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Programs for real weight loss results If you have undergone bariatric surgery for weight loss, or are thinking about it but aren’t sure where to start, the Steward Center for Weight Control at Saint Anne’s Hospital offers free programs available virtually. May 5 and 18: Bariatric surgery support groups. If you have undergone bariatric surgery, or are scheduled in the coming months, our free online monthly support groups are a great way to support yourself and others. Led by a member of the ...

rfox@tribtoday.com WARREN — Trumbull County received a $500,000 Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant, leaving only a small portion of funding to gather before the last leg of Trumbull County’s portion of the Western Reserve Greenway Bike Trail can be built between Warren and Niles. The 4-mile stretch of concrete trail will join the end of the trail in Warren at Burton Street SE to the end of the trail in Niles at the trailhead by the Central Park Apartments, at the corner of Robbins Avenue and Eas...

If you or a loved one has ever struggled with obesity, you know that it’s a condition that can have both a physical and emotional impact on your health. Excess weight not only puts you at risk of developing a range of serious medical issues, from heart problems to liver disease to bone and joint pain, but it can also prevent you from living your life to the fullest. Helping individuals reclaim the lives they’ve lost while improving their long-term health is a goal that Fairfield Medical Cen...

WATERTOWN — For years, motorists have complained about how long it takes to get from one end of Public Square to the other, getting stuck at a traffic light seemingly forever and maneuvering through a series of traffic signals. Well, the city and a traffic expert have been working on a wireless system that would coordinate traffic signals in and around Public Square to get traffic go through the area more efficiently. Three years ago, the city obtained a $1 million grant from the state Dep...

Mar 12, 2021 / 12:28 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Monon Trail bridge over 38th Street is now complete. The bridge, which allows cyclists and pedestrians to safely cross the busy street, was celebrated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning. “Today is a very exciting day for this neighborhood as well as for trail users across the city,” said Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett in a release sent to News 8. “The completion of this project demonstrates Indianapolis’s continued d...

Shuttered Loop Trolley seeks $1.26M in federal money, says its tax collections are down 53% The trolley closed in December 2019 after facing low ridership and difficulties putting into operation the number of streetcars initially planned. Author: Jacob Kirn – St. Louis Business Journal Published: 7:14 AM CST March 10, 2021 Updated: 7:14 AM CST March 10, 2021 ST. LOUIS — The shuttered Loop Trolley is seeking a reboot with more federal money. ...

Ithaca and Dryden residents will see local water protections beefed up after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the Finger Lakes Land Trust announced on Feb.

As just about everyone knows, the United States is way behind the curve on developing high-speed rail transport. Most of the developed countries of Europe and Asia have high-speed rail networks tying their cities together, while this country has only one such line that just barely qualifies. Some of those other countries, most notably China and Japan, are also investing in magnetic levitation, the next generation of superfast rail travel. To date, proposals to build a maglev line in America hav...

Bike- and scooter-share systems across the country may soon be eligible for the federal transit dollars they need to remain a stable and thriving element of our transportation landscape, if advocates succeed in getting a hard-fought bill through Congress. Last week, Congressional Bike Caucus co-chair Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and co-sponsors Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Vernon Buchanan (R-FL) re-introduced the long-stalled Bikeshare Transit Act, which would amend federal code to include micromobilit...

Date Time Firearm injury study and violence prevention, intervention program aim to break cycle for at-risk populations Firearm injury continues to plague our country, with more people suffering nonfatal firearm-related injuries than firearm deaths. While much research has been done on fatal gun injuries, less is understood about nonfatal firearm injuries and interventions. But that is about to change, thanks to a recent study from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT...