Category: History
Local historian pens township history book
Lois Werner is amazed at how much information is available on the internet on the history of...
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Sheriffs left their mark on county
Trumbull County has had a sheriff since 1800, but there isn’t a lot of officially stored...
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Library examines cemetery history
Cemeteries are not just repositories for the dead. They can be time capsules, places for...
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No restitution in broken historical sign case
A Brookfield woman who crashed her SUV into an historical marker sign on the township green has...
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Historical tour comes to town
Mercer County Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Farrell Juneteenth Celebration stopped in...
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Hit-and-run driver knocks down historical sign
Brookfield Township officials are investigating what it will take to re-erect an historical sign...
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Chief Faustino chronicles police department history
“We’re good at responding to emergencies,” Brookfield Police Chief Dan Faustino said....
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Son remembers contributions of first fire chief
John Schultz remembers when firefighting was a neighborhood concern. Back before the Brookfield...
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The slippery Slope to local FD
Brookfield Township Fire Department marked its 75th anniversary this year, but the history of...
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Inductee focused on positives, not hardships
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories on the 2023 inductees into the...
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Fire department has served township for 75 years
Gerard Zarella has watched as the Brookfield Fire Department transitioned from an all-volunteer...
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All stars contributed to Mahoning Valley baseball
As a 5-year-old boy, Paul M. Kovach got a baseball uniform and, boy, was he proud. But, he also...
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