Events

Here’s how to get rid of your electronic waste in October

- Wendy DiAlesandro ,

The Portage County Solid Waste Management District is conducting e-waste collection events from 9 a.m. to noon on:

  • Oct. 9 at Rootstown Middle School
  • Oct. 16 at Nelson Circle
  • Oct. 23 in Freedom (8966 S.R. 700)
  • Oct. 30 in Randolph

People may drop off computers, laptops, phones, scanners, hard drives, unused printer cartridges and toner, servers, cell phones, stereos, VCR/DVD players, routers, MP3 players, cameras, keyboards, paper shredders, LCD monitors, game consoles and accessories, networking equipment, and speakers. A $5 fee will be charged for CRT monitors and printers. A $10 fee will be charged for TVs over 22 inches.

GreenBoard IT will process the material, and will not landfill it, Collins said.

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Around Brimfield: Good friends make you happier and healthier

— By Shirley Mars

It never occurred to me that I would someday have a best friend who is 80 years old. Last weekend I found myself at her birthday party, along with over 200 of her other friends. It caused me to ponder on the importance of friends in our lives. When I searched the internet, I came across an intriguing study on friendship and happiness.