LOCAL

LOCAL

Special of the day for holiday workers

kOlive Garden restaurants in Niles and Boardman delivered meals to hundreds of hospital workers, military personnel, firefighters, police officers and others who worked Labor Day. Above, Dr. Rob Gershkowitz of Canfield samples some lasagne.

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On solid ground

kNew Orleans is building a memorial to those lost during Hurricane Katrina, and that memorial will be built on concrete laid by Mahoning Valley hands.

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Parole opposed

kThe family of a man shot to death 20 years ago in Boardman doesn’t want the killer to be paroled.

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SPORTS

Browns prepare for season opener

kWide receiver Braylon Edwards, sidelined since Aug. 9 with a foot injury, and Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Anderson, out for two weeks with a concussion, were both back at practice Monday for the banged-up Browns, who have just a few days left to get ready for the Cowboys.

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business

Laboring longer

kAmericans are changing the game plan for retirement, with millions laboring right past the traditional retirement age and working into their late 60s and beyond.

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ENTERTAINMENT

An Ohio influence

kNew bands don’t debut at No. 1 on the country music charts. That is until Lady Antebellum released its debut self-titled album this past spring.

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society

New fashion course

kBack-to-school clothes have become a kaleidoscope of mismatched colors and patterns.

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