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RAILROAD HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: The Mahoning Valley Railroad Heritage Association Museum, 1340 Poland Ave., is sponsoring P&LE Day at its museum 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Two cabooses will be displayed at the museum as well as other items from the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, which was nicknamed “The Little Giant” because of the tonnage of freight moved despite its small size. There will be tours of the museum and artifacts on display. Guests should use the gate by the railroad crossing. Suggested donation is $2 per person. BEACH CRAFT SHOW: The Lake Milton Women’s League is ...

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SUMMER DISCOVERY WRAP UP: The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County is wrapping up the Summer Discovery program with countywide parties for participants today through Saturday. Parties will be on the following days and locations. Wednesday: Austintown, 10-11:30 a.m.; Poland, 2-3 p.m.; Michael Kusalaba, Youngstown, 3-4 p.m.; and East, 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday: Brownlee Woods, noon-2 p.m.; Boardman, 1:30-3 p.m.; Newport, 3:30-5 p.m.; and Sebring, 5-6 p.m. Friday: Struthers, 12:30-2 p.m. and Springfield: 2-4 p.m. Saturday: Campbell, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; main library, 2-4:30 ...

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• MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have a board meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday at the hearing room at the county courthouse basement. A staff meeting will be at 11 a.m. in the conference room at the administration building.

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• POLAND VILLAGE COUNCIL will have a special meeting at 7 p.m. today at the town hall for hiring a new full-time police department employee and culvert repairs. • POLAND TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. today at the township government center. • CANFIELD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. • CANFIELD PARKS, RECREATION AND CEMETERY BOARD will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. • MAHONING COUNTY CONVENTION/VISITORS BUREAU Advisory Board will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the pavilion at the Harry ...

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SPARTAN CHALLENGE: McDonald Village will conclude its summer park activities for children with the Spartan Challenge at noon Thursday at Woodland Park. The event will have an America-themed twist. Registration is at 11 a.m. The event is for children ages 13 and younger. There will be an awards ceremony and party following the event. DARE: Divorce/Death Aren’t Really The End (DARE) Singles Group, 6625 Mill Creek Blvd., Youngstown, meets 7 to 9 p.m. every other Thursday at the Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St, Youngstown. Call 330-729-0127 for more information. (Do not ...

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CEMETERY TOUR: The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County joins the Oak Hill Volunteer Research Team for a walking tour honoring police and fire services personnel noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Led by members of the Oak Hill Volunteer Research Team, participants will be able to visit the resting places of local police officers and firefighters and hear stories about their lives, and the struggles and triumphs of public service. Oakhill Cemetery historian Steffon Jones and the research team started out placing flags on the soldier’s graves and replacing their headstones, ...