Some local companies will be announcing third quarter earnings soon. Erie Insurance will release its earnings on November 6 while GE will announce their numbers today. GE has said profits for this quarter will be lower due to issues not only in the market but within the GE Capital section of their business. Erie [...]

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The former Hotel Evergreen in Edinboro last night burned down to the ground. The hotel had been vacant, but the 4 story wooden structure still housed a bar and pizza shop. It was better known for hosting bands than a hotel. Steve Marshall took a few pictures and passed them along to WUSA-TV: pic 1, [...]

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On Friday I spoke with Mike Foreman of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Center for Local Government Services in Pittsburgh about starting a citizen based petition drive to have a public hearing to see if the City of Erie should be declared a Distressed City under Act 47. I’ll have to gather [...]

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Drew Astorino of General McLane was named PIAA Class AAA Football Player of the Year. The Kent State recruit led his team, General McLane, to the state championship. Linebacker Brad Callan and specialist Dan Skelton of GM joined Astorino on the first team. RB Donte Harden and DB Maurice Williams of Erie Strong Vincent, which [...]

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Dr Gulam Moonda of Hermitage PA was shot and killed along the Ohio Turnpike near Cleveland last May. Damian Bradford of Erie PA is a ‘person of interest’ in the case. A search warrant recovered a number of items from his home. Bradford still hasn’t been charged in that crime but he is behind [...]

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City of Erie AFSCME members tabled a vote on agreeing to pay 15 percent of their health care coverage. They didn’t want to agree to it and then have the police and firefighters say no way. Mayor-elect Joe Sinnot said it is an all or nothing proposition with the three unions. If all the unions [...]

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