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The former Carmelite Monastery, which drew thousands of worshippers from across the Mahoning Valley on weekends to hear the sermons of Fr. Richard Madden, will take on a new role in the South Side neighborhood where it is located.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation is seeking donations to help revitalize a property as a Neighborhood Action Center.

The board of directors for the Western Reserve Port Authority unanimously approved the acquisition of properties along Mahoning Avenue, where a yet-to-be-named company will develop the site.

The pending merger of Home Savings Bank and First Federal Bank of Defiance will not impact the bank's long-standing charitable foundation, a foundation that has donated more than $17 million over the last 30 years.

A potential economic development project on a 1.5-acre site on the West Side represents just one step in plans to redevelop key local corridors.