BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      Meeting last week in regular session, the Boardman Township Board of Trustees opened their meeting recognizing Lonardo’s Greenhouse on Southern Blvd. for operating for 100 years-----Then heard a woman, Terry Mcglynn, of 271 Afton Ave., address her concerns about the welfare of her neighborhood; followed by remarks given by Patrick Duschl, of 4031 Risher Rd. who expressed concerns about his perception of a rat problem in his neighborhood, followed by remarks delivered by Jen Evans, of 1847 Oles Ave., who is among many residents of her neighborhood who have complained for at least seven years about a decaying apartment building on Oles Ave., a building that at one point was ordered demolished by the Boardman Fire Department; followed by remarks from Brian Ahlquist, president of the Boardman Fire-fighters union, thanking trustees for funding a ...Read More >>

     Meeting on Monday, June 29, the Boardman Board of Education approved a resolution to place a tax levy on the November ballot for current expenses.
      According to the resolution, the school districts seeks “renewal of an existing $4.647 million tax levy for the purpose of current expenses of the School District (formerly for the purpose of providing for the emergency requirements of the School District), for five years, which, if approved, would be first collected in calendar year 2028.”
      The resolution notes “at an election on November 8, 2016, the School District’s voters approved the renewal of all of two existing levies in excess of the ten-mill limitation in order to raise the amount of $4,646,975 each calendar year for a period of 10 years for the purpose of providing for the emergency requirements of the School District.”

     The Boardman Local School District has eliminated Cardinal Mooney from their slate of athletic schedules, beginning with the upcoming fall season.
      Mooney does not appear on the Spartans grid schedule where the series between the two school dates back to 1968. Mooney and Boardman have squared-off in the gridiron 52 times with the Cardinals holding a 31-21 advantage in the series.
      Boardman High School Athletic Director Jeff Hammerton said scheduling Cardinal Mooney “is not in our best interests,” adding it was five years ago the Boardman eliminated Ursuline from the football schedule.
      Hammerton said Boardman has eliminated Mooney “across the board” for all sports.
      The Spartans open this 2026 football campaign on Fri., Aug. 21 with a home game against the Youngstown Defenders (teams formed by a merger ...Read More >>