We’re a bit sluggish this morning, as we were up late watching the newly released Penguins Stanley Cup Champions DVD. It’s a great look at the team’s amazing playoff run.

We hope you enjoyed the first 8 Great Tuesdays concert held at Liberty Park. We had a question if teens are allowed at the event, and the answer is yes. If you’re under 16, you must be accompanied by an adult. The act next week is Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. The show starts at 6:30 p.m.

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Jeffrey Gleason has pleaded guilty for his part in burning down the historic Gudgeonville Bridge last year. He’ll be sentenced in August. Joshua Bell, who authorities believe was also involved, still will face charges. No word if he will plead as well.

Seventy-three community, education and law-enforcement groups will receive grants totaling $729,907 to support initiatives aimed at preventing underage and dangerous drinking, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has announced. Locally, the Edinboro Borough Police, Edinboro University, City of Erie Police, the District Attorneys Office, Gannon University and the Girard Borough Police will all receive funding.

Did you happen to see a UFO flying over the area this past weekend? This Examiner.com story has more info.

U.S. Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-3), Chairwoman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulations and Healthcare, is pleased to welcome Carlo J. DiMarco of Erie, Pennsylvania, the 2008-2009 President of the American Osteopathic Association, to testify before the House Committee on Small Business to examine the future physician shortage and how it will impact small medical practices. The witnesses, including DiMarco, will provide their views on measures to address the workforce shortfall as part of comprehensive healthcare reform.

Gannon University President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., will be part of a national panel convened by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). The workshop, “The CAO/CFO Collaboration: Working Effectively in Difficult Economic Times,” will be held July 29-31 in Washington, D.C. Garibaldi’s panel, titled “Managing the Economic Landscape,” will focus on how chief academic officers (CAOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs) can work as a team to achieve the institution’s mission within economic constraints, as well as how institutions can balance short-term and long-term goals.

Sports

The SeaWolves won their third straight on Tuesday night and did it in grand fashion as they scored a season-high 19 runs, and beat the Altoona Curve 19-2 at Blair County Ballpark.

Mercyhurst men’s hockey alumnus Brett Robinson has been invited to the Philadelphia Flyers Prospect Camp, beginning on Tuesday, July 7 at the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, N.J.

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