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SCAM TALK: Dave Long, a columnist for The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, gives a monthly lecture on scams targeting seniors and how to avoid them on the fourth Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Poland Township Government Center. The next one is today. LIBERTY CLEANUP: Liberty Township will host its 31st annual community litter cleanup 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Any clubs, groups or families interested in cleaning a neighborhood street can meet at the township administration building, where they will be assigned a street or choose one. Students who need community service ...

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• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will conduct a staff meeting at 10 a.m. today at the county administration building. There will be an executive session. • GIRARD BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the high school media center. • HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the school, 3403 Southern Blvd, Youngstown.

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KITE FESTIVAL: The Austintown Kite Festival will take place noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Stacey Pavilion, Austintown Park. The public is welcome to come to the park and fly a kite. Free kites while supplies last. The event will include raffles, face painting, food trucks, and Austintown fire and police vehicles.

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• MILTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. today at the township hall. • MAHONING COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES will meet at 6 p.m. today for the regular meeting at 4801 Woodridge Drive in Austintown. The board finance, policy and personnel committee will meet at 4:45 p.m. • SPRINGFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION will hold a strategic planning forum for the community at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the school complex auditorium. • STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at city hall with agenda review at 6:15 p.m. • McDONALD VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6 ...

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PURSE BINGO: The Boardman Gridiron Club will host the fifth annual Designer Purse Bingo at 7 p.m. Saturday at Palermo Banquet Center, 404 Tenney Ave., Campbell. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 each and include 15 rounds of bingo, dinner, water/pop and entry into a purse door prize. Each round of bingo has a corresponding designer purse prize. Additional bingo cards, 50/50 tickets and basket raffle tickets will be available to purchase. This year’s event includes a separate bonus raffle for a Louis Vuitton purse, valued at $2,600. Tickets for the Louis Vuitton purse drawing ...

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FLYING HIGH PLANT SALE: Flying HIGH Inc. will host its 2026 annual plant sale across two locations from Tuesday through May 30. The annual plant sale will kick off at the Access Healthy Foods Mahoning Valley Greenhouse at the Campus of Care in Mineral Ridge Tuesday through May 9, followed by a second phase at GROW Urban Farm in Youngstown from May 11 through May 30. Hours for both locations are Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shoppers can choose from a wide selection of plants, including: $5 for a six-pack of flowers or vegetables, $20 mix-and-match flats, $8 for 6-inch ...