BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      According to the Boardman Township Office of Planning/Zoning there are some 11,000 housing units in the township.
      Approximately 9500 are single family homes and an estimated 1,500 or more units are classified as rental properties.
      In 2014, a rental registration program was established by Trustees Thomas Costello, Larry Moliterno and Brad Calhoun.
      The program requires an annual registration fee of $40/unit.
      In 2026, to date, some 1,515 rental properties have been registered with the Planning/Zoning Office and $158,540 has been collected in registration fees.
      The office of Planning/Zoning operates on an annual budget of about $430,000.
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     OSU Extension Mahoning County, in partnership with the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, invites the community to attend a November program in the Morning with the Masters garden education series. Led by Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteers and local gardening experts, the free program will offer practical advice and information to help residents improve their landscapes and support local wildlife.
      The free program, open to the public, will focus on preparing backyards for winter wildlife and attracting winter birds. Pre-registration is not required.
      On Wednesday, November 18, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, Katie Shipka will present “Feeding Winter Birds” at Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave. Attendees will learn how to attract different types of birds, choose appropriate feeders and select seeds. The program will also cover the 5-7-9 rule, a s...Read More >>

     Scout Troop 55, Cub Scout Pack 101 and the Mahoning Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) worked side-by-side to re-landscape the site surrounding landmark memorial rocks on Sun., Nov. 1 at the Road of Remembrance Memorial, 4500 Market St., at the entrance to Forest Glen Estates.
     
      Originally placed in 1931 by the Mahoning DAR Chapter, these historic stones include rocks brought directly from the Revolutionary War battlefields of Lexington and Concord, as well as a memorial marker honoring World War I service members. Notably, the central monument also rests above a historic capsule of soil from the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in France. There is a lot of history to the 39 rocks at this site. Each one was hand picked by DAR chapter members in 1931 Lexington is engraved on two rocks, Concord on two rocks. Other stones include HC House (Hancock-Clarke House), and...Read More >>