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Judge grants intervenor status to two SOBE customers

YOUNGSTOWN – Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony Donofrio granted intervener status in a SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC case to two downtown Youngstown buildings, who could have their steam heat shut off as early as Tuesday by the utility company. Donofrio permitted the request to intervene from West 34 Investors LLC, the owner of Wick Tower, and Erie Terminal Place LLC, which owns Erie Terminal Place, in the court case – Public Utilities Commission of Ohio v. SOBE – “for the limited purpose of receiving notice of all proceedings in this action, and attending ...

Seeing Eye

TORCH CLUB PROGRAM: The Youngstown Torch Club will sponsor a presentation by longtime area writer, poet, and educator Dr. Carmen Leone at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road. Author of the popular novel “Rose Street: A Family Story,” Leone will discuss the importance of preserving family stories while sharing some of the literary approaches he developed over the years. A product of Youngstown’s East Side, Leone often features the ethnically diverse neighborhood in his poems, short stories, and works of creative nonfiction. Besides “Rose Street,” ...

Rich Center for Autism renovations celebrated

YOUNGSTOWN — A two-phase renovation project began two years at The Paul and Anthony Rich Center for the Study and Treatment of Autism. The project was to ensure that the demand of the Rich Center's resources, support services and specialized education will continue to be met. A ...

Howmet employees asked to pay back excess profit-share funds

NILES — Employees at a local metal manufacturing company are being asked to repay thousands of dollars in a short period of time after they were overpaid in profit-sharing checks. According to letters Howmet Aerospace employees received, the company identified an error in the calculation of the payments from Quarter 1 of 2025 through Quarter 2 of 2026, and, because the amount exceeded the profit-sharing amount employees are entitled to, the overpayment must be repaid to the company. The letters show some employees received over $5,000 in tax years 2025 and 2026, resulting in a ...

Judge tells students of struggles he overcame

YOUNGSTOWN - Judge Michael J. Ryan articulated in precise detail a childhood memory of painstakingly reaching for and successfully opening the sole wrapper left in a box of crackers on a top shelf, the last food in his home, only to discover cockroaches were eating what remained. "School was ...

Assistant prosecutor fired over lunches with juror

YOUNGSTOWN — An assistant prosecutor and former Republican candidate for judge has been fired for allegations of impropriety. Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro confirmed Thursday that assistant prosecutor Anissa Modarelli was fired last week after repeatedly having lunch with a juror in ...