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Alberini retains Trumbull Dem chairman post

NILES — Things look to stay the same for the next four years for the county’s Democratic party, as party members voted to retain Mark Alberini as the party’s chair Thursday. The central committee voted to retain Kathi DeChristofaro as the party’s vice-chairperson and Cathy Phifer as ...

Falls to negotiate offer for new village manager

Staff report Newton Falls village council on Wednesday approved interim Village Manager Kathy King and Assistant Law Director Gary VanBrocklin to begin negotiations with Jeremy Shaffer to be the next village manager. The Geneva-on-the-Lake resident was one of three finalists out of 15 ...

Report on car hit from behind by cruiser released

YOUNGSTOWN — A police report released Wednesday by the Youngstown Police Department confirms that the two women who were seen injured on the ground in a parking lot at Oak Hill Avenue and Warren Avenue early May 18 were in a car that was struck by a Youngtown police cruiser. The report ...

City council waits to fund SOBE study

YOUNGSTOWN — City council wants more information about a request from the administration to pay up to $130,000 to find long-term solutions for the troubled utility company that provides steam heat to a majority of downtown before it will agree to fund that study. Council on Wednesday ...

Hubbard mayor gives update on dam project

HUBBARD — Talks regarding the removal of a dam and sediment picked up in recent months and action is getting closer, according to the city’s mayor. During caucus before Monday’s city council meeting, Mayor Ben Kyle said the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments was able to acquire ...

Poland council takes first step on signal box wraps

POLAND — Village Council had a special meeting Tuesday to get the ball rolling on electric traffic control box wraps. The special meeting was only for a presentation and authorization to continue with the project, and no formal action was taken. Council President Michael Thompson told ...