Social Security increase

Social Security increase
YOUNGSTOWN -- Reflecting the low inflation rate, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income checks will increase 2.1 percent as the new year begins. The increase, which will amount to $13 a month for the average retiree, is the program's annual cost-of-living adjustment for more than 50 million beneficiaries nationwide. Locally, there are 21,905 recipients in Columbiana County, 55,275 in Mahoning County and 45,515 in Trumbull County, the Social Security Administration said. Based on the increase in average wages, the maximum annual earnings subject to Social Security tax will rise from $87,000 to $87,900 next year, the SSA said.
Trustees to meet
NEW SPRINGFIELD -- Springfield Township trustees will have a special meeting at the administration building, 3475 E. South Range Road, at 9 a.m. Tuesday for the closing of the books.
A reorganizational meeting will be at 10 a.m. Jan. 2 also at the administration building.
An informational meeting regarding the upcoming sidewalk project in New Springfield will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 6 at township fire station No. 3. Representatives from Thomas Fok & amp; Associates, Ohio Department of Transportation and Eastgate Regional Council of Governments along with trustees will address questions or concerns.
Scouts to pick up trees
CORTLAND -- Boy Scouts of America Troop 54 will pick up Christmas trees Jan. 3-4. The troop is asking for a $10 donation for the pickup. Call Mary at (330) 638-7446 or Penny at (330) 637-0045 by Wednesday to schedule a pickup.
Stacey seeks Senate seat
LISBON -- Atty. Lawrence Stacey II of Columbiana is running for the 30th District state senate seat held by Democrat Greg DiDonato of Dennison.
Stacey, 42, of 465 Park View Drive, filed nominating petitions Wednesday at the Columbiana County elections board office to run as a Republican in the March 2 primary.
Stacey, an attorney since 1991, has never held elected office.
He said he is running to bring "new blood" into the state senate.
"I want to be a people's senator. I'm concerned about jobs," he said.
He is married and has three children.
The 30th District includes Columbiana, Jefferson, Harrison, Tuscarawas and Guernsey counties.
Golf club purchases
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa. (AP) -- A historic inn and golf course are now under the same management after nearly 30 years of being run separately.
The owners of the Riverside Inn purchased the Riverside Golf Club on Tuesday. Details of the deal were not released.
"We have done very well at the inn, but the inn needs the golf course. There's an awful lot of things we can do with the two together. But more than that, historically this was all one property," said Michael Halliday, who owns the two properties with his wife, Marie.
The 75-room inn was built in 1885. A nine-hole golf course was built in 1915, and another nine holes were added in 1923.
The Riverside Inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is known for his Victorian decor and dinner theater. Cambridge Springs is in Crawford County.
Cash register stolen
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Someone smashed the glass door to the Cheese House on Pa. Route 208 and stole the cash register. Pennsylvania State Police said they found the register a short distance away but did not indicate if any money was taken. The burglary was discovered at 1 a.m. Wednesday.