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Teens suit up in Warren

Local News September 17, 2026

WARREN — The Trumbull County Family and Children First Council hosted its third annual It Suits You event Saturday at the Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority. In collaboration with Cadence Care Network and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, It Suits You is meant to give away male-oriented clothing to teenagers and young adults who otherwise can’t afford dress clothes. FCFC Director Bonnie Wilson said they hope the giveaway will “make special events more special, whether that’s prom or homecoming, a wedding, a job interview, whatever it might be.” It Suits You has been ...

Negotiations ongoing in case involving former choirbishop

Local News September 17, 2026

WARREN — Negotiations are ongoing, but no resolution was reached Monday in the misdemeanor criminal case of Anthony Spinosa, former choirbishop of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, regarding his two misdemeanor criminal charges. Spinosa, 75, appeared at the podium with his attorney, Jeff Goodman, for a pretrial hearing before Judge Patricia Knepp in Warren Municipal Court. Assistant Warren Law Director Diane Barber told the judge she had some negotiations with Goodman and that negotiations are “ongoing.” Barber said Goodman was going to ...

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Fly in to aviation trail opening

Local News September 16, 2026

A newly completed one-mile trail invites walkers to get their steps in while discovering the Mahoning Valley’s aviation history. The Air Heritage Trail, a $500,000 project, will be presented to the public during a ribbon cutting and reception at 3 p.m. Friday. Entrance to the path is located at 4300 King Graves Road, Vienna, between the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport and the Youngstown Air Reserve Station’s new main gate. The path is constructed in the shape of a C-130 military transport plane with grindings from the taxiways used for the surface. Wildflowers fill the ...

Valley gets election ready with voter registration drive

Local News September 16, 2026

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation partnered with the League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown to host a voter registration drive Tuesday at the Jewish Community Center as part of National Voter Registration Day. The four-hour event gave community members an opportunity to register to vote, verify their registration status, obtain absentee ballot request forms and locate their polling places. Founded in 2012, National Voter Registration Day was created to focus national attention on helping eligible Americans register and participate in ...

Dana music school drive opens on a high note

Local News September 16, 2026

CANFIELD — A major fundraising campaign launched on behalf of Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music has every intention of rising higher on the treble clef. “This means the world to me,” Joseph Carucci, Dana’s director, said. “The Dana School of Music is embedded in our community.” Also embedded is the Crescendo campaign to raise funds to fulfill the mission of preserving the school of music’s history and attracting more students, which was celebrated during a special gala Monday evening at the Firefly Farm, 4950 S. Raccoon Road. Adding a major infusion ...