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Peace pole unveiled, dedicated in Howland

HOWLAND — While America celebrated the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence from England and subsequent battle to be free, a reminder of the country’s prosperous times when it’s not at war occurred when the Howland Rotary Club unveiled the installation and dedication of a ...

Niles public square opens to fanfare

NILES — The city’s new public square opened Saturday afternoon following the 4th of July festivities. The ribbon cutting came about a month after the ribbon cutting for Riverside Park, which features a canoe and kayak launch, amphitheater, nature playground and stamped concrete pathways. ...

Agenda

• 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

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

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

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 ...