Call from death row

Call from death row

YOUNGSTOWN

“Profiting from Our Pain: The Epidemic of Mass Incarceration” will be the topic of a discussion from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 707 Arlington St. Keith LaMar, a death-row prisoner, will call in from the Ohio State Penitentiary. The U.S. has the largest prison population in the world, the church noted.

Homebuyers event

YOUNGSTOWN

A free, all-day homebuyers workshop will begin at 9 a.m. June 28 at the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., 820 Canfield Road.

Topics will include management of money, credit and debt; shopping for a home; obtaining a mortgage loan; and home maintenance. Parking will be at 822 Billingsgate Ave. Call 330-480-0423 for reservations.

July 4 events

HOWLAND

Anyone who wants to participate in the township July 4th parade and events can sign up at the administration building or on the township website. The parade will line up in the Hunter Square Plaza, 8600 East Market St. For more information, call 330-856-2340.

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