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The Shenango Valley Senior Center was the site of a PA-3 political forum between Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D) and her republican opponent, Mike Kelly, of Butler, PA. The Congresswoman concentrated on her accomplishments over the last 20 months and, as expected, her opponent purports he could do better.
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Speaking of politics, did anyone see the just-a-smidge-over-a-minute-long video titled The Choice that was to be shown on the outside of a downtown building last night? It was planned for the area of East 10th & French Street. AFSCME Council 13 was going to be sponsoring it and it was going to run on a continuous loop for about an hour between 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
If you missed it, your can, of course, watch it on YouTube… because unless it’s a Prince ditty, just about everything is on YouTube.
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Still on the topics of politics, did you hear that the War in Iraq is finally – seven years 165 days later – over?
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Hungry?
The best Erie Restaurants according to local reviewers and voters on
urbanspoon.com are:
1. The Breakfast Place
2. Khao Thai
3. Dolce Gourmet
4. Raj Mahal Indian
5. Aoyama Japanese
6. Rosa’s Legacy
7. Sara’s
8. Colao’s Ristorante
9. El Canelo
10. Hibachi Japanese Steak
DiningVerse.com has these Erie restaurants as their top 10 as
recommended by local foodies.
1. Latino’s
2. Lorie’s Wildridge
3. Bertand’s
4. Plymouth
5. Colao’s
6. Pufferbelly
7. Brewerie
8. Rosa’s
9. Serafini’s
10. Golden Wok
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The Commonwealth Rural Roads and State Highways detail, or C.R.A.S.H., was conducted Wednesday, Aug. 25, by state police motor carrier enforcement teams across the state.
“When looking for commercial vehicle violations, monitoring only the interstate highways is not enough,” Pawlowski said. “We are active on rural roads across the state to ensure that commercial vehicles are operated safely.”
The enforcement teams inspected 1,263 commercial vehicles during the detail. In addition to placing vehicles out of service, troopers placed 34 drivers out of service and issued 643 traffic citations and 1,502 written warnings.
Pawlowski said the most common violations were brakes out of adjustment and inoperative exterior lights.
For more information, visit www.psp.state.pa.us or call 717-783-5556.
Editor’s Note: The following is a breakdown, by state police troop area, of the number of inspections conducted; number of vehicles placed out of service; and citations issued by state police during the one-day program:
– Troop A (Cambria, Indiana, Somerset and Westmoreland counties), 96
inspections; 34 vehicles placed out of service; 64 citations;
– Troop B (Allegheny, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties), 86
inspections; five vehicles placed out of service; 39 citations;
– Troop C (Clarion, Clearfield, Forest, Elk, Jefferson and McKean
counties), 130 inspections; 36 vehicles placed out of service; 67
citations;
– Troop D (Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties), 127
inspections; 21 vehicles placed out of service; 77 citations;
– Troop E (Crawford, Erie, Venango and Warren counties), 72 inspections;
17 vehicles placed out of service; 51 citations;
– Troop F (Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter,
Snyder, Union and Tioga counties), 111 vehicles inspected; 15 vehicles
placed out of service; 104 citations;
– Troop G (Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata and
Mifflin counties), 97 inspections; six vehicles placed out of service;
21 citations;
– Troop H (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry and York
counties), 114 inspections; 15 vehicles placed out of service; 43
citations;
– Troop J (Chester and Lancaster counties), 68 inspections; 15 vehicles
placed out of service; 34 citations;
– Troop K (Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties), 61
inspections; four vehicles placed out of service; 24 citations;
– Troop L (Berks, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties), 104 inspections;
five vehicles placed out of service; 24 citations;
– Troop M (Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties), 44 inspections; five
vehicles placed out of service; 21 citations;
– Troop N (Carbon, Columbia, Monroe and part of Luzerne counties), 37
inspections; seven vehicles placed out of service; 27 citations;
– Troop P (Bradford, Sullivan, Wyoming and part of Luzerne counties), 21
inspections; two vehicles placed out of service; 14 citations;
– Troop R (Lackawanna, Pike, Susquehanna and Wayne counties), 95
inspections; 11 vehicles placed out of service; 33 citations issued.
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Yes, I know, I’m a broken record…
But, once again, here’s your daily reminder to vote for Erie area projects in grant competitions:
ErieAlert.com and ErieAlerts Twitter at Markham Mark of Distinction
Flagship Niagara League at Kohl’s Cares (Facebook)
Conneaut Lake Park Blue Streak Restoration at Pepsi Refresh Everything
ATthe Conneaut Lake Blue Streak Restoration project is still in FIRST PLACE and the ErieAlert.com and ErieAlerts Twitter project is in SECOND PLACE, leading by a slim 3% margin.
Please keep voting. You can vote every day. And if you happen to have more than one e-mail address, please put them all to good use.
