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 of [...]

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The Erie Times-News announced yesterday they will offer buyouts to 25 employees, or about 9% of their work force in a cost-cutting move. Employees were notified of the cuts during a meeting yesterday afternoon. We certainly don’t mean to poke any fun at the pain of losing a job,but when we read the story at GoErie, [...]

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If you’re driving through the city of Erie over the next week, be careful. City police are cracking down on speeders through July 4. It’s supposed to be under the radar, no pun intended, but someone in the mayor’s office has been emailing their friends and family to warn them. Those people then forward that [...]

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The Erie Times-News published their endorsements for Erie County Council and Erie City Council. I know we don’t have much of a choice in whom we elect given the people running. (It’s like having to choose how to die. Would you rather be shot or poisoned?) I loved the ringing endorsement they gave to Pat [...]

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Since I now live in the Detroit Metro, every day I take time out to reconnect with my Erie roots which involves not only reading Dennis’ daily blog entry, but also GoErie.com–Erie’s preeminent newspaper online (even if it is by default since it’s Erie’s ONLY newspaper). As most of us know, GoErie went under a [...]

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