CINCINNATI — Elly De La Cruz scored on fielder’s choice in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night in the opening game of a four-game series. Cincinnati loaded the bases against Gregory Soto (5-3) with one out. Lowe ...
GIRARD — On the East Coast, it is Disney World, and on the West Coast, it is Disneyland. These locations come to mind when thinking of amusement parks, but Northeast Ohio was populated by numerous pleasure grounds much earlier than when those parks opened. Speaker and author Wendy Koile ...
POLAND TOWNSHIP — Trustees at a special meeting Tuesday cut the township’s seasonal employees and canceled the Walnut Grove stormwater project after learning there will be a $1,678 budget shortfall by the end of the year. Trustees also are considering putting a police levy on the November ballot, but they need to move quickly because the deadline to get issues on the ballot is Aug. 5. “The $1,678 is hypothetical if we keep going the way we are going,” said Poland Fiscal Officer Paul Canter. “Right now, we will have a negative $2,000 balance at the end of the year. This is a ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael Ciccone insists his office’s failure to file routine monthly financial reports predates his administration and other county departments used an accounting firm “to address similar reconciliation concerns.” County Auditor Ralph Meacham, who first raised concerns about the failure of the clerk of courts to handle the reports, said Ciccone’s statements in his defense are “false and completely inaccurate. This is all nonsense. Any representations to the contrary are erroneous.” Ciccone on Wednesday sent an email to The ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The financially troubled company that provides steam heat for most of downtown Youngstown is returning two of its three rented boilers until October to cut expenses and agreed to a $750,000 settlement with Enbridge Gas Co., to be paid in $40,000 monthly installments, for late bills. In a Wednesday interview with The Vindicator, John C. Collins, receiver for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, and Michael Moran, his court-appointed attorney, said the return of the two boilers will cut the company’s monthly expense for that equipment from $58,200 to about $28,000. Moran ...
Hubbard WHAT: Board of Education meeting July 21 PRESENT: Anna Martin, William Cummings, Josh Barr, Donald Newell and Amanda O’Neill. The board: • Approved the reemployment of Raymond W. Soloman as superintendent effective Aug. 1, 2027, through July 31, 2032, under the same terms and conditions as his current employment contract. • Accepted the following donations: $2,000 from Hubbard Rebounders to the Athletic Department/Hudl Service; $2,000 from Hubbard Soccer Boosters to the Athletic Department/Hudl Service; $1,000 from Hubbard Touchdown Club to the Athletic ...
