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Mill Creek Park waters blessed

BOARDMAN — It may have been cold and snowy with an uninvited, unwelcome biting wind but, despite those conditions, a few dozen people undoubtedly felt the warmth of the occasion. “Jan. 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany, and the Orthodox Church blesses the water and blesses homes with it,” ...

Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes. The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, ...

Talk toasts start of America250

YOUNGSTOWN — Many people who love history not only had an opportunity to hear about it and have it reenacted, but to drink part of it. “We love historical beers here,” Ira Gerhart, who owns Noble Creature Wild Ales & Lagers, said. All three aspects of history came to life for ...

Boy accused of injuring cop charged with assault

YOUNGSTOWN — The 16-year-old boy who allegedly drove off during a traffic stop Jan. 2 on Idlewood Avenue on the South Side, injuring a Youngstown police officer, is charged with assault, a fourth-degree felony, and obstructing official business, a fifth-degree felony. The boy has a pretrial ...