Brookfield named certified local government
BROOKFIELD — Brookfield Township has received the designation of certified local government by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office and will be eligible to apply for grants for enhancing and adding to the Township Center Green off state Route 7. Brookfield trustees, Brookfield Historical Society members and community members attended a recent historic district training session by Glenn Harper, manager of Certified Local Government Program and Preservation Services with the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of Ohio Historical Society in Columbus. With the recent designation as an Ohio certified local government, the township will be eligible to apply for matching CLG grants to help with rehabilitating historic properties, providing community education on historic preservation, and nominating structures, sites and historic districts to the National Register of Historic Places.
» Full StoryEvent held for familes affected by suicide
Help Hotline Crisis Center Inc. will host a NATIONAL SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE DAY program at 6 p.m. Saturday at 1344 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Family and friends who have had a loved one die by suicide are welcome to participate.
» Full StoryFormer librarian marks 101 years
NILES — Nothing stops Myra Abell as she walks every day she can at the Manor at Autumn Hills, where she is a resident.
» Full Story33rd annual Smokeout set for Thursday
With the message ‘‘The Best Time to Quit Smoking is Now,’’ the American Cancer Society is holding its 33rd annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday providing free resources to help smokers quit.
» Full StoryChoir members to gather for Thanksgiving concert
The Trumbull County Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance COMMUNITY CHOIR is rehearsing a program for the 2008 TCIMA Community Thanksgiving Day Service on Sunday at New Jerusalem Fellowship.
» Full StoryShoe box gifts to benefit needy kids
Local volunteers are collecting SHOE BOX GIFTS personally packed by children, families, and individuals in Warren to reach suffering children around the world as part of Operation Christmas Child.
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