BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      The owner of an 8.7-acre parcel of land on Berklee Ave. will provide mitigation that exceeds requirements after trees, some of which were in a riparian area, were cut down in January, Boardman Township Director of Planning/Zoning T.J. Keiran said this week.
      The planning/zoning office issued a stop work order on Feb. 10 to John J. Angelilli, of Bristol Park Land Development LLC, citing a violation of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution when trees were cleared within 100 feet of a riparian corridor.
      The zoning resolution says “There shall be no disturbance of natural vegetation within riparian setbacks.”
      Keiran said that five of the 13 trees that were removed from the property “were in the riparian setback, a protected area...Read More >>

     BY GREG GULAS
      Boardman News Sports
      bnews@zoominternet.net
      After easily disposing of Springfield Local in their final scrimmage game 13-0, the Cardinal Mooney baseball team continued their hot hitting and stingy pitching by sweeping a season-opening twin bill last weekend for a 2-0 start to their season.
      Head coach Eddie Reese’s squad traveled to Wayne County last Saturday and defeated Norwayne, 9-1 in the opening game of their twin bill then followed that up with an 18-6 victory over Wooster Triway.
      The win over Norwayne was the 50th – he is now 51-46 overall with the Cards – of Reese’s scholastic coaching career. He is in his fifth season at the helm of the CMHS diamond fortunes.
      In their opener against the Bobcats (0-1), Tyl...Read More >>

     The 57th Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame banquet is set for May 3, 2026, with Louis Lipps, former Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints wide receiver set to serves as guest speaker.
      Sponsored by Briarfield Health Care Centers and Ed and Diane Reese, the event will induct 12 new members at Mr. Anthony’s Banquet Center, 740 South Avenue, Boardman.
      The 2026 class includes Bonnie Beachy (basketball, posthumous), Rich Denamen (basketball), Dave Dravecky (baseball), John R. Greene (football), YSU President Bill Johnson (contribution to sports), Vince Julian (special award), Billy Lyell (boxing), Rich Martinko (baseball), Tom Morella (contribution to sports), George Phillips (baseball), Jerry Sweed (contribution to sports) and Sonny Vaccaro (contribution to sports).
      Born August 9, 1962, in New Orleans, Lipps is a graduate of East St. John (Reser...Read More >>