Lisa Maas was murdered in her Pittsburgh apartment. Maas was a 2006 graduate of Harbor Creek High School near Erie. She was attending school at the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute. Terrence Andrews, who occupied an apartment in the same building as Maas, stabbed her with a pair of scissors. Andrews admitted to police he did it. [...]

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Erie County middle and high school students are reporting a higher incidence of alcohol use than their national peers, but much lower levels of participation in antisocial behaviors such as “being arrested” or “bringing a weapon to school,” according to the newly released 2007 Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS), conducted locally by the Mercyhurst College Civic [...]

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In November 2007 just before her new son was born, Tia Peterson, soon to be a new single mother, made the decision that she would stay home to raise her son. She began freelancing as a virtual assistant and has never looked back. Instead, she has moved on to form a virtual assistance firm called [...]

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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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Railpower Technologies announced that it will build an assembly plant in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, creating some 125 new jobs, mainly in manufacturing and development. I thought Erie had a good shot at landing the plant. The company is headquartered in Quebec while their US operations are located in Erie. Railpower produces rail yard switching locomotives and [...]

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Please take a moment today to remember and honor those Americans who died while defending our Nation and its values. They are responsible for the freedoms you enjoy today. To help re-educate and remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the “National Moment of Remembrance” resolution was passed in December, 2000 which asks [...]

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One person died in their home last night of an apparent natural gas leak or by carbon monoxide poisoning. The home is on Page Street in SE Erie. An official from the Erie County Coroners Office was called to scene as crews from National Fuel worked to repair the leak. Natural gas does not have [...]

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Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong spent another day at a mental competency hearing. It could be months for a judge to decide if she’s competent to stand trial. Of course she’s nut but she’s well enough to know what’s going on. Normal people don’t kill their boyfriend and stick them in a freezer nor are involved in some [...]

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Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong spent 9 hours in court in the first day of two in a mental competency hearing. What a wast of time. Expert witnesses differed in their opinion according to who was paying them, the prosecution or the defense. I think everyone agrees she nuts, ie a wacked out bi__. The question is, does [...]

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Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio using county employees on county time as his own personal labor force was the topic all weekend. DiVecchio, one more than one occasion, used a county employee on county time with a county vehicle to have his home driveway plowed. He also used county employees on county time for his [...]

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The Erie Housing Authority held a public meeting yesterday on the proposed spending of $1,045,000 to install central air conditioning in over 1,300 public housing units. The authority will vote on their $3.7 million 2008 spending plan at their December 26 meeting. You can view their entire draft plan here. Their excuse for spending $1,045,000 [...]

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  American Campus Communities Inc has been tapped to develop a two phase student housing project at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The 1,504 bed development will add to the on-campus housing at the Pennsylvania State System school with a total enrollment of about 7,000 students. The Edinboro University Foundation selected American Campus (NYSE: ACC) to [...]

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“One of the most dangerous places in the US is the space between a senator and a TV camera.” Tom Ridge Tom Ridge of Erie, the former governor of Pennsylvania and the nations first Secretary of Homeland Security, sure sounded like a candidate for Vice President at a speech he gave to the members of [...]

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Union workers at GE, United Electrical Workers Local 506, are staging a half day walkout today. All 3 shifts are affected. Are they on strike? No. Negotiations on their next contract have just begun. It’s no wonder manufacturing companies are moving to China. Visitors to Erie’s Wild Rib Cook-off can enjoy their sticky, spicy treats [...]

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  Please take a few moments today to remember our troops currenty serving and the millions that have gone before them.   Gotta love waking up and finding a bizarre story about Erie making national news and printed in most newspapers (144 and counting) around the country. Erie police got permission from a judge to [...]

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The Erie Community Foundation will be receiving nearly $7 million at the late Margaret Spaeder. I just received a quick email about the gift so I don’t have the breakdown to which organization will benefit. The Erie Community Foundation is a collection of charitable endowments operating under the administrative umbrella of a single public charity. [...]

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  The Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle has now been open one year. It’s been an overwhelming success. What has surprised me is the sheer number and variety of events they have going on from nature hikes to evenings of jazz music to lectures to family movies. The Tom Ridge Environmental Center is [...]

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The Pittsburgh Business Times put out their list of the best performing of the state’s 500 public school districts. They ranked every district in the state based on three years of PSSA (Pennsylvania System of Student Assessment) test scores. Here are the Erie County district rankings: 36 Fairview School District, 80 General McLane School District, [...]

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In the late 1990′s, Norfolk Southern removed their circa 1882 line through the center of Erie known at the 19th Street tracks. The land was given to the City of Erie. It wasn’t very valuable, NS would have had to pay taxes on the property and they received a nice tax break for doing so. [...]

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A man was killed after being struck by a truck on I-90 near the Route 97 interchange (Exit 27). More questions than answers on this one. Thomas McNutt of Erie lost control of his truck Thursday morning, crashing into a concrete barrier wall on the median just west of the Lordstown, Ohio interchange. He was [...]

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The Gannon University Small Business Development Center will honor a number of local and regional businesses at its annual Small Business Awards Program. The businesses will be honored today at a luncheon at the Ambassador Banquet and Conference Center, 7794 Peach Street. Doors will open at 11 am. Steven S Little, an author and senior [...]

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Anne Majerik of Erie PA was awarded $2.1 million by a jury in LA. Majerik paid $125,000 to Beverly Hills matchmaker Orly Hadida, said she was promised time with “a cultured gentleman” and his “estate of up to $20 million.” She said all she got were a few introductions to some inappropriate men. Majerik, 60, [...]

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Presque Isle State Park had approximately 100,000 visitors over the Memorial Day weekend. The beaches were filled with sun bathers while some ventured into the cool Lake Erie waters. WJET-TV reported that Rum Runners will be moving from East Dobbins Landing to West Dobbins Landing, in place of the old Waterfront Restaurant. Tim Sedney and [...]

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Please take a few moments today to remember our troops currenty serving and the millions that have gone before them. Advertising Advantage of Jamestown NY announced they are expanding into Erie, Pa, with Tri-Vision billboards. US bishops will be asked to approve a new translation of the Order of Mass when they meet in Los [...]

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Nothing like the sun and 80 degree temperatures to bring the people out. The bayfront was busy, Waldameer Park and Water World has a great crowd, the Tom Ridge Environmental Center was bustling with people, thousands enjoyed Presque Isle State Park on the first day lifeguards were on duty on the beaches and the boaters [...]

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Three year old Abby Murray of Niagara Falls, Ontario was born without a lower right arm and hand. Abby has gone to Green Prosthetics in Erie, Pa for her prosthetic arm since she was a baby. The last time she went for a new prosthetic, she asked for a arm so she could go fishing. [...]

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General Electric Corporation (NYSE: GE) announced that it is preparing to ship its 1,000th Evolution Series locomotive out of Erie PA. The milestone will be achieved just 17 months after GE began commercial production of Evolution locomotives. The 1000th unit, which bears road number 5972, will be delivered to BNSF Railway. Evolution Series locomotives achieve [...]

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The Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) opens on Friday. This is a MUST SEE. Admission is free. They held a sneak preview for the media on Thursday. Yes, kids bloggers are part of the media as I was invited to attend thanks to Emily McCullor and Lisa Anderson-Titcombe of the Presque Isle Partnership. The building [...]

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Two 14 year olds and a 13 year old are in police custody after they stole a van early this morning and were involved in a high speed chase. The van didn’t make the curve along the Bayfront Parkway and crashed, downing a metal power pole. The state has purchased 3.5 acres, known as the [...]

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Dr Paul Heberle was acquited of Medicaid fraud and charges that he over supplied pain medication to patients. Miles Rish plead quilty to reduced charges that he sexually assaulted a female Gannon student. Rish was a Gannon freshamn at the time. Funny real estate story. I was checking out some properties for a client that [...]

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