The Boardman Civic Association held its annual Scholarship Awards Dinner on Monday night at Boardman Park. 11 scholarships, valued at $750 each, were awarded to ten high school seniors. Recipients were Jsoelyn Bishara, Trancisca Gatica, T’anna James, Kelsey McCallum, Samantha Murray, Mackenzie Riccitelli, Morgan Russo, Carter Simons, Landon Stokes and Mary-Catherine Werth.

     BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      A Boardman Township Zoning Board of Appeals meeting has been set for Tues., June 18 to consider a conditional use permit application submitted for a proposed group home that would house ex-convicts, including sex offenders, at 365 East Midlothian Blvd.
      The owner of the property is reported as American Scholar Ltd., of 10 Penn Ave., Greenville, Pa., that was cited by Boardman Township Zoning on Feb. 23 “for operating a multi-family dwelling group home without first having obtained a conditional use permit.”
      In denying the permit application, Boardman Township Planning/Zoning Director T.J., Keiran noted in 2023 and 2024 rental unit certificate applications provided false and misleading information, including using ‘Just in Time Initiative’ as the property owner, ...Read More >>

      IN CEREMONIES HELD ON THE CAMPUS of Youngstown State University last weekend, ROTC Cadet Jake Hughes, son of Tim and Marcy Hughes, of Boardman, was recognized for academic achievement and military excellence. Pictured, from left are Mrs. Jan Brown, past national commander of the AMVETS, Cadet Hughes, and J.P. Brown III, also a past national commander of the AMVETS. Cadet Hughes, a 2021 graduate of Boardman High School, is a junior at YSU where he carries a gpa of 3.89 and is majoring in engineering. The cadet has also been recognized at YSU with ROTC’s ‘Hero of the Battlefield’ Award that recognized his outstanding leadership capabilities. “His work ethic, paired with his strong mentality, and overall capability is what drives him...He will be a future leader who goes well above and beyond what is expected of him. He aspires to commission as an Infantry Platoon Leader,” the Hero of the Battlefield Award said.