BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      Boardman Township’s Board of Trustees indicated last week at their annual reorganizational meeting they favor creation of a so-called Community Reinvestment Area (CRA), dubbed the Tiffany Boulevard Community, at the site of the former K-Mart, 1209 Boardman-Poland Rd.
      K-Mart closed in 2016 after some 48 years in business at the site, and a year later demolition of the building that housed the business began.
      According to records of the Mahoning County Auditor’s Office, the former K-Mart property includes 9.09 acres of land with an appraised value of some $1.588 million.
      A document provided to Boardman Township, apparently from a firm identified as Butterfli Holdings, whose registered agent is listed as Frank Licata, of Pepper P...Read More >>

     Meeting last week, the Board of Boardman Township Trustees---Larry Moliterno, Steve Yacovone and Matt Gambrel---unanimously approved resolutions to place three, renewal property tax levies on the ballot in May.
      Those tax issues are a 7/10-mill general fund issue, a 3-mill current expenses levy, and a 3.85-mill police issue.
      The 7/10-mill issue was first approved by the electorate in 1976 and generates some $260,000 a year.
      The 3-mill levy was first approved in 1976 and generates about $1.4 million a year.
      The 3.85-mill police issue, that was first approved in 2011, provides some $3.5 million a year.
      According to the Boardman Fiscal Office, $11.1 million was appropriated in 2025 for the operation of the police department and the 3.5-mill issue brings in some 35 per cent ...Read More >>

     As part of its programming activities for 2026, Boardman Park will place an increased focus on programs that support senior citizens, including a ‘Tech Thursdays’ series that will center on promoting scam awareness.
      “I personally see this as an especially important topic as scammers continue to adapt creatively, targeting older adults in our community,” Mia Albaugh, community relations coordinator said about the Tech Thursdays.
      The park district will also introduce new “Matters of Balance” classes that are designed for anyone who could benefit from additional support with balance, confidence and safe movement.
      Events especially geared towards the senior citizen population will begin in March. They include---
       •Lunch and Learn on Thurs., March 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Lariccia ...Read More >>