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GREEK SUMMERFEST: The 42nd annual St. Nicholas Greek Summerfest will take place Thursday through Sunday at the church grounds, 220 N. Walnut St., Youngstown, across from the Choffin Career and Technical Center. Greek food and pastries will be offered. Lunch and dinner will have carryouts. The event will also have Greek music and dancing. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. MOUNT CARMEL FESTIVAL: The Girard Mount Carmel Festival will take place July 11 to 16 at the Italian Fraternal Home Club, 33 W. Wilson Ave. The ...

Artists paint the town with pride

YOUNGSTOWN — A newly unveiled, eye-catching downtown mural is intended to display and capture a variety of essences that, taken individually and together, define a large part of the city’s heartbeat, fabric and flow. The artwork also serves as a vital and metaphorical rendering of how ...

Valley, nation celebrate 250th birthday of USA

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump mixed patriotic appeals with a dash of partisan politics Saturday night as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” Speaking in Washington ...

New charge considered against Paul Pelosi in hit-and-run crash

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was involved in a hit-and-run in California that left a parked car with “major” damage authorities said Saturday, and he could face misdemeanor charges. Paul Pelosi was driving his brown convertible Friday in Yountville, a town in the heart of wine country, when he struck a legally parked car on the side of the road, briefly stopped and then drove away, the Napa County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. No injuries were reported. A witness saw the collision and called 911. Shortly afterward sheriff's deputies ...