The Herald, Sharon, Pa.

Local News

August 19, 2008

News briefs Aug. 20, 2008

Paving bids within budget for Patagonia streets



HERMITAGE — Bids came in on target to pave Sheridan and Ethel streets and Ashland Drive in Hermitage’s Patagonia section.

The low bid opened Tuesday, $138,960, was tendered by Sharon Paving and Construction, Sharpsville. Three other bids ranged from $141,742 to $202,361.

City officials set aside $156,340 for the work.

Bids will be reviewed by city engineer Herbert, Rowland and Grubic and city solicitor Thomas W. Kuster, and commissioners are expected to award a contract Aug. 27.

The project will complete the paving of streets and improvement of storm water management in Patagonia, all funded by federal Community Development Block Grants.

Feds indict Mexican man arrested on interstate



FINDLEY TOWNSHIP — A Mexican man arrested in Findley Township has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of reentry of a deported alien.

Vicente Perez-Gomez, 31, was with a 43-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy when their vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation at 11:05 a.m. Aug. 8 on Interstate 80, state police said.

None of the occupants could show proof that they were allowed to be in the United States, and they were turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, state police said.

Perez-Gomez was indicted Tuesday, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Pittsburgh.

Although Perez-Gomez could face up to 2 years in prison if convicted, most illegal immigrants arrested in Mercer County who are convicted of illegal reentry have been sentenced to the time they serve in jail awaiting their case to be completed, and then are turned over to immigration authorities for deportation proceedings.

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  • Recycling program a bit too popular

    The  county’s effort at going green by encouraging recycling in rural areas has been a tremendous success by most accounts, but isn’t without a few glitches. In Wilmington Township, residents often only have a window of a few minutes to get cardboard recyclables in before the bin is full, prompting a discussion among Mercer County Commissioners Wednesday morning.

    May 25, 2012

  • District will tap reserve fund

    Reynolds school directors plan to fill a $374,567 hole in the 2012-2013 budget with money from the district’s fund balance.

    May 25, 2012

  • School board mulls change to sports chaperone policy

    In order to comply with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, the Sharpsville Area School Board is looking to adjust a chaperone policy it implemented six months ago.

    May 25, 2012

  • Afternoon crash hurts 3 high school students

    Three Jamestown High School students were injured – one seriously – when their pickup left a roadway in southwest Crawford County and crashed into a tree Tuesday afternoon.

    May 24, 2012

  • Board sells some, holds some

    Brookfield Board of Education members voted Tuesday to accept only the bids for the elementary school and the middle school, for a total of $97,050.
    The decision came after an hour-long executive session.

    May 24, 2012

  • Levey: Kohl’s project died with school vote

    Stripped of the necessity of voting for a tax incremental finance plan by Hermitage School Board’s unwillingness to participate, Mercer County commissioners said Wednesday they would like to meet with school board and Hermitage city officials to discuss other ways they can help Levey and Co. build a retail development in the city.

    But Levey spokeswoman Jeffrey A. Mills said there is nothing to discuss.

    May 24, 2012

  • Warden expects hectic season at county jail

    With the unofficial start of summer just a few days away, Mercer County Jail officials are preparing for a busy season.

    May 23, 2012

  • Levey officially drops TIF request

    Levey & Co. has officially ended its request for a tax incremental financing plan to build a retail development anchored by a Kohl’s department store.

    May 23, 2012

  • Grant will pay to fix 12-15 homes



    The City of Farrell will be able to fix up about a dozen homes in the city thanks to a $300,000 HOME grant from the state.

    May 23, 2012

  • Hard budget choices yet to come


     
    Hermitage School Board has been fortunate in many ways during the economic downturn that has been so hard on many other schools.

    May 23, 2012