2025 BARBERTON SCHOOLS ACADEMIC HALL OF FAME: James E. Young, Class of 1979
James E. Young, Class of 1979 BGNN staff report Barberton City Schools 19th annual Academic Hall of Fame ceremony is Sept. 5 at Barberton High School. Seven Barberton High School alumni are being inducted this year: David R. Cooper, from the Class of 1962; Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977; James E. Young, Class of…
Read More2025 BARBERTON SCHOOLS ACADEMIC HALL OF FAME: Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977
Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977 BGNN staff report Barberton City Schools 19th annual Academic Hall of Fame ceremony is Sept. 5 at Barberton High School. Seven Barberton High School alumni are being inducted this year: David R. Cooper, from the Class of 1962; Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977; James E. Young, Class of…
Read More2025 BARBERTON SCHOOLS ACADEMIC HALL OF FAME: David R. Cooper, Class of 1962
David R. Cooper, Class of 1962 BGNN staff report Barberton City Schools 19th annual Academic Hall of Fame ceremony is Sept. 5 at Barberton High School. Seven Barberton High School alumni are being inducted this year: David R. Cooper, from the Class of 1962; Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977; James E. Young, Class of…
Read MoreJanine Trubatch (nee Lewis), 89
Janine Trubatch (nee Lewis), 89, of St. Petersburg, Florida and a former resident of Norton and Barberton, Ohio passed away peacefully on Friday, August 29, 2025, after a short illness. Janine was preceded in death by her parents, Magdelena Rhein and Johnnie “Whitey” Lewis; her beloved husband, Milan Trubatch; sisters, Margaret McArthur and Genevieve Welsh…
Read MoreA FAMILY TRADITION Pleasant View celebrates decades of care
PHOTO FROM PLEASANT VIEW’S WEBSITE Pleasant View Skilled Nursing & Rehab celebrated its 50th anniversary last week but the center at 401 Snyder Ave., Barberton, has a history that began decades earlier at a home in Norton. The company continues to be owned by the same family and a fourth generation is now one of…
Read MoreLOCAL BOOK REVIEWS Top picks from Barberton Public Library staff: ‘We Used to Live Here’
Roxana Rathbun, children’s librarian at the Barberton Public Library, reviews: “We Used to Live Here” by Marcus Kliewer This is a speculative horror novel that had me on the edge of my seat! Eve and Charlie have recently purchased a home that they are intending to flip. The house is old but in a beautiful…
Read MoreBARBERTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME Two-sport Magic star nominated by brother
Mike Palija, 1967 graduate of Barberton High, is being inducted in the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame. By RANDY FORST BGNN sports editor A 1967 graduate of Barberton High, Mike Palija was a two-sport star for the Magics. In baseball, playing for legendary coach Les Scarr he lettered twice, while in football he was a…
Read MoreLOCAL BOOK REVIEWS Top picks from Barberton Public Library staff: ‘Say You’ll Remember Me”
Sarah Massey, technical services manager for the Barberton Public Library, reviews: “Say You’ll Remember Me” by Abby Jimenez What happens when you meet the right person at the wrong time? Do you follow your heart, or walk away? When Samantha and Xavier meet, their connection is instant and undeniable. But life isn’t simple—Sam is needed…
Read MoreTop technicians take troubling tree
PHOTO PROVIDED Barberton Tree’s “A Team,” an elite crane crew, removes a potentially dangerous tree at Sixth Street NW. BGNN staff report BARBERTON For several years, Sixth Street NW resident Tiffany Mead had a large, unsettling tree looming over her house. Things changed April 15 when a limb on a very similar tree on Second…
Read MoreLocal police participate in Torch Run
PHOTOS AND INFO PROVIDED THANKS TO NATHAN SAMPLES Barberton Police joined other local and area police departments June 11 in participating in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Seth Greenfelder, center, holds the “Flame of Hope.” He is the 2024 Athlete of the Year for Ohio and the newest member of the Special…
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