Eagle Scout project benefits library

HOWLAND — The effort of a 17-year-old boy working on his Eagle Scout service project has resulted in the placement of flag pole at the Howland branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library on East Market Street.

Chris Connelly, son of Bill and Carolyn Connelly of Howland Springs Road, coordinated the raising of the 25-foot flagpole with an internal mechanism for raising and lowering flags in front of the branch. The pole includes lighting, a stone path leading to it and flower bed at its base.

Connelly is a member of Boy Scout Troop 101 in Warren. A flag flown over the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., was donated by U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th. The pole will be dedicated at 1 p.m. Saturday.