Press Coverage

Taft Elementary gets an upgrade to playground equipment.

More than books, pencils and lessons will greet Taft Elementary School students when they return to class Aug. 22.

The Lincoln Knolls Plaza will come alive Saturday with music, dance performances, food vendors, an art gallery, and games for children and seniors as the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. brings the Better Block program to the city’s East Side.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation received a $25,000 donation from the Home Savings Charitable Foundation on Thursday.

Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., 820 Canfield Road, is seeking a YNDC Revitalize AmeriCorps member for a employment that will begin on Sept. 2. Hours of service will be 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The first Girard Better Block event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17 on west Liberty Street.