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Akiva celebrates Hanukkah

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YOUNGSTOWN — Students of the Akiva Academy shared a special message about the reason behind the celebration of Hanukkah during a program held Thursday at Stambaugh Auditorium. That message is important not only for the holiday season but in the world today, following shootings at a Hanukkah ...

Fired Ohio coach Brian Smith had affair with student, records show

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Brian Smith was fired as Ohio University’s head football coach for multiple violations of his contract, including an extramarital affair with an undergraduate student, according to records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press through a public records request. The university had said ...

Boardman trustees take aim at mall owner

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BOARDMAN — Township trustees say they have had enough of Southern Park Mall ownership’s bad behavior, and they are taking action. At Tuesday’s regular meeting, trustees announced they are collaborating with U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Salem; state Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield; and state ...

Penguins shut out by Senators for 7th straight loss

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OTTAWA, Ontario — Linus Ullmark made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season, Brady Tkachuk scored twice and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh 4-0 on Thursday night to extend the Penguins’ losing streak to seven. David Perron and Claude Giroux also scored, with Perron reaching ...

Board OKs $2M contract for riverfront

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YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved a $1,974,317 contract for a riverfront project on the lower West Side. The board voted 3-0 Thursday to enter into the contract with Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Co. of Youngstown. The company submitted the lowest bid among six that ...

Blue Jackets fall to Wild, 5-2

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COLUMBUS — Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy each had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win. Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Hartman and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for Minnesota. ...