Today is election day. Please go and vote at your local polling place – there are several important races, including mayor, county executive and Erie County judge. The Erie Times-News has a comprehensive election guide online.
Joel at Press and Tower takes a deeper look at the election, specifically the Buzz videos, which have become [...]

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We’re a bit burned out this morning after the Penguins Game 7 last night and 2 hours of Lost, which was typically mind-bending.
The big news of the day is the video posted to YouTube featuring Anthony Buzz Andrezeski attacking Erie County Executive Mark Divecchio. If you missed the video, we posted about it yesterday here. [...]

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Buzz Andrezeski, candidate for Erie County Executive, goes off on Mark Divecchio in this video posted to YouTube. He says in the video:
“Mark Divecchio, in meetings with other people, said Sue Weber, after the Peninsula is closed, would have illicit sex with men other then her husband. Do you really think somebody in public office [...]

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The big news out of Harrisburg is the proposed budget by Governor Rendell for 2009-2010.  The proposed budget is $29 billion dollars –  $26.6 billion plus another expected $2.4 billion in yet to be seen federal funds.  In total, it is a 2.5% increase over last years budget. In his speech before legislators yesterday, Rendell [...]

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Pennsylvania State Police strongly believe they have the persons responsible for setting fire to the Gudgeonville bridge back in November. Joshua Bell of Albion and Jeffrey Gleason of Conneautville, both in their early 20’s, are not only suspected for the arson of the historic covered bridge but also for taking part in a larger [...]

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A Special Envoy is a diplomat dispatched by the authority of a third party to travel to areas in conflict to help reduce tensions and resolve disputes. In Erie, an Envoy isn’t a political appointment, it’s a political perk.Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio got himself a 2008 GMC Envoy 4×4 SUV. Erie County taxpayers are [...]

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Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio got away with it. GoErie.com reported that DiVecchio paid $285 in reimbursements for snowplowing and parking fines. DuhVecchio still doesn’t comprehend that what he did was wrong. The article by Kevin Flowers quoted him as saying “I just want this over with.” If you get caught, all you have to [...]

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Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio still hasn’t resigned or been arrested. DiVecchio has been accused of a laundry list of improprieties of misuse of government employees and assets.
Workers began moving into the $14 million Erie County Public Safety Building campus. The county will house 911 call center operations, county communications and emergency service operations at [...]

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Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio still hasn’t resigned or been arrested. Improprieties about the misuse by DiVecchio of county employees, equipment and materials continue to mount. Clueless, arrogant DiVecchio still doesn’t realize what he did was wrong.
DiVecchio used county employees on county time with county equipment to plow his home driveway. Other instances of impropriety [...]

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Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio wants a new office on the fifth floor of the courthouse. He might not have to wait for the $3 million renovation and the removal of the jail cells of the old pre-release center.
An investigation by Erie County Controller Sue Weber uncovered the following alleged acts:
* Erie County Executive Mark [...]

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Under Pennsylvania State Senate Bill 1051, introduced by Earll, the board of the Erie Airport Authority would be made up of 11 members – 2 appointed by the Pennsylvania governor, 7 by the Erie County executive and only 2 by the City of Erie. The bill passed the senate by a voice vote. It must [...]

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According to The Tax Foundation in their 2006 report on Property Taxes on Owner Occupied Housing by County, Erie County Pennsylvania has the 55th highest property taxes in the nation out of 783 counties (or parishes). That will change next year as the following four member of Erie County Council voted to raise your taxes: [...]

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Someone needs to fill the Sheriff Andy Taylor role if Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio is going to play Barney Fife and shoot himself in the foot or rear every week. Take the bullets out his gun already and just let him keep one in his pocket. Just a few days ago, after a public [...]

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Wesley Urch was charged with involuntary manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter and 9 other charges for intentionally running down Terri Peoples and Stephan Caldwell on Sunday. Caldwell died and Peoples is in serious condition at Hamot. All three were drinking at a club on Sunday. Peoples and Caldwell were close to Urch’s truck, too close for Urch. [...]

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US Airways is dropping the Erie to Pittsburgh route on January 6 but service to Philadelphia will continue. With decisions like this it’s no wonder US Despair is losing money. The airline also dropped Pittsburgh service to Toronto, Louisville, Nashville, Chicago, Denver, Charleston, and Norfolk.
Congratulations to Erie Mayor Joe Sinnott turning down the proposal from [...]

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Matthew Selker has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position of head of the Erie County Bureau of Economic Development. Erie County Council was to deal with the matter today. Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio bypassed the usual hiring process and hired him as a per diem employee with an hourly wage rate. [...]

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When Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio speaks you don’t know if he’ll telling a joke or announcing one of his off the wall plans. DiVecchio want to build a courthouse for county offices in SW Erie County in what is being described as a branch campus. He didn’t explain where the money will come [...]

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Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio announced that he has appointed Larry Meredith as Erie County Personnel Director to lead the Erie County Human Resources department. Meredith was a former Erie City Solicitor and Erie City Council member. He’s a smart guy that everyone seems to like.
Condolences to Jenson and her family of the loss of [...]

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Ian Murray wants the job he was fired from nearly 12 years ago. No private business would re-hire someone who has been fired from their job for wrongdoing but Erie County might. Murray wants a position in the Erie County Public Defender’s Office. Murray was fired for having coerced a client of the Erie County [...]

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Erie County Executive-elect Mark DiVecchio and Erie Mayor-elect Joe Sinnott both take their oaths of office today. Sinnott will be sworn in to office in a ceremony at noon at Erie City Hall while DiVecchio will have his afternoon ceremony held in Old Main at Gannon University. Curtis Jones Jr and Dr Lonnie Gatlin will [...]

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Erie City Council will vote to pass the budget for 2006 at their meeting tonight. Mayor Rick Filippi said he won’t veto it because council has enough votes to override any veto. It includes a property tax increase, an earned income tax increase, a sewer rate increase, a garbage rate increase and an amusement tax [...]

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Republican Dale McBrier has conceded the Erie County Executive race. He will not ask for a recount nor persue any court challenges. Pretty smart move since the writing was on the wall already. Democrat Mark DiVecchio has leading in the official count by 122 votes. McBrier had the lead at the end of election night [...]

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The official count for last Tuesdays election took place yesterday. The focus of the county was the race for Erie County Executive because there was only a six vote difference between the two candidates. Democrat Mark DiVecchio now leads Republican Dale McBrier by 117 votes, a 123 vote swing. All machine votes are now official. [...]

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The official count for last Tuesdays election will be held today. We might know who won the race for Erie County Executive before the day is over. Republican Dale McBrier was leading Democratic Mark DiVecchio by six votes in the unofficial count.
Mike Machuga of Erie won his first career PBA Tour title by defeating Bill [...]

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