CLEVELAND---Isiah ‘Speedy’ Taylor III, 43, 231 East Philadelphia and 732 Fairmont, Youngstown, whom police say was married and also had a girlfriend (with whom he has a child), faces up to life in prison following his convictions on Hobbs Act conspiracy and brandishing a firearm during a crime for his roles in more than 40 robberies in Ohio and Pennsylvania between 2001 and 2009, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio said last Friday.
      Police sources indicate that Taylor held gainful employment as a fork-lift operator at Ply Trim, 550 North Meridian Rd. in Youngstown, and in addition to his criminal activity and would split time between his wife and a girlfriend, frequently telling one woman he had to work overtime; and then spend time with the ‘other’ woman.
      “This defendant had a long run spreading mayhem throughout our region but ...Read More >>

      BOARDMAN PARK HOSTED ITS 9th ANNUAL FATHER-DAUGHTER PRINCESS DANCE last weekend at the Lariccia Family Community Center to three sold-out dates. Pictured at last Saturday night’s dance are Jeff McGee and his daughter, Sophia. The semi-formal dinner-dance included dinner, dancing and a professional photo for a keepsake of the special evening.

     Estimated fire loss in Boardman Township dropped by 46 per cent in 2011, when compared to 2010.
      Fire Chief George Brown said that total runs made by his department increased to a record-high 3732 calls for service,
      Typically, most calls made by the Boardman Fire Department are not to fire scenes.
      For example, in Dec., 2010, fire personnel answered 332 calls for assistance. Only five of those calls were for actual fires (that caused an estimated $7000 damage).
      In Dec., 2010, fire personnel made 249 medically-related calls, according to Chief Brown. Another 43 calls were for alarm activations.
      During 2011, total estimated fire loss in Boardman Township was set at $594,000; compared to $1.051 million in 2010.
      Overtime use at the Boardm...Read More >>