The Herald, Sharon, Pa.

Local News

June 10, 2009

Briefs from June 10, 2009

Board will vote on new superintendent June 29

HERMITAGE — Hermitage school directors re-interviewed a third superintendent candidate on Monday, and they will convene to discuss their choices during a budget hearing June 17.

No vote, however, will be had on the three candidates until June 29, said board President Victor J. Ellenberger, and that will be the earliest an announcement will be made.

Between the discussion next week and their vote at the end of this month, Ellenberger said there is a final step: directors will go to the communities from which each superintendent candidate hails and interview average people off the street about the candidate.

Superintendent Karen A. Ionta is retiring, and her last day of work will be at the end of July, she has said.

Initially, the board received 14 applications, interviewed eight applicants, re-interviewed four, and have now winnowed them down to three hopefuls.



Bridge replacementto begin on Route 173

NEW LEBANON — PennDOT said next week it will begin a bridge replacement on state Route 173 over North Deer Creek in Milledgeville.

Most of the $1.7 million state-funded project in French Creek Township is expected to be completed in October. If necessary, finish paving will be done next spring. Detours will be posted.



Panel passes tax study resolution

HARRISBURG — A resolution that would launch a yearlong study of the state’s existing system of property tax reassessments is on its way to the House floor following passage by the Finance Committee.

The resolution would direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to recommend ways to improve the current system.

Critics say reassessments can be unfair and that Pennsylvania does not have the type of uniform standards found in other states.

Pennsylvania counties use a base year system. In Mercer County, all properties are assessed based on 1970 property values.



Pittsburgh to give main square $5 million facelift

PITTSBURGH — A $5 million facelift of Pittsburgh’s oldest downtown public square will transform it from a has-been gathering place to an up-and-coming European piazza.

Officials say the renovation will begin Aug. 1.

Market Square will be leveled, bus and car traffic will be diverted to make the area more pedestrian friendly and outdoor seating will dot the area surrounded by small shops and restaurants.

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s spokeswoman Joanna Doven says the renovation is part of the city’s “third renaissance.”

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  • Store owner busted again for fake pot sales

    The owner of a Grove City store already facing charges related to the sale of synthetic marijuana has been arrested a second time for selling the drug.

    Ala H. Nassar, 27, of 125 S. Seventh St., Sharpsville, was arrested Thursday on charges of delivery, possession and possession with intent to deliver synthetic pot, criminal use of a cellular telephone and conspiracy to commit delivery.

    Abdallah H. Matariyeh, 27, of the same address, also was arrested on charges of delivery and possession with intent to deliver.

    February 10, 2012

  • Bids opened for work to widen Rt. 760

    PennDOT officials opened bids Thursday for the first two sections of a three-section widening of Route 760 in Wheatland, Farrell and Sharon.

    February 10, 2012

  • Timeline now at center of negligence lawsuit

    A jury will decide whether the normal statute of limitations applies in a lawsuit filed by a Sharon man accusing a Sewickley agency of negligence that resulted in numerous injuries to his disabled son.

    February 10, 2012

  • Social media alert first responders

    The Mercer County Fire/EMS alerts’ Facebook page is two years strong and continues to attract followers who want the latest updates on traffic accidents, fires and other emergencies.

    February 10, 2012

  • State cuts trickle down to township

    Brookfield Township “is in a world of hurt.”

    February 9, 2012

  • Toth takes $30k to settle lawsuit

    It’s typical for lawsuit settlement agreements to include a confidentiality clause that bars the parties from discussing the terms of the settlement.

    February 9, 2012

  • Taking flight

    Some kids probably daydream about sending their homework up into the atmosphere, but that really happened this week for a few classes of Jamestown Area High School students.

    February 9, 2012

  • GC man called suspect in Jan. 27 bank robbery

    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