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• POLAND TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 3:30 p.m. today at the township government center to discuss personnel issues and purchase of road department equipment. Action may be taken. • MAHONING COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES will have a board meeting at 5 p.m. today at the community services department at Leonard Kirtz School, 4801 Woodridge Drive, Austintown. The ethics committee is at 4:45 p.m. • YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the city hall council chambers with the finance committee meeting at 4 p.m. • SOUTH ...

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• BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the township government center. Trustees will have a special meeting at 3 p.m. at the center for an executive session on personnel. • MAHONING COUNTY LAND BANK will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the land bank office, City Center One, 100 E. Federal St. Suite 300, Youngstown. • MAHONING COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the offices meeting room, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown. • MILTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. • STRUTHERS BOARD OF EDUCATION ...

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MENORAH DISPLAYED FOR HANUKAH: The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation has placed a 9-foot menorah on display in front of the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, for Hanukkah (or Chanukah), which is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights.” It is celebrated with a nightly hanukkah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. A nine-branched menorah, also known as a hanukkiah, is lit on Hanukkah. One candle, the shamas, is used to light the others. DRUMMING CIRCLE: Unity Spiritual Centre, 1226 Naylor Lloyd Road, Liberty, will host a winter solstice drumming ...

South Range schools earn top designation

Staff report The South Range Local School District is proud to announce that U.S. News and World Report has awarded South Range Elementary and Middle School with the publication’s “Best Schools” designation. South Range Elementary and Middle School are recognized as two of the “Best Schools” in the country as a result of each building ranking in the top 40% of schools in the state. “The Raider Way is a top priority in our district, which means we have an incredibly dedicated staff who nurture high performance rates from our students. Furthermore, we have a community ...

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AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the township administration building. MAHONING COUNTY CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER Board of Education will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the center’s conference room. BOARDMAN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the high school. SEBRING BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the high school auditorium. GIRARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building with a caucus on finances at 6:30 p.m. LIBERTY BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the high school ...

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WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA: The cities of Niles and Girard, Jackson Township and Berlin Center will be holding Wreaths Across America events this weekend. Jackson Township’s event will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the township cemetery, 10613 Mahoning Ave. Berlin Center will hold a ceremony at noon Saturday at the Berlin Community Center, 15823 W. Akron Canfield Road. WWII MUSIC IN THE AIR: David and Lois Schneider will present a program on World War II music for the World War II Heritage Group meeting at 6:15 p.m. Monday at A La Carte Catering in Canfield. The program will be preceded by ...