I can’t tell you how glad I am the week is almost over. Man alive.
If you see the Times Old Newsies out and about today, please take a moment and give if you can. The money raised by the group goes to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Thank you, newsies, for your work today.
Some good news for GE Transportation – they’ve received an order for 10 locomotives from a company in Brazil.
EmergyCare will partner with Stat MedEvac to run a joint program to cover our area with emergency air support. EmergyCare will provide medical staff on the helicopters and Stat MedEvac will provide the pilots and other support staff. Get to the choppa!
Sen. Arlen Specter is trying to keep five federally funded centers that help predominantly older veterans in rural Pennsylvania open. The Governor’s Veterans Outreach and Assistance Center offices in Harrisburg, Erie, Greensburg, Boyertown and West Pittston help veterans apply for disability compensation, pensions and health care.
Pennsylvania State Police troopers issued 801 traffic citations and placed 21 trucks and 20 drivers out of service during a five-day enforcement effort that focused on traffic violations by commercial vehicle drivers, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski announced yesterday. Troop E that covers Erie, Crawford and Warren Counties conducted 43 inspections and handed out 97 citations.
Eriez has been named a finalist in Plant Engineering’s 2009 Product of the Year competition for its environmentally-friendly EcoTowerSort Total Metal Recovery System.
The Lake Erie Consortium for Osteopathic Medical Training (LECOMT) announced today that it has added Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center to its network of affiliated teaching hospitals with accredited residency programs.
Sports
McDowell High School has been cleared to have its football team join WPIAL. They will no longer be in District 10.
The Gannon men’s basketball team plays its first road game of the season Saturday, December 5 at Urbana. Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m. The Blue Knights already own a 73-43 victory over the Golden Knights November 21 at the Hammermill Center.
Edinboro seeks a record-tying fifth straight PSAC wrestling championship this weekend when the Fighting Scots serve as the host for the 67th Annual Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Wrestling Championships on Saturday, December 5. The action gets underway at McComb Fieldhouse at 9:30 a.m. with two rounds of championship matches and two rounds of consolation bouts. The championship finals, including the third and fifth place matches, are slated to start at 6:30 p.m. A total of ten teams will participate in the championship.
