WARREN — Mayor Doug Franklin said the two promotions Friday to the upper ranks of the Warren Police Department are “personal” for him because he remembers hiring now-Capt. Bryan Holmes and now-Sgt. Pete Goranitis when they began their careers in Warren. Franklin said he could tell ...
NILES — The owners of Kast Iron Soda Works traveled from Salem on Thursday to give a “History of Soda Fountains” presentation at the McKinley Birthplace Home. Kast Iron is an old-school style soda bar partnered with America250-Ohio as an official nonalcoholic beverage provider. Lesley ...
NILES — Officials from the Ohio Department of Transportation visited Niles Middle School on Friday to tour the area around the school to see what improvements need to be made to its crosswalks, sidewalks and traffic signals. The visit came after the middle school received a $500,000 grant from the state of Ohio to help improve those areas, in what Niles city grant coordinator Bianca Rosenblad called “a huge, huge blessing for the city of Niles to have.” The grant money was awarded through the Safe Routes to School program, a state initiative meant to help communities improve ...
Property transfers recorded Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 in Trumbull County: Bazetta James J. Dicenso to Nick L. Massacci, 3303 Trapper Trail Unit D, $130,000 Braceville Lily N. Beavers to Matthew Wilson and Marjorie MacKnight, 1263 Depot Phalanx Road, $250,000 Bristol Andy L. and Irene Zook to Lester and Martha Miller, 830 Housel Craft Road, $325,000 Donna A. Martin to Matthew and Mattie Miller, 361 Mahan Denman Road, $385,000 Woodside Estates LLC to Matt and Danny Troyer, Housel Craft Road, $76,500 Brookfield M Walker Investments LLC to Brandon and Emily Janosik, 1095 Albright ...
AUSTINTOWN — The community gathered Thursday evening at Quaker Steak & Lube for Patriot Day, an annual celebration honoring military veterans and marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Eleven men and women who served their country were recognized with plaques and honored for their military service during a ceremony that drew veterans, family members and community supporters from across the Mahoning Valley. For Ken Jakubec, organizer of the event, Patriot Day is about ensuring that veterans’ stories are remembered. “When you come here and listen to ...
Tim Ryan, who represented the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House for 20 years, was among 20 people named to the Commission on AI and the Future of the American Workforce. Created by the American Enterprise Institute and the Urban Institute, the commission plans to assess how artificial intelligence is reshaping jobs, skills, benefits and earnings. It also seeks to develop practical policy options to help workers, employers and governments adapt. The committee is co-chaired by Republican Paul Ryan, a former speaker of the U.S. House, and Democrat Gina Raimondo, a former U.S. secretary of ...
