Meeting on Mon., July 28, the Boardman Board of Education approved $161,159 for wages paid to staffers holding supplemental and pupil activity contracts for the 2025-26 academic year.
      In June the local school board approved $279,546 in funding for supplemental and pupil activity contracts.
      Following are supplemental and pupil activity contracts awarded at the July meeting:
      Supplementals
       •Marvin Aeschbacher, Boardman High School, Industrial Arts Club Advisor, $1269.28.
       •William Amendol, Boardman High School, Orchestra Assistant, $4276.60.
       •William Amendol, Boardman High School, Project Mayhem, $2113.80.
       •Jenefer Basista, Boardman High School, English Festival, $634.14.
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     photo/Howard Reese
       BOARDMAN TENNIS AND SWIM CLUB tanker Matt Guarnieri, pictured, claimed first place in the backstroke in the 13-14 age division last week in a meet with crosstown rival Applewood. Guarnieri posted a time of 31.35 seconds in the 50 yard event to edge second place Ben Papa, of Applewood, by a tenth of a second. The Wood won the duel meet, 329-171.

      Meeting on Monday night, Boardman Township’s Board of Trustees approved the promotions of two officers in the Police Department. David Sheeley was sworn-in as a lieutenant and Paul Poulos was promoted to the rank of sergeant. Newly-hired patrolmen J.T. Nenadich, Nick Cathcart and Luis Meza took their oaths of office. Based upon the recommendation of Police Chef Todd Werth, Trustees approved the purchase of training and duty ammunition at a cost of $27,596.