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JEFFERSON TOWN-SHIP – Robert Freed sounds more like a coun-selor than the administra-tor of a senior independent living and personal care fa-cility when he talks about The Lakes at Jefferson, which the Nugent Group is building on West Market Street in Jefferson Town-ship.

The 70,000-square-foot housing development, which sits on 38 acres, is a “purpose-driven communi-ty,” Freed said.

“There should be a rea-son why you want to get up in the morning,” Freed said. “Our staff will assist in whatever that is. We’re not just looking for people to have a place to stay and that’s it.”

While The Lakes will be an upscale development with many amenities on site, the idea is for resi-dents to spend time with each other, bring in family members and friends for gatherings and to follow their interests.

“We want people to be active,” said Nugent Group Vice President Shane E. Nugent. “The rooms are designed for people to come and socialize. We don’t want them sitting in their rooms all the time.”

Officials are shooting for an April opening for The Lakes, which is being built at a cost of about $8.5 million. There will be 22 independent living rooms measuring from 430 to 750

square feet, and the 43 per-sonal care apartments will run from 300 to 350 square feet, with private and com-panion rooms.

The amenities will in-clude three lakes – a few bluegill and perch already have found their way in – a koi pond, walking trails, bocce court and a waterfall outside. Inside, look for a theater, a convenience store, a gym – which also will be used for physical therapy – and a chapel or reflection room.

Chef Rick and June Bruckner will prepare meals for all residents.

“A lot of people are ex-cited,” Nugent said. “We have had a nonstop flow of applications” for rooms at T he Lakes.

A couple of model rooms have been set up in the independent living section

and officials will be fur-nishing models in the per-sonal care section. So far, five people have reserved rooms, said Sarah Boland, marketing and community relations director.

Although the amenities were carefully chosen, offi-cials don’t want them to be the “be all and end all” of activities.

“We’re going to listen to our residents,” said Freed, who also is Nugent Group’s vice president of operations. “This is their home, not ours. It’s really going to be driven by the residents and not any pre-conceived notion of what

we think they should do.”Nugent hopes to attract

local residents who no longer want to maintain homes but want to stay in the area; area natives who moved away and want to come back; and out-of-towners looking for a home for their aging parents, who live locally.

Officials want T he Lakes to be a catalyst for forming strong personal and com-munity connections.

“If you have a family member here and want to have a little gathering we’ll arrange it for you,”

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to face hearingSHARPSVILLE – The man accused of

killing his girlfriend and kidnapping their 8-month-old daughter last month will be in district court in Sharon at 9 a.m. Wednesday for his preliminary hearing.

Antonio Osval Velazquez-Rupert, 36, of Sharpsville, will face charges of criminal homi-cide, kidnapping and inter-ference with the custody of a child. Police said they based Velazquez-Rupert’s ar-rest on accounts from his

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NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump’s immigration order sowed more chaos and outrage across the country Sun-day, with travelers detained at airports, panicked families searching for relatives and pro-testers registering opposition to the sweeping measure that was

blocked by several federal courts.Attorneys struggled to determine

how many people were affected by the rules, which Trump said Saturday were “working out very nicely.”

But critics described widespread confusion, with travelers being held in legal limbo because of ill-defined procedures. Some law-yers manned tables at New York’s Kennedy Airport to offer help to families with detained relatives.

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director of the American Civil Lib-erties Union’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.

Advocates for travelers say they did not have clear picture about what’s happening and that the chaos is likely to continue. The executive director of National Im-migration Law Center, Marielena Hincapie, said “this is just the be-ginning.”

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Community at heart of new senior development

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April opening eyed for The Lakes at Jefferson

CORY BYKNISH | HeraldThe 70,000-square-foot building creates an imposing pres-ence along U.S. Route 62 between Hermitage and Mercer.

CORY BYKNISH | HeraldOne of the Independent Luxury Suites living rooms at The Lakes at Jefferson shows a roomy and comfortable setting complete with furniture, artwork and a view looking over ponds and woods.

“There should be a reason why you want to get up in the morning... We’re not just looking for people to have a place to stay and that’s it.”The Nugent Group’s Robert Freed

That’s what friends are for

SHARON – The death of April Myers was so sudden and so shattering that friends couldn’t let it go by without mak-ing an extra effort to try to help her fam-ily.

The result was Sunday’s celebration of life and fundraiser at Brewtus Brewing Co. in Sharon, a daylong feast of music, food, brew, a Chinese auction and random drawings.

“It’s just amazing,” April’s husband, Jeff, said of the steady stream of friends,

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ficials want to make sure

residents can participate in activities off-site and will provide transporta-tion.

The center, which will have about 30 employees, also will be open for ac-tivities and meetings by members of the outside community, Nugent said.

“We want to draw the

larger community into our community,” Freed said.

The Lakes is a unique development within the Nugent Group holdings.

“We’ve always bought facilities and this is the first building we’ve built from the ground up,” Freed said.

The Lakes completes the “continuum of care” for the Nugent Group, whose holdings include nursing homes, personal care homes and home health services.

“Whatever anybody needs, we want to be able to provide right here,” Nugent said.

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family members and musicians who came by. “I cannot be thank-ful enough.”

April was 37 when she passed away the Sunday after Thanks-giving of sepsis. The Austintown, Ohio, mother of two had become ill on Black Friday while the family – which includes 2 year-old Sydney and 5-year-old Liam – was decorat-

ing for Christmas.Doctors eventually

found she had been born without a spleen, a rare condition, My-ers said.

“It was like a bad car accident,” he said. “It was out of no-

where.”The day after her

death, Shelby Camerlengo, who owns Brewtus Brewing, went into action, beginning a discussion about what the company could do. Camerlengo graduated with Jeff Myers in 1995 from Brookfield High School and remains his best friend. 

The idea for Sunday’s event was “Just to bring people together and celebrate April’s life and make something profitable for Jeff and his family,” she said.

The musicians signed up without hesitation as Jeff Myers is one of their own, a member of the band 80s Proof, an ’80s tribute band that will be playing Feb. 4 at Park Inn by Radisson in Shenango Town-ship and on March 11 at Brewtus. 

Simply Ed of Simply Ed Karaoke agreed to be master of ceremonies for Sunday’s event. JDub of radio station Hot 101 came by and many businesses donated gift cards, memberships, tickets, games and others products and services for the auction.

Camerlengo said she didn’t know what to expect as the brewery had never held such an event before.

“We’ve been consistently busy

from the time we opened the doors,” she said.

Camerlengo has been an “angel” since his wife died, Myers said.

“My classmates rallied and the next thing I knew they were going to hold an event for me,” he said.

Myers said he has not decided what to do with the money.

“What an amazing turnout,”

Myers said. “I can’t thank every-body enough for coming out. The support for the event has been tre-mendous.”

“On behalf of myself and Brew-tus Brewery, we just thank each and every person for the time they committed and the talent they brought to make this event suc-cessful,” Camerlengo said. 

JOE PINCHOT | HeraldJeff Myers holds his children, Liam, 5, left, and Sydney, 2, during Sunday’s benefit. April, his wife and their mother, was 37 when she passed away un-expected the Sunday after Thanksgiving of sepsis.

FriendsFriends unite to help family left behind by wife, mother of 2

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April Myers

sury was killed Dec. 31. Police

said Velazquez-Rupert’s brother found Downs’ body. Police said he told them he went to the res-idence after receiving alarming text messages

from his sister in Read-ing, Pa., stating that An-tonio may have killed his girlfriend. 

There were also three children in the apartment when Velazquez-Rupert’s brother arrived, one of whom told police that Antonio had been there the night before, was arguing with Downs and had left in a rush with the baby, police said.

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Alert was issued, and Velazquez-Rupert was found within hours in Reading with the baby – unharmed, police said. Velazquez-Ru-pert was arrested there and extradited back to Mercer County, where he has been lodged in the county jail, police said. The baby is staying with Downs’ relatives.

Sharpsville police Chief Christopher Hosa has not released a timeline

of events in the case or a time of death for Downs. He did say Downs failed to report for her 11 p.m. work shift on Dec. 30.

Mercer County Dis-trict Attorney Miles K. Karson has said that the homicide case against Velazquez-Ru-pert will incorporate earlier assault charges by Sharon police, who allege he knocked Downs out at a relative’s home in the city.

HearingAccused killer faces hearing this week

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CommunityCommunity at heart of senior development

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CORY BYKNISH | HeraldThe Lakes at Jefferson has a pond that is stocked for fishing, walking paths, and an outdoor patio.

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