“Moving the farmers market to the new GROW by NECIC location gives us the opportunity to create more than just a place to shop,” NECIC President and CEO Matthew Scruggs said.
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Coming home: Grow by NECIC will open on Springmill Street this summer
MANSFIELD — The North End Community Improvement Collaborative Farmer’s Market is just a few months away. But this year, it’ll be in a new location. The market is moving to the parking lot of 486 Springmill Street, where the NECIC will also be relocating its operations. NECIC’s Springmill Street offices, known as Grow by NECIC, will […]
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Mansfield community invited to Earth Stewardship celebration on April 22
MANSFIELD –The Earth Stewardship Celebration encourages all Richland County residents, organizations, businesses, churches, schools, and government organizations to participate in cleaning up litter, a tree planting or beautification project. To help get started, the Earth Stewardship Steering Committee invites the community to attend the kick-off and clean-up to open the 30th year anniversary of Planting Pride, […]
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Share your story: Local study examines transportation barriers
NECIC, RCT and Richland County Regional Planning have teamed up to conduct a transportation insecurity research study.
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NECIC engages residents to shape the future of Mansfield’s North End
MANSFIELD — The North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC) is turning community feedback into action. Following a successful series of seven community forums held between August and October 2025, NECIC is advancing several key resident-driven initiatives to strengthen the North End, including the Springmill Corridor Cleanup and a Community Store project (grocery, café, staffing stop, […]
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News Man Weekly: Huge weekend, Shoe Bandit update and the new leader of NECIC
MANSFIELD — We just experienced a helluva weekend in Mansfield and across Richland County. On Episode 58 of the News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell recaps a myriad of fun events from one end of the county to another. “For all the brain-dead, nattering nabobs of negativism who say there is […]
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Land Bank gets public input for proposed Ocie Hill site development
MANSFIELD — Greg Baron came to a public meeting Wednesday evening to talk about a proposed affordable housing development for seniors on the site of the former Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center. What the managing director of development for Wisconsin-based Volker got was a history and cultural lesson about the value of all the things that […]
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NECIC welcomes Matthew Scruggs as new CEO
MANSFIELD — The North End Community Improvement Collaborative, Inc. (NECIC) has announced that Matthew Scruggs has officially stepped into the role of Chief Executive Officer. This follows the organization’s October 2024 announcement that founding CEO Deanna West-Torrence would be stepping down, with Tony Chinni serving as interim CEO during the transition. At that time, the […]
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‘Powder Blu’ movie premiere showcases Mansfield talent
Mansfield native Brandi Johnson authored the novel “Powder Blu” in 2014, published by Urban Books. This was the first of her work to be adapted into a film.
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Black History Month celebration features past, present voices at downtown library
MANSFIELD — The Black History Month Celebration Saturday featured interactive crafts and cultural celebrations from musicians, poets and dancers at the downtown library branch.