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Youngstown school board considers tax break for high-rise downtown

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YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education has received a request from a consulting firm for a 15-year, 90% Community Investment Area tax exemption regarding developing the former Mahoning Bank Building. During its regular meeting Tuesday at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School, ...

Alberini charged with OVI, threatening police

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POLAND — Restaurateur Michael Alberini is in trouble with the law again, and he apparently did not handle it well. A Poland Village police report states that Alberini made several violent threats toward the officer who arrested him for operating a vehicle impaired Sunday. Alberini ...

Liberty fire seeks $270K grant

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LIBERTY — The township’s fire chief noted the importance of being meticulous in grant applications, as he reported the department is going after funds to upgrade equipment. Fire Chief Doug Theobald, as part of his report at Monday’s trustees meeting, said June is grant-writing ...

Girard targets speeding scooters

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GIRARD — City officials plan to crack down on both youths and adults riding on electric bikes and scooters and not following the rules of the road. Police Chief John Freeman told city officials at the council meeting Monday of the many calls and complaints about people on electric bikes and ...

Valley yarn shop knits community together

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BOARDMAN — There are 72 seats in theater 6 at Tinseltown in Boardman and every one of them was filled Tuesday afternoon for a special private showing of the animated movie “The Sheep Detectives.” The event was put together through the efforts of Linda Shevel, owner of Three Sheep Gallery ...

Planting a knowledge of STEM and sustainability

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CANFIELD — Youngstown State University’s College of STEM partnered with South Side Academy during the 2025-26 academic year to provide students with a hands-on learning experience focused on environmental stewardship and community engagement through the creation of a pollinator garden at ...