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Senior Expo draws 800-plus to Metroplex

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LIBERTY — Seniors and caregivers compared home health care services, active adult retirement communities, long-term care and assisted living, and learned about veteran benefits, technology assistance, free health screenings, and other area senior organizations and services at the Metroplex Expo Center on Tuesday. The Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator sponsored the seventh annual Boomers & Beyond Senior Expo event, with more than 800 people attending. Sue Shafer, community events coordinator for the newspapers, said, "We try to do this as a one-stop shop for seniors. Sometimes ...

Boardman Fire Department teaches safety to elementary students

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BOARDMAN — For many years, the Boardman Fire Department hosted training sessions in a safety trailer that was taken to school parking lots, special events and at its stations. However, the trailer was getting old and needed renovations. “It needed a lot of work,” said Boardman interim fire Chief Bill Glaser. “And it could not be used indoors.” Boardman Lt. James Yocum said there was also storage fees and maintenance that was a constant cost with the trailer “So we sold the trailer and bought the blowup safety house,” Yocum said. “It was almost a wash (price-wise) ...

Orphaned kittens meet sharks and stingrays on an aquarium field trip at the Mall of America

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A pair of kittens gazed up through the aquarium’s shimmering blue waters as a (relatively) enormous fish passed overhead. One kitten stared transfixed through the glass while the other, unfazed, was more interested in darting around playfully. Inside a clear dome, a kitten named Turkey Leg stood up on its back legs as brightly colored clownfish — think “Finding Nemo” — darted just inches from its whiskers. Raising a paw, it batted at the glass, mewing. For nearly two hours, about two dozen rescue kittens with names like Lottie Dottie, Bendy Wendy and Mouth Trap romped ...

Lordstown council approves waterline extension, traffic signal agreement

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LORDSTOWN — Village officials have approved an agreement with Crescent Dune, which will provide funding for engineering and construction costs for a waterline extension and additional traffic control signals by the former General Motors building that the company plans to expand next year. Solicitor Matt Ries said at Monday’s council meeting that after several months of work, the agreement has been finalized and signed by Crescent Dune officials. Ries said Crescent Dune, which owns the former General Motors property, has agreed to install waterline connectors from the property to the ...

Attorney general candidates to debate Oct. 19 in Youngstown

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YOUNGSTOWN – The two candidates for attorney general – Republican Keith Faber and Democrat John Kulewicz – will debate Oct. 19 at Youngstown State University with the Youngstown Press Club hosting. The candidates issued a joint statement reading: “We look forward to a free, fair and informative debate for Ohio voters. We appreciate the Youngstown Press Club hosting with the Youngstown State University Office of Government Affairs providing this opportunity for Ohioans to get to know each of us and our policies as candidates for Ohio’s chief law enforcement office.” The ...

City committee approves demolition of former college

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YOUNGSTOWN – The city’s design review committee approved the demolition of the former Eastern Gateway Community College to make way for a $60 million centralized Mahoning County government center. The committee on Tuesday gave permission to the Western Reserve Port Authority, which is handling the project, to demolish the building and parking deck and install fencing around the perimeter not only during demolition, but for its future construction. Randy Partika, WRPA’s director of engineering and construction, said demolition would start Nov. 15 and be finished by next April. ...