Historic handshake
NEW SPRINGFIELD — George Shuba of Austintown, the man who shared the historic handshake with Jackie Robinson as Robinson crossed home plate after hitting his first home run, will speak to the Springfield Township Historical Society at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the society's headquarters. The society is located three buildings south of the intersection of state Route 170 and Garfield Road. The public is invited.
Robinson broke the color barrier when he became the first black to play professionally for Major League Baseball. He signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in April 1947.
Waterline ceremony
NORTH JACKSON — A groundbreaking ceremony will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday on the west side of Bailey Road between Leonard Parkway and Interstate 76 for a half-mile-long water supply line extension that will serve trucking companies and promote economic development.
The line, which will be 12 inches in diameter, will begin at the groundbreaking site and extend north along Bailey Road to Silica Road, and is expected to be in service in late May or early June, said Joseph Warino, Mahoning County sanitary engineer. The Ohio Department of Development is paying for the $350,000 installation. The area already has a sanitary sewer, Warino said.
The county commissioners will meet immediately after the ceremony at 5:30 p.m. at Jackson Township Hall, 10613 Mahoning Ave.
Maternity walk-a-thon
VIENNA — New Life Maternity Home is hosting a walk-a-thon April 28, to support its mission of serving pregnant young women from Northeast Ohio and across the county.
Participants will begin their 2-mile walk in Howland Township Park at 10 a.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to the two top walkers. The first 50 sponsored walkers will receive a gift, organizers said. Pledge sponsor sheets are available by contacting New Life at (330) 856-3616.
New Life Maternity Home is a residential program for unwed mothers, providing material, spiritual, emotional and educational support during pregnancy.
Pervert at library
BOARDMAN — Intellectuals apparently aren't the only people attracted to books.
A 58-year-old Canfield woman told police that a man with his pants down tried to get her attention as she walked to her car about 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County's township branch on Glenwood Avenue.
The man, who was sitting in a car, appeared to be masturbating, the woman told police. The woman got into her car, where she dialed 911. The man left the lot, traveling north on Glenwood.
Last year, police arrested a man accused of sucking a woman's foot while inside the library. That case is pending in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.
Man assaulted
BOARDMAN — A 21-year-old Poland man was treated for bruises, a split lip, broken teeth and other injuries after being assaulted outside a home on Meadow Lane.
The man told police that the incident started with a prank phone call early Thursday in which a man used vulgar language. After hanging up, the victim called a friend who said that he and another man had played the prank.
The victim went to his friend's house, on Meadow Lane, where a man confronted and pushed the Poland man, who suggested they go outside, a police report says.
He said someone pushed him off the porch, he fell to the ground and someone jumped on his back and started punching him in the head, back and ribs.
He told police he was kicked in the face and mouth. He was treated at St. Elizabeth Health Center.
Hospital settles lawsuit
SHARON, Pa. (AP) — A health care provider settled a lawsuit with a former employee who alleged she was discriminated against because of her age and disability.
Carol Scholl, 52, of Hermitage, sued Sharon Regional Health System in October.
Scholl was hired in 1973 but left in 1990 because of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, which limited her activity, she said. She was rehired in 2001, when she was without symptoms, and promoted three years later.
When she told Sharon Regional her symptoms had returned and asked for help, her employer increased her workload, she alleged.
In her lawsuit, Scholl said the hospital told her she was being fired because of her performance and prepared for her dismissal by hiring people who weren't disabled and gave favorable treatment to younger workers.
The hospital disagreed with Scholl's account and said that she resigned.
It is not known whether Scholl would return to work, said Sharon Regional spokesman Ed Newmeyer. He said he could not discuss details of the settlement because of a confidentiality agreement.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Historic handshake
NEW SPRINGFIELD — George Shuba of Austintown, the man who shared the historic handshake with Jackie Robinson as Robinson crossed home plate after hitting his first home run, will speak to the Springfield Township Historical Society at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the society's headquarters. The society is located three buildings south of the intersection of state Route 170 and Garfield Road. The public is invited.
Robinson broke the color barrier when he became the first black to play professionally for Major League Baseball. He signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in April 1947.
Waterline ceremony
NORTH JACKSON — A groundbreaking ceremony will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday on the west side of Bailey Road between Leonard Parkway and Interstate 76 for a half-mile-long water supply line extension that will serve trucking companies and promote economic development.
The line, which will be 12 inches in diameter, will begin at the groundbreaking site and extend north along Bailey Road to Silica Road, and is expected to be in service in late May or early June, said Joseph Warino, Mahoning County sanitary engineer. The Ohio Department of Development is paying for the $350,000 installation. The area already has a sanitary sewer, Warino said.
The county commissioners will meet immediately after the ceremony at 5:30 p.m. at Jackson Township Hall, 10613 Mahoning Ave.
Maternity walk-a-thon
VIENNA — New Life Maternity Home is hosting a walk-a-thon April 28, to support its mission of serving pregnant young women from Northeast Ohio and across the county.
Participants will begin their 2-mile walk in Howland Township Park at 10 a.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to the two top walkers. The first 50 sponsored walkers will receive a gift, organizers said. Pledge sponsor sheets are available by contacting New Life at (330) 856-3616.
New Life Maternity Home is a residential program for unwed mothers, providing material, spiritual, emotional and educational support during pregnancy.
Pervert at library
BOARDMAN — Intellectuals apparently aren't the only people attracted to books.
A 58-year-old Canfield woman told police that a man with his pants down tried to get her attention as she walked to her car about 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County's township branch on Glenwood Avenue.
The man, who was sitting in a car, appeared to be masturbating, the woman told police. The woman got into her car, where she dialed 911. The man left the lot, traveling north on Glenwood.
Last year, police arrested a man accused of sucking a woman's foot while inside the library. That case is pending in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.
Man assaulted
BOARDMAN — A 21-year-old Poland man was treated for bruises, a split lip, broken teeth and other injuries after being assaulted outside a home on Meadow Lane.
The man told police that the incident started with a prank phone call early Thursday in which a man used vulgar language. After hanging up, the victim called a friend who said that he and another man had played the prank.
The victim went to his friend's house, on Meadow Lane, where a man confronted and pushed the Poland man, who suggested they go outside, a police report says.
He said someone pushed him off the porch, he fell to the ground and someone jumped on his back and started punching him in the head, back and ribs.
He told police he was kicked in the face and mouth. He was treated at St. Elizabeth Health Center.
Hospital settles lawsuit
SHARON, Pa. (AP) — A health care provider settled a lawsuit with a former employee who alleged she was discriminated against because of her age and disability.
Carol Scholl, 52, of Hermitage, sued Sharon Regional Health System in October.
Scholl was hired in 1973 but left in 1990 because of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, which limited her activity, she said. She was rehired in 2001, when she was without symptoms, and promoted three years later.
When she told Sharon Regional her symptoms had returned and asked for help, her employer increased her workload, she alleged.
In her lawsuit, Scholl said the hospital told her she was being fired because of her performance and prepared for her dismissal by hiring people who weren't disabled and gave favorable treatment to younger workers.
The hospital disagreed with Scholl's account and said that she resigned.
It is not known whether Scholl would return to work, said Sharon Regional spokesman Ed Newmeyer. He said he could not discuss details of the settlement because of a confidentiality agreement.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
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