A tentative agreement has been reached in contract negotiations with members of the teachers’ union and the Boardman Local School District, Brandy Barborak, president of the Boardman Education Association (BEA), said on Mon., July 20.
      Barborak said “We have a tentative agreement” and announced a meeting of union teachers was set for Thurs, July 25 to vote on the new contract proposal.
      A three year agreement between the local school board and its teachers’ union expired at the end of June.
      In announcing the tentative agreement, Barborak said “details and information” had to be finalized, and she could “not share any details until the meeting.”
      Last week, Vince Carnevale, a spokesperson for the BEA, said a claim the union had rejected an offer of a 3 per cent pay raise was false and is not on...Read More >>

     In moments like these, even small kindnesses begin to feel like gifts from heaven—a neighbor
      who shows up with a chainsaw, a friend who sends a thoughtful text, an unexpected laugh that
      catches us by surprise, a cool evening breeze after days of oppressive heat, or the simple
      reassurance of someone asking, “How are you holding up?”
     
      The current pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 119 Stadium Dr., is Rev. Adam Rodgers. He penned the following in ‘The Week We Didn’t Play following a macroburst storm that caused havoc in Boardman Township on July 5 when many trees were taken down by extremely high winds, forcing road closures, damaging homes and a lengthy clean-up.
      The Week We Didn’t Plan
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     Boardman Township Fire Chief Mark Pitzer, 52, has resigned his post. Pitzer has served 23 years with the Boardman Fire Department, including 12 years as chief.
      Pitzer said he has accepted a position as a deputy chief with the Canfield Joint Fire District.
      “The opportunity arose with the vacant Deputy Chief’s position. I was compelled to seek out that opportunity. The decision was made after many long discussions with my wife and my family. A big decision such as this is not taken for granted and/or taken lightly. Returning to Canfield and continuing to foster a culture of high standards of public safety for my hometown is an honor that I accept with pride. I hope the community of Canfield feels the same way,” Pitzer said.