Jason Loree Has Served For 19 Years, Now Fighting Polycistic Kidney Disease
     
      BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      Boardman Township Administrator Jason Loree, 43, announced on Monday he is pursuing a disability while battling polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disease that brings multiple cysts to the kidneys and possibly the liver and is accompanied by high blood pressure, flank pain, fatigue and some gastrointestinal issues.
      Loree said he has filed disability papers and is also on the transplant list at the Cleveland Clinic.
      “I may be taking leave due to my health and I’ll return for as long as I can to help this community.
      “My commitment to the township is strong and I’ll be able t...Read More >>

     BY GWEN SMITH-DARNELL
      Contributor
      Each of us is on our own journey in life. We are each unique. There are no two people exactly alike. No one knows what tomorrow may bring. There will be seasons of hardships, growth and happiness, we each will face, but it is how we live through each season, that will ultimately become our legacy, and the story that we tell.
      Dave Dravecky, a Boardman native, was guest speaker at the Mahoning County Bar Association Speaker Series, held at the DeYor PAC on Oct. 15. He is a 1974 graduate of Boardman High School and a graduate of Youngstown State University.
      Dravecky shared his life story from the time he was a left handed pitcher pitching for the San Diego Padres (1982-87) and the San Francisco Giants (1987-89). While in the Major League, he earned laurels as an All-Star in 198...Read More >>

     Ribbon cutting ceremonies have been set for Wed., Oct. 29 at 10:30 a.m. for the Forest Lawn Stormwater Park located n the site of the former Market St. Elementary School, 5555 Market St.
      In 2019 when the school closed, it opened the door for the development of a 14.6-acre green space that will become the Forest Lawn Stormwater Park.
      The stormwater park has been under development since the school closed and is designed to improve drainage flows in the Cranberry Run watershed.
      The park will provide improved surface water flows impacting up to 1,400 homes; and includes the creation of a passive park where people can gather and walk along a lighted sidewalk.
      The key feature of the site is the serpent-like waterway where during heavy rainfalls, the stormwater park can to hold up to the equivalent of 9-feet of wa...Read More >>