MARY GRACE AURANDT, 70, Poland. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Friday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 4:45 p.m. Friday, funeral home. JULIUS BALOGH, 87, Youngstown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Feb. 4, First Presbyterian Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 12:30 to 12:55 p.m. Feb. 4, ...

The Associated Press Virginia Oliver, one of the oldest lobster fishers in the world who trapped crustaceans in Maine for nearly a century, has died. She was 105. Born in Rockland, Maine, Oliver started trapping lobsters at age 8 alongside her father and older brother at a time when few ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Joseph Anthony Tufaro, 70, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Joseph was born April 21, 1955, to Vincent and Connie Tufaro. He was the youngest of four children. He was a graduate of Liberty High School, Class of 1973, and then earned a Bachelor of ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Denise A. Fosco, 59, passed away Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at her home. She was born April 26, 1966, in Youngstown, the daughter of Augustine and Patricia Ziccardo Carducci. Denise was a 1984 graduate of Poland Seminary High School. She went on to earn her bachelor’s ...

WARREN — Retiring Trumbull Transit Administrator Michael Salamone reported the number of one-way trips made by the agency increased by 1,294 riders in 2025, going from 40,172 to 41,466. Trumbull Transit primarily provides bus transportation to Trumbull County seniors and disabled ...

COLUMBIANA — Mary H. Merlino, a devoted homemaker and loving mother, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 25 2026, at the age of 94. Mary was born Feb. 4, 1931, in New Castle, Pa., the daughter of the late Angelo Ferrare Sr. and Josephine Chill Ferrare. Mary was a proud graduate of ...