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

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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

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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 ...

Magistrate awards $30,050 to woman alleging sexual abuse

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YOUNGSTOWN — Magistrate Dennis Sarisky of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court has awarded compensatory damages of $50 and noneconomic damages of $30,000 to a woman who filed a civil suit against her stepfather, Tommy Christmas of Boardman, alleging Christmas sexually abused her as a ...

Hubbard board hears updates on reading program

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HUBBARD — With the school year at its halfway point, the Hubbard Board of Education heard updates on a curriculum adopted last year. At last week’s regular board meeting, Hubbard Elementary Principal Shawn Marcello and K-8 Assistant Principal Sarah Herrholtz presented residents and ...

Libraries set delayed openings

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Both the Public Library of Youngstown-Mahoning County and the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library will delay opening until 11 a.m. today due to the extreme cold temperatures. The Youngstown library and its branches will also open at 11 a.m. Saturday. Closings will be at regular scheduled ...

Community news

Community News

COIN CLUB: The Wheatland Mercer County Coin Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Wheatland Community Center, formally called the Wheatland Borough Building, 71 Broadway Ave., in the Wheatland neighborhood of Hermitage. All are invited, and there is light food and ...