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COMMUNITY NEWS: Block party at B&O downtown Saturday

BLOCK PARTY: The Neighborhood will have its signature summer celebration The Block Party 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the B&O Station and the newly renovated Spring Commons Park. Admission is $10 at the door or pay-what-you-want through the Neighborhoods website at theneighborhoodevents.com This is the eighth year for the event, which has become a cornerstone of Youngstown’s summer calendar. The event includes live music and performances, bands, comedians, a flea market with small businesses and food trucks. POPUP SKATE PARK: A Pop-up skate park event for families will be 1 to 4 p.m. ...

Agenda for Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 18 and 19

CANFIELD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the township hall for updating the policy book. COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the township hall. MAHONING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH Board of Health will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the offices, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown. PUBLIC LIBRARY OF YOUNGSTOWN AND MAHONING COUNTY Laws Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the East Library to discuss bylaws. MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 ...

Agenda

• CRAIG BEACH VILLAGE Safety Committee will meet at 6 p.m. today at the municipal building. • MAHONING COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the county auditor’s office. • MILTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the township fire station. • POLAND VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building. • MCDONALD VILLAGE COUNCIL will have committee meetings at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building.

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FAMILY FUN DAY: The 21st annual Family Fun Day and bookbag giveaway will take place 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Tod Park in Girard, rain or shine. The event is hosted by Cindy Michael’s Lena Mason Christian Memorial Foundation in memory of Mason and Christian who, along with their mother, Lena, died on Sept. 13, 2005. Registration for children who need bookbags and school supplies will begin at 12:30 p.m. Bookbags will be given out after 3 p.m. The event will include hot dogs, face painting, clowns and crafts. QUILT GROUP SOCIAL: That Quilt Group I Belong To is hosting an ice cream ...

Group donates $8,000 for reading program

YOUNGSTOWN — Summer Discovery encourages participants of all ages to read, learn and explore through books, activities and engaging programs offered at every branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. The annual initiative helps prevent the “summer slide” while ...

YSU history professor coauthors book on Civil War

When Amy Fluker’s new book debuted at the Society for Civil War Historians conference in Richmond, Virginia, it marked both a professional milestone and a deeply personal promise fulfilled. “Haunted by Memory: Ghost Stories of the American Civil War,” released in May, grew from the ...