• TRUMBULL COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Board will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the Tomaski Center in Niles. • NEWTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at township hall. • GIRARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building with a caucus with MS Consultants at 6 p.m. and finance committee at 6:30 p.m.
• BRACEVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the township hall for a public hearing challenging the demolition of the structure at 544 Braceville Robinson Road.
Peaches epitomize summer for me. From gorgeous peach pie cooling on the counter to a bowl of fresh peaches in my hand, summer doesn’t really start for me until peaches come into season. Thankfully, we have many local orchards that grow delicious peaches. But spring weather this year may put a damper on my peach obsession. Spring this year was a mess. Let’s be honest, spring in Northeast Ohio normally isn’t settled, normal or predictable, but this year felt even more chaotic, and unfortunately, it took a toll on local fruit trees and plants. Here in Trumbull County, we know ...
KINSMAN SAFETY DAY: Kinsman Township will host the annual Safety Forces Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the township park on Burnett East Road. There will be a bike rodeo, water battle, silent auction, and fire and police demonstrations. The bike rodeo is for ages 4 to 12 with sign-ups from 10 to 11 a.m. Prizes will be drawn after the water battle. CAR AND BIKE SHOW: The Unique Treasures Car and Bike Show to benefit local veterans will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Trumbull County fairgrounds, 4171 Hoagland Blackstub Road, Bazetta. The rain date is June 27. ...
BEACH BASH: The sixth annual Mosquito Lake Beach Bash will take place 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the park beach area and pavilion. The event will include free concerts by local bands, food trucks, 50-50 drawings and recreational activities. Those attending can take a lawn chair. MOVE THE VALLEY JUNETEENTH EVENTS: The Healthy Community Partnership, the Mercy Health Stepping Out Program, Youngstown State University Campus Recreation and the Warren Farmers Market have expanded Move the Valley, a new and expanded version of the longtime Walk the Valley initiative, to the Warren Farmers Market. ...
There are several Juneteenth events planned in Youngstown and Warren this week and over the weekend. Juneteenth (a combination of “June” and “nineteenth”) commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved black Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom. It arrived two-and-a-half-years after the Emancipation Proclamation and is celebrated to mark the effective end of slavery in the United States. Events include: • First Presbyterian Church, 256 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren, will sponsor a program at 7 p.m. Thursday. The multi-ethnic workshop experience ...