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On the record Struthers

On the record Struthers WHAT: Board of Education meeting Tuesday PRESENT: Walter Baber, Kristin Fox, Joseph Fuline and Robert Noble ABSENT: Ronald Shives The board: •Met in special session prior to the regular meeting at the Struthers Manor Avenue building to assess the school facility. The former school closed as a traditional elementary school in 2002. Superintendent Pete Pirone said the board and district officials looked at and discussed the outside steps that lead to the basement, the parking lot and the catch basin in the parking lot. •Approved the financial reports ...

On the Record Weathersfield

Weathersfield WHAT: Township trustees meetings June 9 and July 14 PRESENT: Steve Gerberry, Rich Harkins and Ed Whittaker Trustees: •Remembered Tim Gleason, a member of the Weathersfield Board of Education and lifelong advocate for the Weathersfield community who died unexpectedly last month. Gleason was a familiar voice at Mineral Ridge athletic events and a leader of the Mineral Ridge Community Pantry. •Hired Tyler Pringle as junior firefighter. •Congratulated fire Lt. Judd Radovic and firefighter Alex Rich for successfully passing the examination for paramedics with ...

Boardman fire chief resigns

CANFIELD — Boardman’s fire chief resigned Tuesday to become deputy chief at the Cardinal Joint Fire District. Mark Pitzer’s resignation, effective Aug. 7, was confirmed by Boardman Township Administrator Mark Ragozine. He joined the department in 2003 and was named chief in July 2014. ...

Operations at Schwebel’s to end, according to court filing

The Schwebel Baking Company’s efforts to find a new buyer have failed, and the company will halt operations. The news came out of an hourlong telephone status conference this morning with U.S. District Judge David A. Ruiz in U.S. District Court, Youngstown. “Extensive discussion occurred,” according to minutes of the proceeding released by the court. “Notably, Defendant’s discussions with a potential buyer have come to a close, and the company is proceeding with a wind-down of its operations. “In addition, a secured creditor of Defendant just filed a lawsuit seeking to ...

Former SOBE receiver seeks funds he’s owed

YOUNGSTOWN — SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC’s former receiver and ex-legal counsel were supposed to be paid $55,570 by May 9, but it keeps getting delayed because the current receiver says the troubled downtown utility company doesn’t have the money. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio voted June 24 to increase the monthly rate for most SOBE customers by 93% now with an additional 162% increase for most from November to April, when steam heat is primarily used. Included in the rate hike is money owed to Reg Martin, the former receiver, and Kenneth R. Goldberg, the ...

City schools establish clearinghouse

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education has adopted a series of resolutions that entail establishing a central clearinghouse for normal operations, supporting a longtime community center and dissolving one of its committees. In one of the moves, school officials have offered their support and recognition to the McGuffey Center, 1649 Jacobs Road, for what they feel is the center serving as an anchor for much of the East Side, as well as the work it has done in the community, Superintendent Jeremy Batchelor said after Tuesday’s regular board of education meeting. “They’re ...