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Recovery group sets meeting

SELF-HELP GROUP: Recovery International, a community self-help mental health group, will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the study room at the Michael Kusalaba Public Library, 2815 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. For information, call 330-747-1176. ALZHEIMER SUPPORT: Alzheimer Network support group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2305 S. Canfield Niles Road, Austintown; and at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Catholic Church on U.S. Route 224 in Boardman. Due to winter weather, dangerous road conditions and a recently announced flu variant, the group is initiating a ...

Southington trustees place firefighter on leave

SOUTHINGTON — Township trustees at a special meeting/executive session on Saturday approved placing a firefighter on leave following accusations of assault. According to a news release from fire Chief Scott Bower, trustees placed firefighter Sherry Alexander on administrative leave pending the resolution of criminal charges. Bower said the fire department and trustees uphold a high expectation of standards of all employees, whether on or off duty. Alexander, 26, is facing a charge of felonious assault after being accused of assaulting a woman Wednesday in Weathersfield. He is in ...

Agenda

• TRUMBULL COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER Governing Board will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at the meeting room of the center in Niles. • CORTLAND CITY COUNCIL has scheduled a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday to interview candidates for the vacant council seat and to appoint and swear in the new council member. • BRISTOL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at the library meeting room. • LIBERTY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the township administration building. • LORDSTOWN VILLAGE Finance Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the ...

Seeing Eye: ‘It Suits You’ to outfit students for prom

PROM CLOTHING GIVEAWAY: The Trumbull County Family and Children First Council, in partnership with the Transition Age Youth Group from Cadence Care Network, will host “It Suits You” from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority building, 4076 Youngstown Road, Warren. The mission of “It Suits You” is to offer new and gently used male attire to any area high school student to make special events like prom, graduation, homecoming and others more affordable. Clothing for the event has been donated by members of the community, with a special thank you ...

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SOUTHINGTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will host a special meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday at the township hall on personnel matters.

Seeing Eye: Event highlights black history commemorations

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: The annual “Black History 365” organizations will host a two-day free event, “A Century of Black History Commemorations” from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at the STEAM Academy 261 Elm Road, Warren. Activities include an African vendor market/museum, youth events, food buffet, panel discussions on health and wellness, the state of America, “History Informs the Present,” a fashion show, line dancing and a play on 100 years. On Sunday, there will be a program at 3 p.m. at York Avenue Church of God with the Rev. Eric Brown Sr. There will be a discussion ...