Hockey is back

Hockey is back
kPROFESSIONAL hockey is back after a strike that scrubbed last season. The Pittsburgh Penguins fell to New Jersey 5-1 in their season opener.
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Salem, Canfieldrenew rivalry
kTHE SALEM HIGH SCHOOL football team is thinking an upset could be in the works in its game against archrival Canfield on Friday night.
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LOCAL
WRTA levy defeatwould force cuts
kWESTERN RESERVE Transit Authority, which provides bus service in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, plans to cut jobs and services if its two levies on the fall ballot fail.
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Station's directorfinishes long run
kTHE STATION DIRECTOR of WYSU-FM has completed a 50-mile run to raise money for improvements to the radio station.
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WAR IN IRAQ
Mosque attacked
kA BOMB EXPLODED at the entrance of a Shiite Muslim mosque south of Baghdad as hundreds of worshippers gathered for prayers on the first day of Ramadan and for the funeral of a man killed in an earlier bombing. At least 25 people were killed and 87 wounded.
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ENTERTAINMENT EXTRA
Halloween events
kOCTOBER is filled with Halloween dances, hayrides, pumpkin carvings and other events in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys.
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BUSINESS
Chamber honorsCovelli for growth
kTHE REGIONAL CHAMBER presented its top awards for sales and employee growth to Covelli Enterprises at the Greater Mahoning Valley Growth Awards on Wednesday. Covelli is the largest franchisee for Panera Bread.
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