Steve and Barry’s has filed for bankruptcy protection and it’s expected they’ll announce this week they’re going out of business. Much of the corporate staff was laid off Monday, and the stores that weren’t closed a few months ago will be closed now, including the location at the Millcreek Mall. If you wanted one more [...]

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Former Erie firefighter Mary Wolski, who lost her job after setting her father’s house on fire in 2006, filed a complaint in federal court in an attempt to fight her termination. Wolski claims she was fired in violation of the American with Disabilities Act since she suffered from severe depression and that the City [...]

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In case you lost track of time, today is October 1st. Where did this year go?
Shana Tova! Rosh Hashanah concludes today. Happy New Year to our Jewish readers!
This past weekend we mentioned that there hasn’t been a poll conducted for the Dahlkemper-English race for Congress for a few months now. Roll Call [...]

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Union workers at Erie Plastics have approved concessions by a count of 131 for and 34 against. These concessions will include a $2/hour pay cut, loss of 4 of their 12 vacation days and an increase in insurance premiums. This will allow the plant’s new owners to continue to operate the plant and keep the [...]

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Last night two people were seriously injured when the motorcycle they were riding crashed on Route 8 near Wattsburg. Both riders were not wearing helmets.
The 14th annual Juvenile Diabetes Walk was held yesterday at Presque Isle. Organizers hoped to raise $250,000. You couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day for a walk.
THE S.O.N.S. [...]

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Over the weekend the Erie area received about 2 feet of snow. An estimated 25 percent of city side streets have yet to see a plow. City of Erie Bureau of Streets Chief Pete Petrianni has bungled the job. Petrianni has repeated over and over and over that the city has 40 plows and 350 [...]

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Erie Plastics laid off about 190 workers citing the end of a couple of big contracts. Erie Plastics makes plastic closures from coffee lids to beverage caps. The company had around 350 employees at their huge 180,000 sq ft plant in Corry, PA.
Tired of the cold, nasty weather? Want to get away? All donors [...]

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The Erie PA casino will open today at 9 am. Presque Isle Downs and Casino will be opening, including 2,000 slot machines, following receipt of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s final approval to open the facility. Situated on a 272-acre site, approximately 58.4 acres of which are dedicated to the public as open space, Presque [...]

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Delta announced they are dropping the Erie to Cincinnati route as of November 1. That sucks. Delta has a large number of connecting flights. A pilot told me this joke – What’s Delta stand for? Don’t Ever Leave The Airport.
Nice story in the Erie newspaper about the BrewErie at Union Station not receiving their liquor [...]

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The Invest Erie Community Development Corporation was founded for one mission. To build a grocery store at 19th and Parade Streets. So far they have failed and wasted over $400,000 in your tax dollars doing so. They also have a stack of unpaid bills. In a more perfect world, this would be illegal and those [...]

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Today is election day. Vote. The polls are open until 8 pm. Bars and the state liquor stores are closed so Democrats have no excuse not to vote. There are two very interesting races. In the 1st Legislative District (East Erie), Brandy Brewer is mounting a write-in campaign against Christine Pontoriero for the GOP nomination [...]

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Conneaut Lake Park has layed-off all employees and may not reopen. The park needs $250,000 to open for the season. The park, whci first opend in 1892, is owned by a public trust.
The Erie Plastics plant in Corry is adding 35 jobs with the shift of production from their plant in Westborough, Mass. In 2001, [...]

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Life Line choose Jackson Township, Ohio over Erie, Pa for their new call center. Nice job by the Erie politicians and the 25 Erie area economic development agencies that have failed again. Life Line Screening, a Cleveland-based provider of preventive health screenings across the country will hire 120 employees with a starting pay of $10 [...]

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Erie Police Chief Charles E ‘Chuck’ Bowers announced that he will be retiring. He will have served for 36 years as a City of Erie Police officer. Bowers is exactly the kind of guy you want on your police force. Hard charging, non nonsense, ain’t going to take no crap from no criminal kind of [...]

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I saw on WSEE that the Erie Times-News is laying-off 24 employees. For those of you under age 45, the Times-News publishes a newspaper, a daily publication on folded sheets that contains news and articles and advertisements. There was a mention of a press release but I haven’t seen one yet. They must have sent [...]

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Millcreek Township police are investigating vandalism at Calvary Cemetery. Gravestones were tipped over and some were spray painted.
Erie area Trick-or-treat hours:
October 31 from 6-7 pm – Conneautville.
October 31 from 6-7:30 pm – Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Cambridge Springs, Linesville, Meadville, Saegertown, Titusville, and Townville.
October 31 from 6:30 to 8 pm – Lawrence Park and Union City.
October [...]

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