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• TRUMBULL COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE Board of Education will meet at 9 a.m. today at the board meeting room in Niles. • LORDSTOWN VILLAGE Planning / Zoning Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at the village municipal building. • TRUMBULL COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the commission office second floor conference room, 185 E. Market St., Warren. • TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have their weekly workshop at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the commissioners hearing room. • NILES PARK BOARD will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Niles Wellness ...

Seeing Eye: K9s For Compassion program planned at Girard Free Library

K9s FOR COMPASSION: The Girard Free Library will host a K9s For Compassion program at 6 p.m. today where children up to age 12 can read a story to one of the organization's trained therapy dogs. Registration is required. WINTER STORYTIME: McKinley Memorial Library in Niles presents Winter Storytime at 11 a.m. today in the children’s room of the library. Caregivers and their children ages 0–4 are invited to attend storytime to encourage a love of reading with stories, songs and crafts. Each week will feature a different theme. LOVE STINKS: The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library ...

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• TRUMBULL COUNTY DATA PROCESSING BOARD will host a reorganizational meeting at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the county administration building on the third floor IT Training Room. • LABRAE BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the complex band room. • BRISTOL PUBLIC LIBRARY Board of Trustees will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at the library meeting room. • BRISTOL ZONING COMMISSION will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the township administration building. • GIRARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building. Council’s economic development committee will meet ...

Chocolate tasting set for Saturday

CHOCOLATE TASTING: Chocolate Tasting for Adults will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Harding Meeting Room at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW. The free event is for adults to savor a curated selection of various types of chocolates. Test your taste buds and discover the nuanced flavors and aromas that make chocolate a true work of art. Registration is required at 330-399-8807. UNDER THE STARS: PJ Library of the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown and Ohev Beth Sholom will present “Under the Stars,” a community Havdalah program 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday ...

Embrace the family legacy

We often talk about the moments that shape us — big decisions, career paths and life milestones. But more often than not, it’s not the moments that define us. It’s the people. I was reminded of that in a very real way this past Friday when I lost my Papaw Ron — the last grandparent I had. Losing your last grandparent — that hits different. It feels like a chapter closing, not just in your life, but in the story of where you come from. Before I ever understood what “legacy” meant, I was living inside of it. Long before I had a career, a family of my own or even the ...

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• GIRARD BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a special meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday in the high school conference room to meet with legal counsel on pending court action. This will be an executive session and no action will be taken.