John McCain has suspended his campaign to return to Washington to assist in economic recovery planning. He has asked for this Friday’s debate to be suspended. Polls in Pennsylvania are all over the place. A Sept. 22 poll by CNN has Obama up here in PA by 8 points, an ARG poll from Sept. 21 [...]

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Abe Satterfield’s trial was expected to start on November 3. He was facing sex abuse charges related to an incident when Satterfield was a student at the University of Iowa. Prosecutors are now saying the trail may be delayed due to pre-trial motions and the busy schedules of prosecutors. CelebrateErie begins tonight and runs until [...]

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Governor Rendell announced $5 million in grants are being awarded to help more than 320 municipalities continue and expand local recycling programs. The recycling performance grants reward communities based on the amount of recyclable materials collected. Larger collection amounts mean larger grants for the recycling programs. The City of Erie will receive $226,624 in grants [...]

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An arrest warrant was issued by University of Iowa campus police for Abe Satterfield of Erie and another man for charges involving sexual abuse. The incident allegedly occurred on October 14 at Satterfield’s on campus apartment. Satterfield and other person, Cedric Everson, were both members of the Iowa football team. They were both suspended from [...]

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The Department of Environmental Protection has ordered First Alliance Church in Millcreek Township, Erie County, to plug a recently drilled gas well on its property that is believed to be the source of migrating gas that has kept five area families out of their homes since Nov 20. The natural gas levels in and around [...]

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The City of Erie had a budget deficit of $1.3 million in 2006. That’s according to the draft of the audit done by the regional CPA firm of McGill, Power, Bell and Associates. One of the requirements to have Erie declared a distressed city under Act 47, the Distressed Municipalities Financial Recovery Act, is five [...]

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There will not be a White Christmas in Erie this year. Except for those evil weather reporters, nobody over the age of 12 is very disappointed. Jeff at Erie Shipping News reports that two ship are due in Erie today, a Sunday and Christmas Eve to boot. Adam E Cornelius and the Manistee, the former [...]

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The official site for Celebrate Erie 2006 is www.CelebrateErie2006.com. Jon Whaley, the top assistant to Mayor Joe Sinnott, asked for links to point to that URL. The site is owned by the City of Erie. The web design firm that owns CelebrateErie.com has recently updated that site to include info on this years event, but [...]

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