Girard News

GIRARD a ' Kiwanis Club of Western Mahoning County was represented by delegates at the international convention June 24-28 in Nashville, Tenn.

Several churches in Trumbull and Mahoning County have gotten together to offer help to homeless families.

WARREN a ' Tom Mahoney, the former director of the Trumbull County Department of Job and Family Services, was fired in March for allegedly buying cocaine from an employee.

A West Pittsburg man charged with the rape of a 35-year-old Jefferson Township woman was arrested Thursday in Boardman, Ohio, police said.

For the FIRST time "nine" communities in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties have come together to write a joint grant proposal -- in hopes of acquiring about 30-million dollars in federal funds for neighborhood clean-up and re-development. Mayors and staff representatives from Youngstown, Struthers, Campbell, Girard, Niles, Warren, Lowellville and ...

Ahhh....the lazy days of summer seem to be here .... For many campers at the Mosquito Lake Park that use to mean peaceful, relaxing, afternoons spent on the swing or near a campfire.

Ross Frankenberg of Barrington overcame a 4-stroke deficit to capture the Midwest Junior Players Championship Thursday, finishing with a final round 70 for a 6-under-par 210 total.

Students in Girard's 2009 graduating class might be the poster children for overcoming classroom adversity, said Principal William Ryser.

GIRARD a ' Girard Historical Society will have the Barnhisel House, 1911 N. State St., open from 1 to 4 p.m. June 14 and June 24.

NILES a ' The Area Agency on Aginga TMs main office has been moved from downtown Youngstown to Suite 2685 on the second floor of the Eastwood Mall at 5555 Youngstown-Warren Road.

Ralph J. Infante, 83, 214 Belmont Ave., died at 11:02 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Select Specialty Hospital, Youngstown.

John Masternick, 83, of Girard, died at his home on Memorial Day, May 25, 2009. He was the owner of Windsor House Inc.

Pizzulo convicted in 1993 police probe By Joe Pinchot Herald Staff Writer BROOKFIELD - A former Brookfield policeman convicted in 1993 of falsification was found guilty Friday of grand theft.

WARREN a ' For years, Peter Pizzulo and Anthony Leshnack enforced the law as sergeants in the Trumbull County Sheriffa TMs Department.

GIRARD a ' Area golfers are invited to participate in the 2009 Junior Achievement Golf Classic on Monday at Avalon Lakes.

The community of Girard is coming together Saturday to help 19 year old Jordan Baer.

Now its an empty lot, but soon a new housing complex will sit between these homes on Washington Avenue.

GIRARD a ' A spaghetti dinner and Chinese auction has been planned for May 17 as a benefit for the Taylor Veisz Memorial Scholarship Fund.

An Ohio woman faces criminal charges in two states for allegedly violating custody restrictions Friday by taking her two children from the front of a Ligonier church on the borough's Diamond to an Ohio motel about 120 miles away, police said.

Only about 25 percent of those eligible to vote in today's primary election will cast a ballot, election officials in Trumbull and Mahoning counties say.