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Steward said it has $100 billion in claims; 'likely' to be $93 million

3 days ago | sharonherald.com | Michael Roknick

In a court filing Monday Steward Health Care said it had received over $100 billion in claimed administrative expenses. For-profit Steward was the former owner of Sharon Regional Health System, formally known as Sharon Regional Medical Center. Steward filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 6, 2024, and non-profit Tenor Health Foundation Sharon LLC bought the hospital system on Jan. 22. kAmr@>:?8 :? 2E @G6C b__ A286D E96 4@FCE 5@4F>6?E[ <?@H? :?
Talks underway to 'repurpose' Penn State Shenango

4 days ago | meadvilletribune.com | Michael Roknick

SHARON — At first glance, Penn State’s decision last month to close its Shenango campus in downtown Sharon hurts, according to Sharon developer Jim Landino. “It’s a body blow,’’ Landino said. “But it’s not a death blow.’’kAm~? |2J aa[ E96 F?:G6CD:EJ’D 3@2C5 @7 ECFDE66’D 2AAC@G65 E96 4=@DFC6 @7 E96 42>AFD 2?5 D:I @E96C 3C2?49 42>AFD6D] %CFDE66D 7@==@H65 E96 C64@>>6?52E:@? @7 2?
Talks underway to 'repurpose' Penn State Shenango

5 days ago | ncnewsonline.com | Michael Roknick

At first glance, Penn State’s decision earlier this month to close its Shenango campus in downtown Sharon hurts, Sharon developer Jim Landino said. “It’s a body blow,’’ Landino said. “But it’s not a death blow.’’On May 22, the university’s board of trustees approved the closure of the campus and six other branch campuses. Trustees followed the recommendation of an internal university report.
Talks underway to 'repurpose' Penn State Shenango

1 week ago | sharonherald.com | Michael Roknick

SHARON – At first glance, Penn State’s decision earlier this month to close its Shenango campus in downtown Sharon hurts, Sharon developer Jim Landino said. “It’s a body blow,’’ Landino said. “But it’s not a death blow.’’kAm~? |2J aa[ E96 F?:G6CD:EJ’D 3@2C5 @7 ECFDE66’D 2AAC@G65 E96 4=@DFC6 @7 E96 42>AFD 2?5 D:I @E96C 3C2?49 42>AFD6D] %CFDE66D 7@==@H65 E96 C64@>>6?52E:@? @7 2?
Hunters harvesting 11 black bears in Mercer County in '24 evokes a 'wow'

1 week ago | sharonherald.com | Michael Roknick

When local seasoned hunter Brad Grosser was told hunters dropped 11 bears in Mercer County last year. he had a single-word response: “Wow!’’For many even one bear in the county would be a surprise. But last year wasn’t wildly unusual, Dan Schmidt, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s information and education supervisor for its northwest regional office in Franklin said. kAmp 362C <:==65 3J 2 =:46?D65 9F?E6C :D 42==65 2 “92CG6DE’’ 3J E96 4@>>:DD:@?]k^Am kAm#646?E 2??F2= 362CD 92CG6DE65 :?
Sharon bakery growing with $650,000 specialty-cookie expansion

1 week ago | mahoningmatters.com | Michael Roknick

SHARON – Allie's Sweet Tooth is firing up a $650,000 specialty-cookie product expansion at its downtown Sharon store. "We're taking it to the next level,'' Allie Zajaros-Adams, owner of the bakery said. An event was held Friday afternoon at the store to launch Allie's Cookie Table – a line of specialty cookies. Zajaros-Adams moved all of her operations from Mercer to the Sharon store in January 2024. The location, 47 E.
Local Memorial Day events remember those who served

1 week ago | sharonherald.com | Michael Roknick

James Chittester trekked from his home in Seneca in Venango County on Monday to get a prime view of the Mercer Memorial Day 500. Serving in the Army from 1984 to 1992 as a mechanic and truck driver, Chittester said his military career prepared him for life's events. kAm“%96 >:=:E2CJ E2F89E >6 5:D4:A=:?6[ 2?5 9@H E@ 36 @C82?:K65[’’ 96 D2:5] qFE 96 2=D@ H2D 2EE6?5:?8 2D 9:D D@? (:==:2>[ 2 42AE2:? :?
Sharon bakery growing with $650,000 specialty-cookie expansion

1 week ago | ncnewsonline.com | Michael Roknick

Allie’s Sweet Tooth is firing up a $650,000 specialty-cookie product expansion at its downtown Sharon store. “We’re taking it to the next level,’’ said Allie Zajaros-Adams, owner of the bakery. kAmp? 6G6?E H2D 96=5 uC:52J 27E6C?@@? 2E E96 DE@C6 E@ =2F?49 p==:6’D r@@<:6 %23=6 – 2 =:?6 @7 DA64:2=EJ 4@@<:6D] +2;2C@D\p52>D >@G65 2== @7 96C @A6C2E:@?D 7C@> |6C46C E@ E96 $92C@? DE@C6 :? y2?F2CJ a_ac] %96 =@42E:@?[ cf t] $E2E6 $E][ H2D 36DE <?@H? 7@C 9@FD:?8 E96 7@C>6C $92C@?
Local Memorial Day events remember those who served

1 week ago | alliednews.com | Michael Roknick

James Chittester trekked from his home in Seneca in Venango County on Monday to get a prime view of the Mercer Memorial Day 500. Serving in the Army from 1984 to 1992 as a mechanic and truck driver, Chittester said his military career prepared him for life’s events. “The military taught me discipline, and how to be organized,’’ he said. But he also was attending, as his son William, a captain in the East End Fire Department, helped with the event.
Sharon bakery growing with $650,000 specialty-cookie expansion

2 weeks ago | sharonherald.com | Michael Roknick

SHARON – Allie’s Sweet Tooth is firing up a $650,000 specialty-cookie product expansion at its downtown Sharon store. “We’re taking it to the next level,’’ Allie Zajaros-Adams, owner of the bakery said. kAmp? 6G6?E H2D 96=5 uC:52J 27E6C?@@? 2E E96 DE@C6 E@ =2F?49 p==:6’D r@@<:6 %23=6 – 2 =:?6 @7 DA64:2=EJ 4@@<:6D] +2;2C@D\p52>D >@G65 2== @7 96C @A6C2E:@?D 7C@> |6C46C E@ E96 $92C@? DE@C6 :? y2?F2CJ a_ac] %96 =@42E:@?[ cf t] $E2E6 $E][ H2D 36DE <?@H? 7@C 9@FD:?8 E96 7@C>6C $92C@?