Hermitage News

A Hermitage man who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography after a computer repairman found the porn on his hard drive was sentenced Monday to probation and barred from using a computer or the Internet.

A*Someone broke into a Greenville woman's home between Nov. 14 and Sunday and stole her car, which has been spotted in Hempfield Township, police said.

Reopens at site of former Sheetz By Courtney L. Anderson and Patrick Cooley Herald Staff Writers SHARON - Alexandra Lennon and Ashley Showalter, two Sharon teenagers, used to walk to the Sheetz convenience store and gas station all the time when it was open to pick up snacks and other sundries.

Frank Novotny is getting anxious. "I wish they'd get it done," he said. "It" is the renovation of the historic Casino in Buhl Farm Park, Hermitage.

As we approach Thanksgiving this week, most of us will give thanks for our many blessings.

Hermitage is not exactly the Wild West, but William E. Finzel was more lucky on the draw than Tim Ruffo in the showdown for a Hermitage commissioner seat.

A* Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Department serves a stuffed pork chop or stuffed chicken breast dinner at 4 p.m. Dec.

Attendees of the Hermitage Holiday Light Parade better be on their best behavior - they will be under the watchful eye of Mercer County's top judge.

A* The 4th annual Bingo to Benefit Children's Hospital by Eat N Park will be held today in Grove City American Legion.

This past year was a big one for Kekich Racing from Hermitage, Pennsylvania, a two-car father and son team consisting of Mike and Adam Kekich.

A* Mysteries And Paranormal Society Pennsylvania Paranormal/Ghost Hunting group will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sharon City Building.

A* West Middlesex High School class of 1965 meets for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Middlesex Diner in West Middlesex.

Hermitage School District will hold a series of clinics to vaccinate its students and those at two parochial schools against the H1N1 virus.

A* Fredonia American Legion Auxiliary is having a Christmas auction beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday in the social hall.

A Pymatuning Township woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle for leaving her young children outside a store while she shopped.

Despite widely-held local belief and old maps to the contrary, an engineering firm found no old mines underneath the sites of Case Avenue Elementary and the former Hadley School in Sharon.

A special mass was held Sunday morning at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sharon. In the front row sat several dozen firefighters, policemen, and representatives from the Mercer County District Attorney's office and the Shenango Valley Ambulance Service.

A* A benefit party for Eric and Becky Ramp West is planned for noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at West Salem Volunteer Fire Department, Route 358, Greenville.

In the days since the general election, Hermitage commissioner Tim Ruffo has asked himself repeatedly what he could have done differently.

Do you worry about your taxes? How about your kids' education? Or how about getting a fair shake if you've got to go to the courtroom? If you do, there might just be an important local election in your neighborhood.