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Trumbull officials, fiber optic providers discuss safety issues

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WARREN — Trumbull County Commissioners moderated a discussion Tuesday that allowed elected officials from across the county to voice complaints from residents about the installation of fiber optic lines in their communities. Residents for most of 2026 have been complaining that the fiber optic companies have been damaging existing lines that run through their properties and, when they are through with their installations, the companies are not restoring the yards to the conditions they were before the installers arrived. Commissioners told representatives of Lumos/T-Fiber, ...

Volunteers stuff the bus

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BOARDMAN — For the 16th consecutive year, Huntington Bank partnered with United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley to help local students start the school year with the supplies they need to be successful. On Tuesday, 45 volunteers from the bank and Great Clips gathered at the ...

Former grocery store building receives 1 proposal

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YOUNGSTOWN — Potential Development, a PK-12 school system for students with autism, submitted the lone proposal to the city for the long-vacant former Bottom Dollar grocery store. Paul Garchar, Potential Development’s CEO, said the school system is crowded at its K-6 building and wants to use the former Bottom Dollar location on Glenwood Avenue for a K-2 or K-3 building. “We are looking for additional classroom space and this would take some pressure off the elementary school,” Garchar said. Asked why the school is interested in the former Bottom Dollar location, Garchar ...

Forget left vs. center: Dem voters are making it clear they want change

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WASHINGTON — Democrats remain mixed over what ideological direction the party should take. But across a series of closely watched primaries, they are sending a clearer message about the party’s path forward: They want change. In marquee Senate primaries in Michigan and Minnesota, progressive candidates defeated two members of Congress with significant backing from party leaders. Wisconsin voters narrowly rejected a democratic socialist but still chose a 40-year-old county executive who is seeking to become the state’s first Black governor. And in Connecticut, voters ousted one ...

Governor’s office considering options for SOBE

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YOUNGSTOWN — At the urging of Youngstown Mayor Derrick McDowell, Gov. Mike DeWine’s office is looking at possible options to save the troubled SOBE Thermal Energy System LLC, which provides steam heat to a majority of downtown, but there’s a long way to go in the process. Dan Tierney, DeWine’s spokesman, said: “It’s fair to say the governor’s office continues to have discussions with the mayor’s office, the receiver and legislators. Nothing is final and discussions are ongoing.” Tierney added: “The governor wants the same thing that everyone wants – that the ...

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CLOTHING FOR ALL AGES: Grace Community Closet at Grace Lutheran Church, 162 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown, offers cost effective clothing for all ages. The Closet is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month. For information, call 330-792-5889. BACK TO SCHOOL BASH: Alta Care Group is hosting its first Back to School Bash noon to 6 p.m. Friday at Master’s Pavilion in Boardman Park. This free community event will feature stuffed backpacks (children must be present to receive them), preteen hygiene kits, hair cuts and simple hair styles, concessions, music, ...