Harborcreek Township began work on a number of additional improvements at Shades Beach Park. Construction work includes 4 new boat launches, fishing piers, as well as the improved beach area. On the shores of Lake Erie, Shades Beach is located at 7000 East Lake Road (Route 5) at the intersection of Bartlett Road. Shades [...]

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  Just a rumor but there is talk of a hotel and golf course being added at Presque Isle Downs and Casino.   Still looking for house plants or flowers for your yard? The Dr Gertrude A Barber National Institute Greenhouse offers plants and flowers available for sale year round, including seasonal items such as [...]

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Erie County filed an appeal with Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court over the smoking ban. Erie County Judge John Bozza ruled the ban was illegal as it violated the 1988 Clean Indoor Air Act which pre-empts and supersedes local governments the right to impose stricter regulations. Just a week ago a Commonwealth Court judge shot down an [...]

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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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It was impossible to find anyone in Erie that didn’t shed a tear or get choked up a the tragedy in Waterford. Two young girls, an 18 month old and a 2 year old, drowned in a pond. An 18 year old babysitter put the girls down for a nap and she fell asleep herself. [...]

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