CANFIELD, Ohio — Kennsington Golf Club & Grille and CTW Development Corp. are teaming up with the U. S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots annual toy drive, which continues through Dec. 14 at the golf course. “Last year, Kennsington and CTW were instrumental in helping our campaign collect and distribute over 40,000 toys to 8,433 […]
WARREN, Ohio – On Veterans Day yesterday, some restaurants served veterans a free meal to show appreciation for their service. And for some of the veterans, the gesture is a stark contrast to the way they were treated decades ago. As Richard Roberts finished his lunch Monday at Sunrise Inn downtown, he recalls how different the sentiment […]
SHARON, Pa. – For 37 years, the Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio has acted as that necessary conduit between a giving community and the causes it supports. Yet the work has just begun, says its executive director. “We started with a single fund – the O’Brien Children Memorial Fund – which was […]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Chrisi Economos takes a quick break from freshening up customers’ coffee cups at The Saratoga Restaurant to field a phone call. The salutation is brief. “Usual?” The customer on the other end – recognized on the phone’s caller ID – orders the same thing every day, Economos says. She credits the restaurant’s […]
CANFIELD, Ohio – As Sarah Keeler, district director for U.S. Rep Bill Johnson, read aloud a proclamation Friday in honor of attorney Nils P. Johnson, her 2-year-old son, Ryan, dashed across City Council chambers to the mural standing behind her. He then put his hand on the mural, where he recognized the image of himself […]
LOWELLVILLE, Ohio – The village of Lowellville is the kind of town that smacks of idyllic charm. Antique lighting and renovated historic buildings line its main business district. A quaint gazebo anchors a small park with neatly bricked walking paths in the center of the village. It’s mostly a quiet town – a community bisected […]
LOWELLVILLE, Ohio – As Mayor James Iudiciani talks about his ideas for redeveloping Lowellville, there’s a unifying theme behind the efforts to bring in new businesses, attract visitors and, if all goes as planned, residents. “Everything starts in Lowellville,” he jokes before taking a more serious turn. “Some people don’t like traffic, but I want […]
LOWELLVILLE, Ohio — The village is undertaking a dam removal project that, when completed late next year, will help fish migrate and spread more oxygen throughout the water, improving the environment and creating a clean place for recreation. That was the message from Mayor James Iduciani at the official kickoff event Friday afternoon at the […]