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Community News August 31, 2026

TEA PARTY: The Holborn Herb Growers Guild’s annual tea party will be 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Lariccia Family Community Center in Boardman Park, 375 Boardman-Poland Road. Adults and children are encouraged to attend this year’s festivities that will feature the sampling of herbal teas along with the samplings of both savory and sweet delicacies. Guests also can tour the summer kitchen herb gardens behind St. James Meeting Place. Guest speaker will be Jenny Wehr, owner and florist of the Willows by Wehr, who will demonstrate a tutorial floral design. As a take home keepsake of the ...

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Latest News August 31, 2026

US to hit bank with sanctions over transactions with Iran ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions. Bessent spoke with The Associated Press on Sunday ahead of Group of 20 meetings in Asheville, North Carolina, where he will huddle individually with his counterparts from the world’s major and developing economies to encourage participation in the economic isolation of Iran. He said in the interview that “This is going to be financial ...

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Local News August 31, 2026

BOARDMAN — A pivotal part of David Sweeney’s emotional healing is knowing that his late son’s legacy is stamped into many people’s hearts and minds — and will soon be rising from the ground. “This shows how the community has come together to make light out of something dark,” ...

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Community News August 31, 2026

• BOARDMAN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the high school. • CANFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 8 a.m. today at the township hall. • POLAND VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building. • YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL Parking Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the council caucus room.