AMONG THREE BOARDMAN POLICE OFFICERS who have entered the township’s retire-rehire program are for Bicycle Patrol Officers Rick Balog and Chuck Hillman. Balog, at left, now a lieutenant, began his career with the BPD on Sept. 9, 1990; while Hillman, at right, now a sergeant, began his career at Boardman on Aug. 26, 1990. During the late 1990s, the local police department had a two-man bicycle unit that would provide increased visibility in neighborhoods. Under the retire/rehire program, Boardman Township will save about $87,000 in wages and benefits. Also retiring under the program is Sgt. Mike Hughes, head of the BPD’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU).