METRO DIGEST || Worship service for those harmed by toxins

‘Toxic trespass’

NILES

The Rev. Monica Beasley–Martin will lead a worship service at 10 a.m. today at 140 E. Church St., to remember those “harmed by toxic trespass.”

Beasley-Martin and other local environmentalists are concerned about a possible spill from a pipeline Niles City Council approved in December that will cross under the Niles Greenway bike path.

The agreement with Halcon Field Services allows the company to use the pipeline for oil, gas, water or other things moved through pipelines.

Railroad board

YOUNGSTOWN

A representative from the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will be at the Social Security Administration office, 354 E. Federal St., from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday.

The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board is a federal agency that administers the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts.

The nearest Railroad Retirement Board District Office is at 1000 Liberty Ave., Moorhead Federal Building, Room 1511, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15222-4107. It can be reached at 1-877-772-5772.

For those who wish to file an application or obtain information concerning railroad retirement, survivor, Medicare, unemployment or sickness benefits, contact the district office. Call for an appointment before visiting the office. If writing to the office, include your name, address, Social Security number of the railroad employee and a daytime telephone number.

Bike-trail ceremony

CHAMPION

A groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 3 of Western Reserve Greenway Bike Trail will take place behind the Trumbull County Career and Technical Center at 11:30 a.m. May 2. The new section will go from Champion Avenue south to the Warren Bike Trail at North River Road.

Liberty cleanup

LIBERTY

Liberty Township will have its 19th annual Liberty Community Litter Clean Up from noon to 5 p.m. April 26-27. Any clubs, groups or families interested in cleaning an area should meet at the administration building, 1315 Church Hill-Hubbard Road. The cleanup is sponsored by Geauga-Trumbull County Waste Management District, which is supplying garbage bags, gloves and sport bottles to the first 25 participants who arrive. Belmont Giant Eagle is providing snacks and water. For more information, call 330-759-1315.

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