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Boardman man, 60, will run 62-mile race

By AMANDA C. DAVIS Correspondent BOARDMAN — Dan Gallagher was in his 50s, 40 pounds heavier and not in top form when he decided to run the Nashville marathon in 2018 with family members. Thousands of miles later, Gallagher, 60, says he caught the running “bug” and is in better ...

WRTA gets $1.76M grant for Belmont Avenue bus route work

YOUNGSTOWN — The Western Reserve Transit Authority is receiving a $1.76 million grant to make improvements along its Belmont Avenue bus route, which runs from the downtown Federal Station to the Churchill Giant Eagle in Liberty. The funding is coming from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Ohio Workforce Partnership Program, which uses federal dollars to support public workforce transportation projects. As a condition of the grant, WRTA is providing $440,000 — a 20% match — for the work, which brings the project’s total to $2.2 million. ODOT announced $13.5 million ...

Canada company acquires Niles aluminum plant

A privately owned aluminum extrusion business in Canada added a Niles plant to its portfolio, BRT Extrusions announced this week in a letter to its customers. BRT, 1818 N. Main St., is now part of Can Art Aluminum Extrusion.The company, with several plants in Ontario, has its headquarters in Mississauga, which is approximately 24 miles west of Toronto. A purchase price was not disclosed for the facility and property, which rests on 27.94 acres. However, the Trumbull County Auditor’s website shows a $27,470,000 transaction Aug. 26 between BRT Property Holdings LLC and FIP Master ...

BMW’s MS CS is all the rage

If you’ve got a six-figure stash lying around and want a cool set of wheels, BMW has a high-performance coupe that will satisfy your need for speed. Their M2 CS (Competition Sport) is a track ready 523-horsepower twin-turbo inline six that growls through quad exhausts hitting all the right ...

Flood damage exceeded $500K from historic rainfall

115 Years Ago, 1911 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Sunday’s flood damage will reach over a half million dollars. Heaviest rainfall in history of the city causes river and creeks to overflow and inundate property....” “The worst flood this city has experienced in many years occurred Sunday afternoon and evening. It was caused by a great downpour of rain, resembling a cloudburst, which raged from 11 o’clock in the morning until 5 o’clock in the evening, causing a property loss which will approximate half a million dollars. The flood drove ...

Vindicator seeking breast cancer survivors

The Vindicator plans to honor breast cancer survivors during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The idea is to put a human face on this disease, to help those diagnosed by hearing voices of those who have experienced the journey, and to spotlight therapies and support that helped. We also will honor the memories of those who lost their battle. To share your story, or to honor someone and tell how they inspired you during their struggles and triumph with breast cancer, send a brief description to Metro Editor Marly Reichert at mreichert@tribtoday.com or by mail to 240 Franklin ...