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Hong Kong eateries welcome dogs as city becomes more pet friendly

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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong dog owners and their four-legged friends have gained new freedoms after the city relaxed a decades-old rule, allowing the pets to join them at eateries. Since 1994, only guide dogs and those performing statutory duties were allowed in restaurants under the city’s food business regulation. But the policy change aimed at promoting a pet-friendly culture kicked in Thursday, covering over 900 approved restaurants in the measure’s first phase. It is the city’s latest step toward building an animal-friendly society. Hong Kong now allows pets on certain ...

Canfield Navy veteran served in high places

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Mike Heher AGE: 81 RESIDENCE: Canfield SERVICE BRANCH: U.S. Navy, Naval Security Service MILITARY HONORS: National Defense Medal OCCUPATION: Regional Director of Marketing for BFI, now Republic Services FAMILY: wife, Sue Heher; daughters, Melissa, Melinda and Megan; three ...

Weekend crashes under investigation in Youngstown, Boardman

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Police in Youngstown and Boardsman were kept busy over the weekend with crashes that sent several people to the hospital. Youngstown police were called Sunday just before 3 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Market Street and Myrtle Avenue. Both vehicles received extensive damage and multiple people were involved in the accident. Debris littered the road after the crash, the report states. Multiple people were taken to the hospital, but the extent of their injuries was not known. A crash also was reported at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Market Street ...

Hubbard police probe theft of ATM

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HUBBARD — City police are investigating the theft of an ATM from the main lobby of Burlews Fresh Market on North Main Street A police report states a break-in alarm rang at 4 a.m. Friday and when officers arrived, they found a door to the store kicked in with glass on the floor inside. Police are reviewing video surveillance to identify possible suspects. Last month, Brookfield police responded to a similar incident of the theft of an ATM from a Sparkle Market where a window to the store was found smashed out.

Canfield brings history to life

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CANFIELD — The weekend was ablaze in gunfire, trumpets and passionate speeches at Argus Park as Argus Lodge No. 545 hosted a Civil War Reenactment. Lodge officer Chris Gillam said it used to be a regular occurrence, but this was the lodge’s first one in 14 years. People from the region ...

Library fetes nation’s past

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YOUNGSTOWN — Just a simple tour and a growing pool of knowledge were all it took for Benjamin Frayser to start a passionate trajectory. “I toured his house (in Mentor), heard stories of his life, career and personal convictions, and I was hooked,” Frayser, of Roaming Shores, ...