BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      Rudzik Excavating has been awarded a $3.629 million contract by the ABC Water and Stormwater District to construct a stormwater park on the site of the former Market St. Elementary School, 5555 Market St.
      The stormwater park was officially announced in the fall of 2021 as a collaborative project of Boardman Township Trustees, the water and stormwater district, as well as Mahoning County commissioners and state and federal agencies.
      Work on the project is expected to begin within a week, beginning with the relocation of sanitary sewer lines, Boardman Township Administrator Jason Loree said. Project completion is set for the summer of 2025.
      According to Boardman Township officials, once completed, the Forest Lawn Stormwater Park will...Read More >>

      Meeting on Monday night, Boardman Township Trustees approved a resolution to place a 6/10-mill renewal issue on the Nov. 5 general election ballot for Boardman Park.
      In brief remarks to the Board of Trustees, Liam Jones, a member of the park’s Board of Commissioners, said the levy raises $570,000 for the park, about 38 per cent of its annual budget.
      Jones noted the issue will cost taxpayers “no new money” and is needed to “make sure the Green Oasis remains as beautiful as ever.”
      Township Trustees also approved second readings of resolutions to place a 3/10-mill road and bridge renewal issue before the electorate, as well as a 4.5-mill additional levy to fund the fire department and its EMS services.
      Fire Chief Mark Pitzer noted through the first six months of the year, his department has made 160...Read More >>

     THE 19th ANNUAL MAHONING VALLEY SLOVAK FEST will be held Sun., Aug. 11, from noon to 5:00 p.m. at St. Matthias Church, 2800 Shady Run Rd. A feature of the event will be music and entertainment by Gorska Muzicka, a group of student folk singers from Orava, Slovakia. There will also be a grand basket raffle, loads of Slovak foods, a bake sale, a Salvadoran Papusas and other raffles. This year’s Slovak Fest also features an evening of music and food on Fri., Aug. 9, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at St. Christine Parish Center, 3165 South Schenley Ave., where Gorska Muzicka will be a feature.