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Commissioners OK funding for road project

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BERLIN CENTER — Berlin Station Road will be partially closed for about five months next year. The Mahoning County Commissioners last week approved a $1.23-million contract with the Youngstown-based A.P. O’Horo Company, to replace the 83-year-old bridge on Berlin Station Road that spans a ...

12 local schools receive Purple Star designation

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Staff report A dozen schools in Mahoning and Trumbull counties have been named Purple Star schools by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, with two Canfield schools renewing their status and 10 gaining new status. Renewing their status are Canfield High School and Canfield ...

Romanian nationals indicted in SNAP benefit fraud

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Staff report CLEVELAND — Five men have been charged for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to steal nearly $1 million worth of food assistance benefits from low-income families and individuals in Ohio and California, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. A federal grand jury ...

City man pleads guilty to rape

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YOUNGSTOWN — Chad R. Scofinsky, 37, of Noel Drive in Youngstown, pleaded guilty to a rape charge Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court and got a recommendation from the prosecution and defense for six to nine years in prison. He will be sentenced May 28. Scofinsky was indicted on ...