YOUNGSTOWN — It may be merely a large hole filled with recent rainwater, but it’s pleasing Marguerite Douglas a whole lot. “Having these new homes means we’re growing,” she said. Douglas was referring to the beginning of building a new 1,600-square-foot home in the 200 block of ...
Manhattan high-rise to be stabilized after columns buckle, evacuation NEW YORK — Workers have begun stabilizing a Manhattan high-rise after buckled columns and sagging floors at the site forced evacuations in and around the midtown construction site. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office said late Tuesday that a team had gone floor-by-floor and observed no additional movement of the damaged columns. The office said on-site contractors were given the greenlight to move forward with emergency repairs. The building is a former Pfizer headquarters and is being converted to luxury ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s design review committee gave Valley Food Systems 30 days to come up with an alternative to the concrete barriers that surround the perimeter of its parking lot. The committee voted Tuesday to deny a request from the company to keep the barriers in place and said Valley Food had 30 days to remove them. This isn’t the first time the committee rejected a request from the company regarding its parking lot. On Feb. 2, 2021, the committee declined to approve Valley Food’s request to erect a 360-linear-foot chain link fence with barbed wire on the top to ...
In light of Sunday’s damaging storms, Mahoning County Auditor Ralph Meacham is reminding residents of the Destroyed or Damaged Real Property form (DTE 26), which is available on his office’s website. This form is for residents owning real property such as a home, garage or business. Anyone who has sustained structural damage may fill out an application. Damage reports play a critical role in ensuring property value assessments are accurate. Some examples of structural damage would be a caved-in roof or exterior framing damage caused by downed trees or destroyed structures. Any ...
Gov. Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency Monday for Mahoning County, which sustained extensive damage during Sunday’s storms. What that means will be determined at a later date. DeWine said he was declaring the state of emergency after touring locations in Boardman damaged during ...
POLAND TOWNSHIP — A special two-and-a-half hour roundtable discussion Monday at the township hall brought together local and state officials as the Save Our Library committee prepared to ramp up its efforts to keep Poland’s 25-year-old library. “If the whole story is not being told, it ...
