The Herald, Sharon, Pa.

Local News

November 17, 2009

UPDATE: Write-in election winners named

Borough councils feel impact most

By Matt Snyder

MERCER COUNTY — New winners in the Nov. 3 municipal election have been announced now that the write-in votes have been tallied, said county elections chief Jeff Greenburg.

A contentious write-in school board race in Sharpsville ended with Janice L. Raykie winning with 356 votes and Beverly Scurpa finishing with 243 votes, Greenburg said.

Mrs. Scurpa was originally on the ballot after the May primary, but Mrs. Raykie challenged her candidacy in Mercer County courts on the basis that Mrs. Scurpa served during the primary as a judge of elections in one of the precincts.

Mrs. Scurpa said she had cleared her candidacy with Greenburg, who didn’t see a problem at the time. But a later ruling by the courts removed her name from the November ballot, making it a write-in race.

Jackson Center faced the interesting challenge this Election Day of having no one on its ballot, with every major borough position up for grabs.

Jackson Center borough had shrunk its council size from five to three seats in July. However, resignations left them light on civic leaders. To maintain a quorum, Mayor Jon L. Ramsay had to be appointed to a councilman’s job and give up the mayoral seat.

With write-in results in, it looks like Joseph Ferlin won the mayoral seat, Ramsay a 4-year council post, and Charles Moon and Mary Kerr each a 2-year council seat, Greenburg said.

Also of note, Tom Stanton upset Nov. 3’s results when he won 50 write-in votes and grabbed a four-year seat on Wheatland council, beating one of the ballot candidates, Edward Buczo, who had only 47 votes, Greenburg said.

Other write-in winners announced by Greenburg on Tuesday included:

• Ronald Johnson and Sheri Valimont, each winning four-year seats on Fredonia council.

• Doris Shreffler, mayor, and Larry D. Shreffler, a two-year council seat, in New Lebanon.

• Steven Vansickle, mayor, and Robert Snyder, a 4-year council seat, in Sheakleyville.

A complete list of write-in winners and ties will be posted on the county’s Web site shortly, Greenburg said. Go to www.mcc.co.mercer.pa .us and click the “Voter Registration/Election” link to have a look.

Text Only
Local News
  • 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

  • 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