BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      Meeting on Monday night, Boardman Township’s Board of Trustees announced a joint effort with the Board of Mahoning County Commissioners to renovate the site of the former estate of Clarence R. Smith Jr. on Raupp Ave.
      Funding for the initial phase of the project will be funded by a $253,000 grant from Boardman Township and an allocation of $464,000 in opioid settlement funds provided by the county commissioners.
      Once the renovations are competed, the site will be used as a first responder (police, fire. EMS and dispatchers) wellness center and the facility will be one of the few such centers in the state of Ohio.
      In announcing the project, Boardman Police Chief Todd Werth noted the “first responders face an increasingly dangero...Read More >>

     BY GREG GULAS
      Boardman News Sports
      bnews@zoominternet.net
      The 56th Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame banquet, sponsored by Briarfield Health Care Centers and Ed and Diane Reese, is scheduled for Sunday, May 4 with a dozen new members set for enshrinement during ceremonies at Mr. Anthony’s Banquet Center in Boardman.
      Former Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders and Oklahoma Sooners running back Greg Pruitt will serve as guest speaker.
      The 2025 class includes John Butera (sports media), Tony Congemi (football), Roland Commings (boxing), Tim Gleason (contribution to sports), Brian Gorby (track and field-cross country), Bob Jenkins (track and field), Doug Kuberski (bowling), Steve Leslie (contribution to sports), James W. Morrison (contribution to sports), Mike Pavlansky (football...Read More >>

     The Boardman High School Class of 1975 will hold their 50th reunion on Fri., Aug. 15, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Waypoint at Westford Commons in Canfield. Reservations are $60/person and can be made by sending a check to BHS Class of 1975, c/o Deborah Liptak (Basinky), 7595 Sugar Creek Dr., Boardman, Oh., 44512. Classmates with questions can contact her at 330-770-3114.