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Weathersfield WHAT: Board of education meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Cheryl Basista, Mark Bodo, Sam Caputo, Josh Garris and Matt Glidewell The board: • Approved an agreement with Valley Christian School for use of the Joe Lane Football Stadium from 6 to 10 p.m. for five Saturdays for football games. • Approved Cetina Hannah on a one-year contract as a bus driver. — Bob Coupland Fowler WHAT: Township trustees meeting Sept. 14 PRESENT: Lynn Michalec, Jeff Davis and Todd Williams Trustees: • Reported the delivery of the fire truck and new ambulance is on ...

Hubbard officials hear about redistricting

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HUBBARD — League of Women Voters representatives emphasized the importance of transparency and reaching a state of equal representation in their presentation about redistricting to Hubbard residents Monday night. City officials heard from Lisa Kohler and Trevor Martin of the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization founded in 1920 by leaders of the women’s suffrage movement to empower all citizens to participate in democracy. Kohler said they were there to speak with residents and officials to talk about malapportionment and redrawing wards so Hubbard’s ...

Liberty officials hear finance updates

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LIBERTY — The township is more than halfway through its first full year with its new cemetery under its control, and has the potential to break even, according to Fiscal Officer Matthew Connelly. Trustees at a recent regular meeting heard from Connelly, who provided a cash-fund summary report, which shows the purchase orders and outstanding reserved funds for encumbrances that trustees have agreed to. The report gives officials an idea of the township’s real balance, which will put it at $7.674 million, and Connelly said the township’s general and other funds are “doing ...

Lindsay Clancy’s attorney asks judge to investigate the lone juror who wanted to convict her

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BOSTON (AP) — A lawyer for Lindsay Clancy is asking a judge to investigate the conduct of the lone juror who wanted to convict the mother from Massachusetts of murder in the deaths of her three young children. In a motion filed Friday but made public Monday, Clancy’s lawyer asked the court to question juror Michael Desronvil about his alleged use of a cellphone during deliberations, his truthfulness on a questionnaire that prospective jurors filled out before the trial began and his truthfulness when jurors were questioned by the judge a day before the trial ended. Among other ...

Gas prices keep climbing as crude oil remains high

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Staff report Gas prices are 33 cents higher in Northeast Ohio this week at $4.555 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report released Monday. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is up 16 cents from last week at $4.47 and more than one dollar higher than it was a year ago. In Northeast Ohio, the average a year ago was $3.077. Crude oil remains high, averaging $100 per barrel amid continued volatility in the Strait of Hormuz. Gas prices are back to what they were earlier this year during the spring, and the national average is inching closer to ...

McDonald chiefs express need for safety forces levy

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McDONALD — The police and fire chiefs of McDonald expressed the need for passage of a 4.5-mill safety forces levy on the November ballot. The chiefs also noted if a business locates at the former McDonald Steel property, it will mean additional taxes for the village, which will help the safety forces. Village council has placed a 4.5-mill, five-year levy on the ballot to generate $310,000 for funding police, fire and emergency medical service. The levy will cover costs for day-to-day operations of each department, equipment and wages. Police Chief Ryan Ronghi told residents at a ...