Mold Remediation in Mentor, OH

GRAMMY® Award-nominated multiplatinum singer and songwriter Gavin DeGraw will perform at the Mentor Rocks summer concert series on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 7:00 PM.

DeGraw’s inimitable voice and soulful style boldly bloomed on his 2003 platinum-certified full-length debut, Chariot. It included the gold single “Follow Through,” as well as both platinum hits, “Chariot,” and “I Don’t Want To Be.” In 2008, his self-titled second album, Gavin DeGraw, bowed in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 powered by the platinum-selling single “In Love With a Girl.” His gold-certified Sweeter saw him return to the Top 10 as the single “Not Over You” went four times platinum. Meanwhile, his duet with Colbie Caillat, “We Both Know,” garnered a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best Song Written For Visual Media” for Safe Haven. With a front row seat to this wonderfully wild life led by his late parents Lynne and John Wayne, Gavin DeGraw recounts his most meaningful memories and valuable lessons on his seventh full-length offering, Face The River. DeGraw released his applauded first-ever Christmas EP, A Classic Christmas, in 2023. DeGraw is the rare talent who can seamlessly share the stage with Billy Joel and The Allman Brothers or Maroon 5 and Shania Twain with his signature fusion of pop, soul, country, folk and funk.

Mentor Rocks is an all-ages event which promotes a festival-like atmosphere each week. Over 119,000 people from across Northeast Ohio attended in 2024 with an average of over 7,700 per night.

In addition to great music, attendees can enjoy a great selection of food from area vendors as well as an assortment of beers, seltzers, and wines for those 21 and over. Grounds open at 5:00 PM. Food and beverage service begins at 5:00 PM. The venue features lawn seating, so bring your own blankets or chairs. Outside food is permitted although outside alcohol is not. Coolers will be checked. Overflow parking is available at the nearby Mentor Senior Center and Mentor High School. Please observe posted parking restrictions.

Admission and parking to all Mentor Rocks events are free of charge thanks to the generous support of Mentor Rocks sponsors.

The City of Mentor would like to thank our 2025 sponsors, including presenting sponsors, Meijer and Cleveland Clinic, and supporting sponsors, Raising Cane’s, IBEW Local 673, Just Windows, Classic Chevy + The Chevy Network, Waste Management, Michelob Ultra, ProBuilt Homes, Pella Windows, NUTRL, Ken Ganley CDJR Mentor, and Mimi Vanderhaven.

Mentor Main Stage events are also generously supported through grant funding courtesy of Tour Lake County and NOPEC. This city also thanks the Community Arts Commission for their hard work and support.

The Mentor Civic Amphitheater is located at 8600 Munson Road in Mentor, Ohio. Learn more at www.mentorrocks.info.

and last updated 9:26 AM, Jun 10, 2025

MENTOR, Ohio — In a Mentor neighborhood, residents say a horrific odor has been wreaking havoc for years. Now, they're fed up—and they want something done.

Homeowners in the Woodhill subdivision describe the recurring stench as unbearable, saying it often smells like feces and fills the air several times a week. According to residents, the odor is strongest early in the morning and late in the day—especially near Richards and Lenor drives—and can linger anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours.

“It's disgusting. Some days it's worse than others. It's so bad, some days it's like it'll knock you over, take your breath away,” said Shane Bergoch, Mentor resident.

Bergoch moved into his home in October and it didn’t take long for him to catch a whiff.

“You're like, oh, it's not just in my house, at my house, it's throughout the neighborhood,” said Bergoch.

Dennis Ryan has lived in the neighborhood for 23 years—and says he has been dealing with the foul smell for the past four years.

“It’s not that you get used to it. It's like, you call and you complain about it and you get dismissed. You're like, what else can I do,” said Ryan.

Ryan says when he first noticed the smell, he reached out to the sewer company, but felt ignored.

“They came out two minutes they checked in. They said, oh no, it's flowing underneath the street. It's fine,’ said Ryan.

After moving in and experiencing the problem, Bergoch began calling everyone he could think of—the city, the county, the sewer district, even the Environmental Protection Agency. Some officials told him they weren’t aware of the issue.

“Yeah, I started the petition only because when I started to call the county, they told me it's not an issue. I'm the only person that's ever called. So, I knew, after having these conversations with all my neighbors, I was like, well, that's not true,” said Bergoch.

So far, he’s collected 22 signatures. Residents believe the problem lies in the old sewer infrastructure underneath their homes.

“They've built a number of new subdivisions around us that have tied to the main line. So I think it's just overloaded. It's not getting pumped through, it's just gravity fed so that sewage sits in these line,” said Bergoch

News 5 reached out to the city, and they responded with the following.

“Something was reported to us in that area about 5 or 6 years ago but nothing recently that I am aware of.,”

They added that they will investigate the issue further.

“I had my family over on Easter we're sitting on my back porch, we had to go inside. It was so bad. So like, you know, how are you supposed to have enjoy your property, your home, with your friends, with your family?,” said Bergoch.

As his frustration grows, Bergoch is considering moving if things don’t change, and others on the street say they just want the smell gone.

“We don't really ask for much around here. We never had anything like this before, just, you know, get to the bottom of it, admit you were wrong, fix the problem, find out what's going on,” said Ryan.

While residents are aware of the marsh located behind the area and a nearby water treatment plant, they don’t believe those are the main sources of the odor.

The city told News 5 that problems like this are typically investigated by the Lake County General Health District.

The county told us that this is an issue for the EPA to handle.

The Lake County Department of Utilities released the following statement:

"I can assure you that the Lake County Department of Utilities is affording this issue urgent attention and has already employed various measures to mitigate odors in the below-reference community. Departmental experts, senior staff and Lake County administrators have all been jointly involved, and we will continue to explore this important matter with the hope of identifying and isolating the source that is causing the odors. Speaking on behalf of our department and of Lake County as a whole, I can unequivocally state that we remain committed to performing any system improvements required to control odors emanating from the public sanitary sewer system within this neighborhood."

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U.S. News & World Report says it used criteria that includes value, desirability, job market and quality of life in formulating the list of best places to live.

CLEVELAND — Let the debate begin throughout Northeast Ohio!

U.S. News & World Report has named Mentor as the 'Best Place to Live' in Ohio for 2025-26, with Parma close behind at No. 2.

In coming up with the ranking, U.S. News & World Report says it evaluated more than 850 cities (up from 150 in previous years) and took the top 250 for its 2025-2026 Best Places to Live in the U.S. list. Mentor ranked No. 138 on that list, with Parma checking in at No. 157.

"We're honored to be recognized as one of the premier communities in the nation to live and raise a family by U.S. News & World Report,” said Mentor City Manager Kenneth J. Filipiak in a statement. “While this is no secret to our residents, it's always nice to be evaluated so favorably by an objective and very credible publication."

Parma Mayor Tim DeGeeter provided the below statement to 3News:

“As Mayor, I am extremely proud and honored to receive this recognition and ranking from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Places to Live. Parma has great neighborhoods and housing options for all.

"We have wonderful bakeries, meat shops, and delicious eateries of many different cuisines. We take pride in our parks, libraries, hospitals, and many places of worship. As Ohio’s seventh-largest city, we are a strong and safe city with many community events throughout the year.

"Parma will celebrate its bicentennial in 2026, reflecting our city motto—‘Progress through Partnerships.’ This ranking marks our commitment to maintaining a strong quality of life for all residents.”

Here's the rest of the list of "Best Places to Live" in Ohio:

So how did U.S. News & World Report come up with this list? The publication says the ranking is "based on an analysis of public data and user opinions." To be on the list, a city must earn high scores in criteria that includes value, desirability, job market and quality of life.

"These measures were weighted in part based on a public survey of thousands of individuals throughout the U.S. to find what qualities they consider important in a place to live. The methodology also factors in data from U.S. News' internal resources, Applied Geographic Solutions, and U.S. government agencies including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration," U.S. News & World Report explained in its release.

In case you were wondering, here are the 10 "Best Places to Live" in the U.S.: