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Multiple Veterans Day events will take place in the Valley: Cortland will hold a 2 p.m. ceremony Sunday, Nov.

8 at Point Park (rain site Cortland Christian Church); on Nov. 11 Austintown will have a 9 a.m. program at Austintown Fitch High School, Girard a 6:30 p.m. parade, Struthers 11 a.m., Warren 11 a.m. program & parade.

Volunteers from the Mahoning DAR and Scout Troops 4101 and 55 landscaped the Road of Remembrance on Sunday, Nov.

1 (4500 Market St. in Boardman) to uncover buried walkway stones and freshen the memorial's plantings. The stone marker was placed in 1931 and holds battlefield rocks and soil from the Meuse-Argonne cemetery.

Hundreds of adults and children lined Broad Street in downtown Newton Falls on Saturday for the 100th annual Newton Falls Kiwanis cake walk, where organizers gave out more than 150 cakes (and held Halloween costume contests) to raise funds for books, backpacks, and scholarships.

The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley awarded $752,904 in its third grant cycle to 50+ local nonprofits, with $272,590 from the general grant and major gifts from Western Reserve Health Foundation, Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation, and William Swanston Charitable Fund. The next application deadline will be Jan. 15.

Hubbard Township voters will decide on Tuesday, Nov.

3 whether to approve a 1.07 mill permanent property tax levy to raise about $340,807 a year for Harding Park for maintenance, staffing, equipment, and grant matching (249 Roosevelt Drive) (about $37 per $100,000 in home value).

Youngstown State rallied from behind to beat North Dakota in a comeback win Saturday at Stambaugh Stadium, taking the lead late in the game.

Alex Hertz, executive director of the Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition, said manufacturing is reshaping the Valley by adding jobs and new technologies, with companies investing in training and modern equipment, he told reporters Oct.

31.

Big Oak Meadows will host "Holidays in the Pines" this holiday season at its grounds, featuring holiday lights, family activities, and seasonal programming (dates and ticketing to be announced by organizers).