrea news@vindy.com Good Grief! Are they playing enough Christmas music yet? If you
Movie has cattle call for real cows, dairy need not apply
Movie has cattle call for real cows, dairy need not apply CINCINNATI A film promotion
SPORTS digest
Phantoms executives to speak to Curbstone BEAVER TOWNSHIP Youngstown Phantoms hockey team
ON THE ALLEYS | AREA BOWLING LEAGUES
amron lanes H.D. Davis CPA Mixed Doubles — Justin Cowan 257-676, Steve Bartley 214-627, Terry
COLLEGE BASKETBALL | Saturday’s other games
MEN No. 2 Kansas 63, New Mexico State 60 KANSAS CITY, MO. Dedric Lawson had 20 points and 10
MILESTONES
MILESTONES STATE TROOPERS Dispatcher, trooper of the year named The Ohio State Highway Patrol
SATURDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AT A GLANCE
BOYS BASKETBALL Ursuline 71, Erie Cathedral Prep 51 YOUNGSTOWN RJ Clark scored 21 points and
SATURDAY’S OTHER NHL GAMES
Capitals 4, Blue Jackets 0 COLUMBUS Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 22nd goal and Braden
GM’s Lordstown complex would win in a fair battle
Editorial: General Motors’ plant in Lordstown is in a fight for its survival, given the company’s plans to end
400 years later, natives who helped Pilgrims gain a voice
Natives who helped Pilgrims gain a voice in Plymouth’s celebration By WILLIAM J. KOLE
NFL fines Bills’ Hughes $53K for yelling at official
Titans’ Lewan also fined for abuse toward referee
Movie tells ignored story of America’s biggest ‘serial killer’
Opinion: WASHINGTON A word can be worth a thousand pictures. In the movie “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s
Panthers’ Newton is big concern for the Browns
Hurt shoulder or not, Carolina QB is considerable threat