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‘We want to help with that’

WARREN — Age is not a barrier to helping other people as Jake & Emma’s Benefit Lemonade Stand proved on Saturday. “Jake was 7 when he was visiting his mother in Iowa and he saw a commercial for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He came home and wanted to raise money for the ...

NAACP promotes community

WARREN — The youth of the community are the future and it is important that other generations support and work with them so they can carry on what current and past generations have done and are doing for the benefit of all, said Pastor Vincent Peterson II of Third Baptist Church of ...

Today is deadline to nominate top firefighters

Today is the last day to nominate a Trumbull County firefighter for the Tribune Chronicle’s annual Trumbull County Firefighter of the Year competition. Nominees will be evaluated on dedication, productivity, loyalty and professionalism. They must serve with a fire department in Trumbull County, be at least 18 and hold any rank below chief. Fire department personnel can nominate a fellow firefighter, but nominations also can be submitted by the public. Nominators should include a written statement explaining why the individual meets the criteria for the award, and the nominations ...

Eastwood Mall to present free health expo Tuesday

A trip to the Eastwood Mall Complex could be the key to a healthier you. Once again, the mall is hosting the Trumbull County Health and Wellness Expofrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Tuesday in the mall’s Center Court. More than 35 local health care providers and other agencies will be on hand to offer advice and medical care. Meijer pharmacists will administer flu and COVID-19 shots. St. Joe’s at the Mall will conduct blood pressure screenings. The American Red Cross will host a blood drive. Instructors from Onyx Health Club will conduct strength testing. The life-saving practice of CPR ...

Agenda

WEATHERSFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a work session at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the administration offices. No action will be taken. CHAMPION TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the township administration building. BRISTOL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. BRACEVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. NEWTON FALLS JOINT FIRE DISTRICT BOARD will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Newton Township hall. TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have their weekly workshop at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the commissioners ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. (using information from the Smithsonian Institution) In 1890, jewelers and tinkerers Alfred and Charles G. Harris developed a new printing press with an automatic feeder. Their first press was a revolutionary breakthrough, delivering 10 times what a pressman could feed by hand. The Harris Automatic Press Co. was responsible for many printing innovations during the early 1900s, including the first commercially successful offset lithographic press and the ...