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Multi-Generational Center anniversary set

25 YEAR CELEBRATION: The Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., is planning its 25th anniversary of service to the community 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 14. The event will include a reception in the gymnasium with live music, appetizers, and a cookie table. RSVP by Monday by calling 330-545-6596 or email ldedonato@multigen.org. CITYWIDE GARAGE SALES: Niles city will permit residents to host a summer citywide garage sale Friday through Sunday. There is no cost for registration with all fees waived for Niles residents. GREETING CARDS: The Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 ...

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• HUBBARD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 5 p.m. today at the township administration building on personnel matters and union negotiations. • LORDSTOWN MORATORIUM COMMITTEE will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the village municipal building. • GIRARD BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the high school media center. • TRUMBULL COUNTY METROPARKS BOARD will meet at 4:15 p.m. Thursday at the board offices in Howland.

Get library benefits

POP-UP LIBRARY: The Trumbull Homes pop-up library visit will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the Trumbull Homes, 1970 Hazelwood Ave SE, Warren, with a visit from the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library. People of all ages will be able to get a library card, borrow new books and learn about library resources. For information call 330-399-8807. Registration is not required. CLOSET CLEANOUT: The Center McDonald, 114 W. Marshall Road, is having a dance closet cleanout. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, families can shop for new and gently used dance, cheer, gymnastics and tumbling items including ...

Seeing Eye: Equality day observance is Wednesday

CELEBRATING EQUALITY: A Women’s Equality Day observance will take place at noon Wednesday at the Women’s Park off Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren. The theme is “The Life of Carey Green Mountain” who was the first black woman to own property in Warren. Guest speaker to tell her story will be Warren Councilwoman-at-Large Helen Rucker. She will chronicle Mountain’s journey from slave to freedom and then to property owner in 1892. The event commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Refreshments will be served after the program at the Harriet ...

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• TRUMBULL COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the Tomaski Center in Niles. A finance committee meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. • HOWLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the school administration building. • LIBERTY BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the high school auditorium. • NEWTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the township hall. • TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday for their workshop at the county administration building.

Howland student serves as Senate page

HOWLAND — Justin Keating, a senior at Howland High School, has spent time in Washington, D.C. serving as a Senate page. Keating said he has always been intrigued by the political process. He applied for the United States Senate Page Program after learning that it was available to qualified seniors. For the three-week summer session hosted in June, 30 pages were selected. The committee considered GPA, participation in extracurricular activities and leadership potential. Keating has a 4.39 GPA, is president of his class, serves as the drum major in the band, attended the Notre Dame ...