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Liberty woman loses $1,625 in ATM thefts

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Staff report LIBERTY — A woman said bank representatives told her that she would not be reimbursed any money after she reported a theft to police Saturday. According to a police report, Liberty police were called to a Fifth Avenue residence, where they met a woman who said an unknown person had taken money from her bank account. The woman provided officers with an investigation report from Huntington Bank, which showed six transactions from Sept. 2 to Sept. 8 totaling $1,625. The officer noted the transactions happened at three separate ATM locations. The woman said she was ...

Man charged with several offenses in apparent accidental shooting

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WARREN — Michael A. Sloan Jr., 24, of Maryland Street NW, was arraigned Friday in Warren Municipal Court on felony tampering with evidence and misdemeanor assault, using weapons while intoxicated and discharging firearms in a Thursday night incident in which another man was shot in the leg in the Warren Heights apartments on Maryland Street NW. Sloan was not charged with intentionally shooting the victim. Witnesses said the shooting was an accident. A Warren police report states that officers were called to the 400 block of Maryland Street NW, the Warren Heights Apartment complex, ...

EEOC files discrimination lawsuit against Bon Secours Mercy Health

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court alleging that Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown and Bon Secours Mercy Health in Youngstown violated federal law by allegedly subjecting a Jewish orthopedic surgeon to unfavorable terms and conditions of employment and firing him because of his religion and race shortly after the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel. The Sept. 23 complaint is assigned to Judge Charles E. Fleming in Cleveland. The suit alleges that the surgeon, of Geauga County, filed a charge of discrimination with the ...

Cortland swears in new full-time firefighter

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CORTLAND — City residents will begin using a new garbage hauler Thursday and Mayor Jim Bradley is asking residents for patience. “Ohio Valley Waste is a new vendor for our city, and we need to give them time,” Bradley said. “I feel they will have a good plan and good rates for our ...

Nor’easter causing problems from New Jersey to New England

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BOSTON — Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind gusts toppled trees on New York’s Long Island, damaging homes and bringing down utility poles. In the New Jersey beach town of Sea Bright, each high tide brought a new round of flooding. “It’s not like a one-time occurrence,” said Caroline Virenius, whose garage filled with about a foot of water. ...

On the record

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Howland WHAT: Township park board meeting Sept. 18 PRESENT: Sean Pompelia, Jim Fogarty and Alex Cornicelli The board: • Met with Brandon Giovannone of MDI Studios to discuss updating the park district’s website. • Announced the park maintenance truck will have new park magnets on them to let the public know the vehicle is part of the park district. Residents have asked the board to make the vehicles identifiable to those who use the park. • Announced the All-American cross country meet will take place at the park Oct. 17. The park will be closed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...