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Fed official says Iran war pushed her toward supporting rate hike

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that the renewal of combat in the Middle East in August was a key reason she supported raising borrowing costs last week, when she also penciled in a second rate hike for later this year. Susan Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said in an interview with The Associated Press that she agreed with the Fed’s decision Wednesday to lift its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to about 3.9%. She also expects that the Fed will keep rates unchanged next year, she added. “I did not see the inflation ...

Flights are disrupted across northeast due to technical problems at air traffic center

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Hundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast due to technical problems at a key regional air traffic control center, as every major airport in the New York City area ground to a halt for several hours Monday just as numerous foreign leaders were flying to the United Nations General Assembly. However, President Donald Trump’s flight from Washington to New York was able to depart as scheduled. The technical problems happened at the same Federal Aviation Administration facility in Philadelphia that caused numerous disruptions at Newark Liberty International Airport in the ...

Liberty officials hear finance updates

Local News

LIBERTY — The township is more than halfway through its first full year with its new cemetery under its control, and has the potential to break even, according to Fiscal Officer Matthew Connelly. Trustees at a recent regular meeting heard from Connelly, who provided a cash-fund summary report, which shows the purchase orders and outstanding reserved funds for encumbrances that trustees have agreed to. The report gives officials an idea of the township’s real balance, which will put it at $7.674 million, and Connelly said the township’s general and other funds are “doing ...

Planning commission will host second land use plan meeting

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WARREN — Building on the success and community participation of the first countywide land use planning meeting in Kinsman, the Trumbull County Planning Commission will continue its public engagement process with the next meeting for southeastern areas at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Liberty Township Building, 1315 Churchill-Hubbard Road. The meeting will focus on communities in the southeastern portion of Trumbull County, including Brookfield, Hubbard, Liberty and Vienna townships, Hubbard city and Yankee Lake village. Commission officials said the meeting continues the countywide ...

Hubbard officials learn about redistricting

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HUBBARD — League of Women Voters representatives emphasized the importance of transparency and reaching a state of equal representation in their presentation about redistricting to Hubbard residents Monday night. City officials heard from Lisa Kohler and Trevor Martin of the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization founded in 1920 by leaders of the women’s suffrage movement to empower all citizens to participate in democracy. Kohler said they were there to speak with residents and officials to talk about malapportionment and redrawing wards so Hubbard’s ...

Bid for city water project comes in under estimate

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YOUNGSTOWN — The apparent low bid for a major pump station addition that distributes Youngstown water to most of Austintown and Canfield townships came in about $1.2 million below the city’s estimate. Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Co. of Youngstown, which frequently does work for the city, submitted the apparent low bid of $7,749,054 for the work. The next lowest apparent bid came from A.P. O’Horo of Liberty at $8,921,645. There were three other bids — ranging from $9,608,518.20 to $10,231,310. The city’s estimate was about $8.9 million, said Water Commissioner Harry L. ...