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Home Depot helps Boardman Police

Boardman Compost
site will remain closed

"Don't bring branches and leaves in front of the Boardman Compost site. It is closed until further notice due to the recent layoffs in the township road department."
That's the plea of Larry Wilson who is 13 workers short in his department because of the township budget crunch.
"Anybody caught dumping branches, leaves and other matter could receive a stiff fine because of their actions," he added.
The department has suspended the weekly branch pickup because the compost site is closed and cannot be manned by the present staff.
Wilson said his department at this time does not have the ability to run the "Beast" (the wood chipper) or man the site.
This machine does not stay on-site all night, and it needs to be transported there, he said. It must be transported to the site by an operator with a Class A CDL. After the layoffs, there is no worker with such a license in the department, Wilson noted
"We apologize for this inconvenience and ask or your patience and cooperation at this present time," he added.
For any questions on the road department, all 330-726-4190.

Accepting the tools are from left: Officer Pat Klingensmith, Chief Pat Berarducci, Officer Jack Neopolitan and Police Lt. Don Lamping with Buddy Colley, new manager of Home Depot in Boardman. Photos by Mike Varveris.

Police Chief Pat Berarducci  thanks Home Depot Manager Buddy Colley and Home Depot for their generous donation of tools to aid officers during an emergency.

Indians' PR man sees
good things for Tribe

YSU honors Lariccia
family with top award

Youngstown State University presented Tony and Mary Lariccia with its prestigious "Friends of the University" award recently at a dinner held at the D.D  and Velma Davis Education Center at Fellows Riverside Garden.
The philanthropic Boardman couple has donated than $5 million to YSU including $4 million for the university's Centennial Capital campaign, the largest gift given by a private donor in YSU's 100-year history,
The Lariccia" have also donated to statues honoring legendary coach Dom Roselli and Howard Jones, the university's first president, Penquin Parade Arts Project, the YSU  Andrews Student Wellness and Recreation Center and other projects.
With his $5 million support of YSU, they have donated a total of $11 million to various projects in the Valley also including Boardman Park and schools, the YMCA,
Tod Children's Hospital, Goodwill Industries, St. Charles Church in Boardman, Struthers, Canfield  and Chaney schools, Angels for Animals and New Hope Academy. A 1963 graduate of Struthers High, Lariccia earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and began his career at Merrill Lynch in 1970 after being employed as an accountant at U.S. Steel four years.
Now a vice president at Merill Lynch, he has become one of the company's most successful securities brokers. He and his wife, a 1968 graduate, married in 1974.  They have two daughters, Natalie and Dana.

The Cleveland Indians' Nate Janoso is welcome to Boardman Rotary by President Shannon Tironde (left). Deborah Liptak (right), Rotary program director, introduced him. Photo by Mike Varveris.