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Trumbull to explore property-tax reduction

WARREN — The Trumbull County commissioners are open to meetings with township trustees and school district leaders to discuss efforts to seek to provide property tax relief by matching the 2.5% reduction now being provided by the state. The commissioners announced during their Tuesday ...

Girard man accused of threat to kill

LIBERTY — A Girard man accused of threatening to kill his uncle is set to appear back in court for pretrial next week. Christopher Golec, 31, pleaded not guilty to charges of domestic violence, aggravated menacing and violating a protection order in Girard Municipal Court on ...

Campbell, Struthers, Lowellville leaders exude optimism about future of towns

CAMPBELL — Lowellville Mayor Jim Iudiciani is happy that a major dam has been removed, which he’s convinced will allow further growth, interest and economic development to flow into his community. ‘I hope it’s done by May,” Iudiciani said, referring to a project related to Riverfront ...

Woman in custody in Wednesday dollar store robbery

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department took a 35-year-old woman into custody Wednesday afternoon on a burglary warrant out of Pennsylvania and in connection to a robbery at the Family Dollar store at 2224 Market St. Police responded to the store for a 1:55 p.m. call regarding a ...

Man with record of break-ins couldn’t talk way out of prison

YOUNGSTOWN — Brandon Crespo, 28, has stood before a judge many times as a result of his habit of breaking into businesses. He said Thursday that the 10 counts of breaking and entering he pleaded guilty to in December were the result of his drug addiction. He asked for probation, drug ...

District seeks grant for sewer work

BOARDMAN — A local contractor will make repairs to a storm sewer system, and the ABC Water and Stormwater District will seek state funds to pay for it. At a meeting of the ABC district on Wednesday at the Boardman Township Government Center, the board approved two resolutions, most notably ...