Partnership aims to preserve local history

Partnership aims to preserve local history
YOUNGSTOWN -- After collecting data from more than 355 landmarks in Mahoning County, the Sacred Landmarks Partnership of Northeastern Ohio now plans to expand its research area to include Trumbull and Columbiana counties.
The Urban University Program Centers at Cleveland State University, Youngstown State University, Kent State University and the University of Akron all participate in the partnership, which aims to preserve and document the heritage of area religious organizations.
Photographs are being taken of all religious institutions in Mahoning County to document their presence, and sacred landmarks archives have been organized at each of the participating universities.
'Policing strategies'
YOUNGSTOWN -- "New Policing Strategies for the City of Youngstown" will be the topic of Police Chief Robert E. Bush Jr., when he addresses the Southern Boulevard Block Watch on Wednesday. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in St. Dominic Parish Center, 3403 Southern Blvd. (the former St. Dominic School).
Property maintenance
BOARDMAN -- Boardman Township trustees will meet in special session at 6 p.m. Monday at the township government center at 8299 Market St. to discuss enforcement of property maintenance per the limited home-rule resolution. The meeting precedes the trustees' regular meeting at 7 p.m.