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Community News July 6, 2026

• TRUMBULL COUNTY DATA PROCESSING BOARD meeting has been canceled for Monday. • HARTFORD APPEALS BOARD will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the township hall. • TRUMBULL PLATS/ ZONING COMMITTEE will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the county planning commission office, 185 E. Market St. • BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 10 a.m. Monday at the township administration building to discuss insurance options. • GUSTAVUS TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. • NILES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the ...

Trump honors America's 250th

National News July 6, 2026

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” Speaking in Washington after storms ...

Small group connects at Courthouse Square

Local News July 6, 2026

WARREN — Despite steady heavy rain, a small but dedicated group of neighbors gathered under the gazebo at downtown Warren’s Courthouse Square on Sunday for a community social organized by Good Trouble Trumbull. The event, which took place 1 to 3 p.m. drew a modest crowd the day after ...

White House report calls Smithsonian leadership untrustworthy, radical activists

National News July 6, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — A White House report brands the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution, especially at the National Museum of American History, as radical activists who cannot be trusted, indicating that President Donald Trump may be preparing to install his own team. The report released late on Independence Day by the White House Domestic Policy Council comes in the midst of Trump’s aggressive campaign to overhaul some of Washington’s most sacred cultural and historic institutions. Trump in March revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution with an ...

Seeing Eye: Mount Carmel Festival begins Saturday

Community News July 6, 2026

MOUNT CARMEL FESTIVAL: The Girard Mount Carmel Festival will take place July 11 to 16 at the Italian Fraternal Home Club, 33 W. Wilson Ave. The festival includes food, carnival games, amusement rides, a 50-50 raffle, bingo and nightly entertainment. Musical entertainment is 8 to 11 p.m. July 11 to 15. A parade, which will be led by the Blue Coats Band, will be at 10 a.m. July 16 from the IFH to St. Rose Church for a Mass at 11 a.m. Musical performances will be from 5 to 10:30 p.m. July 16, followed by fireworks by the Justin Leo Memorial Bridge at 11 p.m. SOAPMAKING PROGRAM: The Girard ...

Hubbard police probe domestic violence shooting

Local News July 6, 2026

HUBBARD — The Hubbard Police Department is investigating a domestic violence incident that escalated into a shooting during the early morning hours Thursday at a residence in the 300 block of Parish Avenue. Detective Sgt. Michael Banic said officers were contacted by a woman who reported that she had been physically assaulted by her boyfriend and that he fired multiple gunshots in her direction as she fled the residence in her vehicle. A police report states the victim sustained minor injuries consistent with an assault and was evaluated at the scene by Eagle Joint Fire District ...