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Belle Vista road work

YOUNGSTOWN

Belle Vista Avenue between Mahoning Avenue and McCollum Road will be resurfaced beginning today as part of the city’s Water Department Waterline Replacement Project. Traffic will be maintained, but lanes will be closed temporarily and traffic patterns will change.

Bolindale Food Pantry

HOWLAND

Howland Township trustees will have a ribbon-cutting at noon today for the Bolindale Food Pantry in Bolindale Christian Church, 2749 Fairview Ave.

The pantry was made possible by a grant from the Ohio Department of Health through the Trumbull County Health Department.

It’s a cooperative agreement among the trustees, health department, church and Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley.

The pantry will be open the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month from 4 to 6 p.m. and will serve the Bolindale area, bounded on the south by Deforest Townline Road, on the east by Allyson Drive, on the west by Bolin Avenue and on the north by Draper Street Southeast.

6th annual youth gala

WARREN

Inspiring Minds, a youth-focused nonprofit organization, will have its sixth annual gala, the Inspired Tastes World Dining Tour, at 6 p.m. April 27 at St. Demetrios Community Center, 3223 Atlantic Street NE.

The gala celebrates the achievements of students who participate in Inspiring Minds after-school educational, community-service and athletic programs.

It features cuisine from around the world. Tickets are $35 each or $60 for two, and $25 for children. Call 330-469-6729.

More fake bills

BOARDMAN

The Boardman Walmart store’s loss-prevention manager told police she believes the same two people who used counterfeit currency at two other Valley Walmarts also used it at her store.

The manager gave the report to police Monday and said that on March 30, two people used about $1,400 in fake $100 bills, reports state. That was the same day police in Austintown and Bazetta received reports of about $2,000 in fake currency used at each store, police said.

The Boardman manager said receipts from Walmart’s internal system showed the items purchased at the Boardman store were returned at a Walmart outside the Mahoning Valley, according to reports.

Appliance collection

WARREN

The Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District will have a free appliance collection from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at its facility at 5138 Enterprise Blvd.

Geauga and Trumbull county residents are encouraged to drop off household appliances. Freon will be removed free of charge where necessary. Acceptable appliances include refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, hot-water tanks and stoves. Residents are asked to remain in their vehicles, and workers will unload. No hazardous waste will be accepted.