Recycling Reminders!

Traveling Glass Recycling Bin

Saturday Apr. 3 – Thursday Apr. 8 @ City of Hermitage Fire Station #3 

541 Mercer Avenue, Hermitage, PA 16148 

(Across from Morefield Cemetery) 

ALL COLLECTIONS OPEN: 

SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY,...

Hermitage Community Update - Summer 2021

Our latest newsletter is out and available for download! To download a copy of the Summer 2021 newsletter, please click HERE

Arts Fest Artist and Food Vendors Announced!

Click the below for a current list of featured artist and food vendors at our upcoming 2021 Arts Fest, Saturday, July 31st - Sunday, August 1st 

Current List HERE

Our Friday Night Growers & Artisan Market is back!

he City of Hermitage's Friday Night Growers and Artisans Market is back for another season!

The market, featuring local growers and artisans, provides an opportunity to farmers and artisans in the region to sell what they produce. The market desir...

Check out our local ad for our upcoming Arts Fest!

Two fun filled days of sun, art, food, giveaways, costume contest, children's activities, rock walls, live music, fireworks, a 5K and more! 

Check out our local ad HERE

Arts Fest Application

The 2021 Hermitage Arts Festival Application is up! Click HERE to download

Hermitage Adult Kickball League Registration Open

Our Adult Kickball League is back for another season! 

Interested teams can register here: 

Click here to Register

Starting July 19

Cost: $300 per team, includes shirt. 

Details: Min. of 10 on a roster, max. of 18. At least 4 women m...

PRC's Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Dates Announced

CITY OF HERMITAGE

Sat., Sep. 11 – Thu., Sep. 16, 2021 Daily drop-off: 7 am - Sundown

City of Hermitage Fire Station #3

541 Mercer Avenue, Hermitage, PA 16148

(Across from Morefield Cemetery)

Location under video surveillance

Read on...

United Way & Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

United Way affiliate Contact Information

United Way of Mercer County

493 S HERMITAGE RD

HERMITAGE PA 16148

Contact: Lori Schaller

Phone: 7249811448

Email: lschaller@uwmercercounty.org

Local Champion: United Way of Mercer County

Total children covered by this affi...

Municipal Offices Set to Open to Public Eff. June 1st

Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the following directive:

 “Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal o...

Wolf Administration to Lift Mitigation Orders On Memorial Day

From the desk of the Wolf Administration

Wolf Administration?to Lift Mitigation Orders On Memorial Day, Masking Order Once 70% Of Pennsylvania Adults Fully Vaccinated?

Harrisburg, PA - The Wolf administration,?in coordination with the COVID-19 Vaccine Joint...

SBA Administrator Guzman Announces Application Opening for $28.6 Billion Restaurant Revitalization F

Copy of Press Release from SBA

Mercer County Housing Authority - RENT and Utility RELIEF PROGRAM

Mercer County Housing Authority, in partnership with Mercer County Board of Commissioners, Community Action Partnership of Mercer County, and The Shenango Valley Urban League              &...

Summer 2021 Newsletter is out!

To check out our latest newsletter, please click HERE

Don't forget to sign up for our Arts Fest 5K, race application linked HERE

Interested in becoming a vendor at this summers Arts Fest? Download a vendor application HERE

Recycling Reminders!

Traveling Glass Recycling Bin

Saturday Apr. 3 – Thursday Apr. 8 @ City of Hermitage Fire Station #3 

541 Mercer Avenue, Hermitage, PA 16148 

(Across from Morefield Cemetery) 

ALL COLLECTIONS OPEN: 

SATURDAY THROUGH...

Branding the City of Hermitage

The City of Hermitage, Pennsylvania is exploring a new brand identity (logo) intended for use in creating compelling marketing and communication strategies intended to foster economic development opportunities within the community. 

Init...

City of Hermitage Police Dept. Community Climate Survey

Residents of Hermitage, Clark and Wheatland: 

     The Hermitage Police Department is requesting feedback in areas such as effectiveness, visibility, and professionalism, among others. The survey is available on Facebook...

Speed Hump Aerial and Compliance Report

Click HERE to download an aerial of the proposed speed humps on Ridgewood Drive

Click HERE to download the Compliance & Risk Report compiled from data collected on Ridgewood Drive, December 2019

Yard Waste Collection

Yard waste collection will take place as part of your normal curbside collection on a weekly basis starting the week of April 12th and ending the 2nd week in December.

(Green-lid) yard waste carts or biodegradable bags may be placed at the curb on a weekly...

Mercer County Long Range Transportation Plan's public survey

Mercer County Regional Planning Commission and SVATS Metropolitan Planning Organization are updating the Mercer County Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)

The goal of the LRTP is to build a roadmap for future projects to improve our transportation system...

Winter 2021 Newsletter Available for Download

The latest City of Hermitage newsletter is available for download by clicking the link HERE

Visit our archive center to download past issues of our newsletter 

Special Meeting of the Board

Notice is hereby given that on Monday, February 1, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., the Hermitage Board of Commissioners will hold the following Public Hearing at a Special Meeting of the Board to hear, review and consider the proposed new Zoning Ordinance and associat...

PRC Traveling Glass Recycling Event - April 2021

Bulk Trash Cleanup Dates Announced

The dates for 2021 Bulk Trash Cleanup have been set for the week of 05/03/2021 (on regular collection day) and the week of 09/27/2021 (on regular collection day). 

For more information on acceptable bulk items, please see our website at www.hermit...

City of Hermitage Public Notice November 20, 2020

City of Hermitage Public Notice November 20, 2020

The City of Hermitage COVID-19 Disaster CDBG-CV Small Business Grant Program 

The City of Hermitage is providing a grant opportunity to small businesses from funds provided by the Commonwealth of P...

City of Hermitage Zoning Ordinance Update

Notice is hereby given that the Hermitage Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, November 2, 2020 at 8:30AM in Room 303 at the Hermitage Municipal Building, 800 North Hermitage Road, Hermitage, PA 16148. The purpose of the public meetin...

Please note the latest travel restrictions for PA

COVID-19 Information for Travelers

Latest Guidance At A Glance

The Secretary of Health issued an order requiring anyone who visits from another state to have a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours prior to entering the commonwealth. 

If someone ca...

Shenango Valley Roundabout Officially Open

Per PennDot press release

"Additional work off the roadway, including highway lighting and landscaping, will continue throughout the month.

 Drivers are reminded to follow the traffic guidelines for roundabouts. 

• When approac...

Roundabout Open to Traffic

From the offices of PennDot

"The single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Route 62 and East State Street (Route 3008) in the City of Hermitage, Mercer County is expected to be open to southbound traffic on Route 62 and the Shenango Valley Mall en...

Latest Release from PennDot

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 1 is urging motorists to use caution while driving and avoid traveling during severe weather conditions.

Wintry weather and periods of heavy rain are in the forecast for the coming days for porti...

Tri County Announces the Addition of a New CNG Fueling Station & Trucks

Tri County Announces the Addition of a New CNG Fueling Station & Trucks

From the Tri County Website: "The new CNG Station is a compressed natural gas fueling station located onsite at Tri-County Industries, Inc. Gas emissions from Seneca Landfill,...

Roundabout Moves to Final Phase

From the Offices of PennDot

Construction of a Roundabout at Route 62 and East State Street in Hermitage, Mercer County to Move into the Final Phase

The construction of the single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Route 62 and East State Street (Route 3...

Roundabout Update

The construction of the single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Route 62 and East State Street (Route 3008) in the City of Hermitage, Mercer County is expected to move into Phase 4 of work Thursday, October 1, 2020.

As part of the progression of the ...

Fall 2020 Newsletter is here!

The most recent newsletter is here! To download a digital copy, please click HERE

Special Collections for Mercer and Lawrence Counties

Tri-County CleanWays has just released the final details for the September Special Collection program for appliances, batteries, electronics, fluorescent lights, household hazardous wastes, and tires.

The events this year will run very differently from pas...

Holiday Events Postponed to 2021

Both the City of Hermitage and the Hermitage Historical Society are postponing their annual holiday events to 2021. The City has postponed its annual Hermitage Holiday Light Parade to November 2021 and the Historical Society has postponed it’s a...

Mercer County COVID-19 relief grant program portal is live

There are seven permitted uses for the program funding:

1. Small Business Grant Programs to support businesses with fewer than 100 employees and to support businesses and other entities that are primarily engaged in the tourism industry

2. Behavioral health...

DEP Offering Grants to Small Businesses and Farmers for Energy, Environmental Projects

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the availability of $1 million in grant funding to Pennsylvania small businesses and farmers for energy efficiency, pollution prevention, and natural resource protection projects thro...

City Launches Traffic Calming Program

The City of Hermitage Board of Commissioners held a special meeting on Monday, July 13th to discuss a new city wide traffic-calming program. Under the new program, residents can make requests to the city for traffic calming measures. Under the new plan, t...

Bulk Trash Collection Scheduled for Fall

Fall Bulk Trash Pick up begins the week of September 28th on your normal collection day

Residents of Hermitage, PA only:

Acceptable Bulk items:

-White goods

- Bulk Items

- Larger Items

- Properly tagged freon- free items with doors disables

Examples of bulk and/...

Construction of a Roundabout at Route 62 and East State Street in Hermitage

The second phase of roundabout construction is expected to start this week at the intersection of Route 62 and East State Street (Route 3008) near the entrance to the Shenango Valley Mall in the City of Hermitage, Mercer County.

The first phase of the proj...

Media Release- Director of Planning Retires

The City of Hermitage announced today that Jeremy Coxe will be promoted to the position of Director of Planning & Development, effective later this year, upon the retirement of the current Director, Marcia Hirschmann. Mrs. Hirschmann has announced her...

Virus Testing Center to Open in Hermitage

"Pennsylvania will have five new COVID-19 testing centers, including one in Hermitage, starting Monday at Walmart super center stores.

The office of Gov. Tom Wolf announced the new testing centers Thursday.

Under the state’s plan, the sites w...

Media Release - Effective June 8, 2020 the City of Hermitage will implement the following

City buildings (Municipal Building, Street Department/City Garage, WPC/Food Waste to Energy Department, eCenter @ LindenPointe, Training & Workforce Development Building) will be open to the public with restrictions:

Entry will be only by previous appo...

Mercer County Moving to Green Phase June 5, 2020

"County commissioners are looking forward to Mercer County’s move to the green phase in six days, even expressing frustration that the action was not taken sooner.

“I think we should have went to green this Friday, so it’...

Spring 2020 Newsletter!

The Spring 2020 Newsletter is out! Copies will be in your mailbox within the next week or click the link HERE to download a digital copy

Looking for a previous issue? Click the Newsletter button from the Mega Menu on our home page to check out our entire a...

PRC Traveling Glass Recycling Event

Traveling Glass Bin: Schedule And Information

Hours Of Operation

Saturday through Thursday, 6:00 am – sundownNOTE: bin sites will be strictly monitored at all times

Schedule

Sat., June 13 – Thu., June 18 – City of Hermitage Fire ...

Coronoavira related restrictions by state - PA State restrictions listed

Pennsylvania

Gov. Tom Wolf issued a statewide stay-at-home order initially effective until April 30. It was extended for all of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties until 12:01 a.m. on May 8. The stay-at-home order will apply to counties in the red phase o...

*UPDATE*Hermitage Roundabout

Kirila Contractors will be implementing Phase One of the Hermitage Roundabout construction project known to PennDOT as ECMS 105775.

Subcontractors will be onsite the week of May 18 with the road closure occurring on May 21^st 2020

Plan sheets from the contra...

Mercer County Moves to Yellow Phase, May 8, 2020

Beginning May 8, 2020, Mercer County will move to the Yellow Phase as part of Governor Tom Wolf’s 3 phase plan for Pennsylvania as the state prepares for new realities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Yellow Phase

As regions or counties move i...

Roundabout work set to begin May 11, 2020

"The first phase of the Hermitage roundabout project includes building a temporary road on the north side of East State Street near the Shenango Valley Mall entrance. Harry said motorists should expect a detour to be in place roughly one week after w...

Hermitage Planning Commission Meeting, May 4, 2020

The City of Hermitage Planning Commission is holding its May 4, 2020 meeting via phone conference @ 8:30am. Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the City Building is closed to the public. Any comments or questions concerning the meeting agenda can be di...

City launches COVID-19 Informational Page

Click the link below for more information on the City’s COVID-19 information page or click the Special Alert banner at the top of our home page

Link to COVID-19 Information page HERE

Page includes departmental impacts, links to the CDC, PA Dept. o...

Business License Tax Deadline Extended

Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and pursuant to the City of Hermitage’s Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, the City has extended the deadline for filing Business License Tax returns and making payment, without penalty, until July 1...

PA Primary Election Update

NEW: The Pennsylvania primary election is now on June 2 due to COVID-19 .

Registered voters who have signed up for either a mail-in or absentee ballot do not need to file new applications despite the change in the primary election date.

From Kathy Boockvar,...

UPDATED Media Release - COVID-19

Effective at noon, Friday, March 20, 2020, all City of Hermitage buildings will be closed to the public. Buildings include the Municipal Building (except for City public meetings), all Fire Stations, the City Garage/Street Department, Water Pollution Cont...

Important information on the closing of all businesses that are not life sustaining

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA REGARDING THE CLOSURE OF ALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT LIFE SUSTAINING

To read the full order, please click the link HERE

" No person or...

Northwest Region Construction Projects Suspended in Response to COVID-19

Northwest Region Construction Projects Suspended in Response to COVID-19

Oil City, PA – In response to COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has suspended all construction projects until further notice. Inclu...

Media Release – COVID-19

The City of Hermitage is making several operational adjustments regarding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic that our country is experiencing. The City is committed to maintaining necessary local government services while taking precautionary measures to...

City of Hermitage Water Authority receives Governor Award

"However, the food-to-waste program is going to continue expanding, as the Hermitage Municipal Authority applied for a $4 million bond issue in order to undergo some improvements over the next several months. Customers’ rates will not be af...

Construction Set to Begin for the Roundabout

Construction Set to Begin for the Roundabout at Route 62 and East State Street in Hermitage, Mercer County

Initial Work Will be off the Road near the Intersection at the Shenango Valley Mall

 Oil City, PA – Work is expected to get underwa...

MEDIA RELEASE - Merger Discussions

MEDIA RELEASE

BOROUGH OF WHEATLAND – CITY OF HERMITAGE

Merger Discussions

February 4, 2020

At the request of the Borough of Wheatland, the City of Hermitage and the Borough are preparing to study a potential merger whereby Wheatland would become par...

Business Journal - 'Hermitage Town Center to Develop...'

"Development of a town center to establish a “sense of place in the center of the community” was the highest priority identified in the creation of the Hermitage 2030 comprehensive plan, says City Manager Gary Hinkson. 

In...

Hermitage 2030 Comp Plan Final Draft

The Hermitage 2030 Comp Plan Final Draft has been published

To download a copy of the final Hermitage 2030 Comprehensive Plan, please click HERE

Or visit our Document Center from our homepage under Planning > City Projects