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Local News

October 7, 2008

News briefs Oct. 8, 2008

Police advise residents to beware of mail thefts



HERMITAGE — Hermitage police are advising residents not to put mail in their mail boxes at night because of a rash of thefts of mail.

Monday, police received reports of thefts from mail boxes from Lori Lane, Golden Run, Golfwood Drive, Donald Road and Lisa Court.

It appears someone is driving around at night looking for mail flags, police said.

Meadville man dies after tractor flips on him



CRAWFORD COUNTY — A Meadville man died Sunday after the tractor he was using to haul tree trunks flipped in the air and landed on top of him in a Crawford County field, police said.

Terry Lee Williams, 60, was towing three cut trees at about 3 p.m. through a field in Spring Township when one of the trees caught the trunk of a standing tree, police said.

The front end of the tractor then flipped into the air and landed on Williams, police said.

Williams was pronounced dead at the scene by Crawford County deputy coroner Jay Parker, police said.

Man hurt in motorcycle crash in critical condition



SHARPSVILLE — A Greenville-area man was still in critical condition Tuesday at a Pittsburgh hospital after a motorcycle crash Sept. 16 in Sharpsville, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Tom Holliday, 30, of 605 Mercer Road, Hempfield Township, crashed his motorcycle about 1 a.m. into a utility pole at Walnut Street and Mercer Avenue, police said.

Holliday was initially flown to Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, for treatment of chest injuries, police said.

He has since been transferred to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, where he was in critical condition Tuesday morning, a spokeswoman said.

Police said Holliday wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

Crash victims released from Pittsburgh hospital



PINE TOWNSHIP — Three people injured in a crash Oct. 1 in Pine Township have been released from UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, a spokeswoman said.

Scott L. Grossman, 27, of Grove City, was heading west at about 9:30 a.m. on state Route 208 when he crossed the center of the road and his vehicle hit a garbage truck, police said.

Grossman’s minivan went off the road and hit a tree, while the garbage truck hit a fence and utility pole, police said.

Passengers Jerry Grossman, 73, and Gloria Grossman, 56, both of Grove City, were also released, the spokeswoman said.

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    A Grove City man charged with robbing a Zelienople bank Monday is a suspect in the Jan. 27 robbery of a Sandy Lake bank.

    February 8, 2012

  • Committee to focus on finances for future

    Sharon city leaders have money on their minds as they look to the future of the once-vibrant town struggling with a limited tax base and higher costs of doing business.

    February 8, 2012

  • Summer work turns into year-round part-time job

    A Sharpsville resident asked council members this week why the man hired as summer help is still on the payroll in the middle of winter.

    February 8, 2012

  • Police ask public to be their eyes

    Officials and residents of Farrell and Sharon discussed the good things and problems in their towns, and heard how a neighborhood that faced a similar situation fought back Tuesday at the second Taking Back Our City meeting.

    February 8, 2012

  • Labor Dept.: Franchise’s workers not paid properly

    The owners of the Brookfield Subway restaurant have been paying their employees less than minimum wage, shorting them on overtime pay and violating child labor laws for two years, a federal lawsuit alleges.

    February 7, 2012

  • Insecurity: Firm loses more local clients

    Reynolds Area School District is scrambling to find people to work security at upcoming games after finding out the Pittsburgh-area security firm they were using had some guards who were convicted felons or sex offenders.
    “That was a shock, believe me,” said school board President John Lowry.

    February 7, 2012

  • School budget predictions improve

    The upshot to planning for a worst-case scenario is it makes any change an improvement.
    Such is the case with Farrell Area School District’s finances, business manager William Dungee told school board members Monday.

    February 7, 2012

  • Chief gripe: Cramped quarters

    In Sharpsville, the long arm of the law needs room to stretch out.
    Police Chief Keith Falasco told council members Monday night that his department’s current space “is at the least inadequate,” and after off-and-on talks over the years to make improvements, he said the time has come.

    February 7, 2012

  • Pets perish in house fire

    A Sharon family’s home was heavily damaged in a Saturday night fire that killed their pets.

    February 6, 2012

  • Kelly rallies GOP faithful

    Mercer County Republicans agreed it was time for a change from the current administration at their annual Lincoln Day dinner Saturday night at Hempfield Station One Banquet Center, and Congressman Mike Kelly called not only for change but for more accountability.

    February 6, 2012