POLAND TOWNSHIP — A special two-and-a-half hour roundtable discussion Monday at the township hall brought together local and state officials as the Save Our Library committee prepared to ramp up its efforts to keep Poland’s 25-year-old library. “If the whole story is not being told, it ...
AUSTINTOWN — The township is down to two trustees after the board chair resigned on Monday. Trustee Robert Santos stepped down at the beginning of the regular trustees meeting, informing the audience that he has accepted a position with Mahoning County. Santos, originally elected in 2021, was reelected to his seat in November with 29.5% of the vote, coming in 1,624 votes over former trustee Jim Davis and just behind Trustee Monica Deavers, who also won reelection. Deavers, as the board’s vice-chair, will take over the gavel from Santos. “Tonight is bittersweet for me. For the ...
MILAN (AP) — Venice’s new mayor is proposing a dynamic pricing system for the city’s three-year-old day-tripper access fee, seeking government approval to raise the charge to as much as 50 euros ($59) on the busiest days to ease overcrowding in the UNESCO world heritage city. Mayor Simone Venturini told The Associated Press in an interview Friday that the current 10-euro fee for last-minute reservations has not done enough to discourage visitors on peak days. Instead of imposing a fixed higher fee, the city wants to enact a form of surge-pricing, allowing the charge to rise with ...
George Clooney is returning to the Venice Film Festival this year, where he’ll be honored with a lifetime achievement award. The festival’s organizers said Monday that Clooney has been selected to receive the Golden Lion at the 83rd edition of the festival in September. “I’ve had so many extraordinary moments in Venice. This festival is without question my favorite and to be given the Golden Lion is a tremendous honor,” Clooney said in a statement. “It also probably means I’m old, but I’ll take it.” The star has indeed had many memorable appearances in Venice, and ...
• LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL ordinance committee will meet at 5:45 p.m. today at the municipal building to discuss current ordinances and updates to permits. • MAHONING COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES will meet at 9:30 a.m. today at the small conference room of the board office to approve employment of a public official. • BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the township government center. • LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL will have its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. • WESTERN RESERVE JOINT ...
A police sergeant responding to a 911 call about a break-in and gunshots at an Ohio home was fatally shot, and the suspect and two other people also died, authorities said. Four other officers and a police dog were hurt in the shooting Sunday night in Rittman, about 40 miles south of Cleveland, authorities said. “Upon arrival at the scene, officers came under immediate gunfire,” a joint statement from Rittman Police Chief Robert Shows and the sheriffs in Wayne and Medina counties said. Sgt. Scott Ries, a 10-year veteran of the Rittman Police Department, was killed, the ...
