Snow. Expect more. Moving on.
Governor Edward G. Rendell today asked the U.S. Small Business Administration to declare Erie County a disaster area following a fire in Millcreek Township on March 28 that destroyed a 35-unit building at Granada Apartments. At Governor Rendell’s request, SBA officials, along with local and county officials, and representatives of the [...]

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The PA Department of Labor reported that Erie County’s jobless rate in January was at 7.2% and Crawford County was at 8.1%. It’s almost a half percentage increase compared to January 2008.
Speaking of unemployment, FedEx Office (formerly Kinko’s) is offering free resume printing today (up to 25 copies).  There is a FedEx Office location at [...]

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In case you missed the big news yesterday, a jury found former Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce guilty on all the counts for bilking insurance companies $440,000 from a 2001 car accident.  Joyce will be sentenced next March on two counts of mail fraud and six counts of money laundering.
VisitErie, together with member tourism [...]

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A jury in Pittsburgh has found Judge Michael Joyce guilty of all charges.
Joyce was prosecuted for mail fraud and money laundering for bilking insurance companies $440,000 from a 2001 car accident.
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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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Pennsylvania Lietenant Governer Catherine Baker Knoll has passed away at the age of 78. She was battling cancer. She was also state treasurer before becoming the state’s first female Lt. Governor. She had three sons, Albert Knoll, Dr. Kim Eric Knoll, and Charles Knoll, Esq., and a daughter Mina Baker Knoll, C.P.A.. Her Husband Charles, [...]

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Indianapolis Colts DB and Erie native Bob Sanders was profiled by WISH-TV in Indianapolis. The station traveled to Erie to interview Bob’s parents.
Stephan Koller of GE Transportation in Erie had his letter to the editor of the Jakarta Post published in today’s edition.  He responded to the newspaper’s previous coverage of Erie and the presidential [...]

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Even as President-Elect Barack Obama begins to pick his cabinet and other key positions, two states remain uncalled from Tuesday’s election. At the time we write this, North Carolina and Missouri are neither red nor blue. In North Carolina, Obama leads 50% to 49%, and its flipped in Missouri.
Bit of a police blotter today.
James DiNicola, [...]

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Sometime during the early morning hours Friday, the website of WICU 12 was hacked and text described as “offensive” was added to a story about Sarah Palin. The WICU 12 website was designed and is hosted by Velocity Networks. A commenter put it this way.
It’s not surprising. We all know that the local stations have [...]

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This was the view for a large amount of Erie and Crawford Counties yesterday. Corry seems to be the hardest hit. Schools were cancelled and large amounts of the town were without power. We don’t think we’d like to be without power on a day like that.  A number of other towns across Western Pennsylvania [...]

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MSNBC is expected to roll into Erie today in its Green Machine–a Ford Escape hybrid heavily equipped with camera’s and wireless internet to send video back to New York–to report on election news. Since Pennsylvania is considered a battle ground state, the MSNBC crew has been making the rounds in various cities across the [...]

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As we announced yesterday, PNC Bank will purchase National City and become the 5th largest bank in the U.S. based on deposits.
Pennsylvania remains an integral battleground state for the McCain campaign.  Rick Davis, a campaign manager for the McCain campaign stated “We have a real chance in Pennsylvania.”  And at a rally in Beaver County [...]

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The trial for Michael Joyce, who was indicted on multiple counts of mail fraud and money laundering, is moving ahead. During yesterday’s trial, prosecutors told the jury Joyce made fraudulent insurance claims in order to settle a debt with a former fiancee. Joyce’s attorney countered that the prosecution’s case is built around “a [...]

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The jury selection continues in the Michael Joyce trial. Judge Maurice Cohill reversed his decision allowing lawyers to question potential jurors in his chambers after a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review attorney objected, saying the selection should be public.  Joyce is accused of filing fraudulent insurance claims and receiving settlements totaling $440,000.
A preliminary hearing was held yesterday for [...]

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The trial of former Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce begins today. He is charged with fraud after claiming $440,00 from insurance companies. With the money, he purchased things like a motorcycle, a house and plastic surgery for his girlfriend. Joyce’s attorneys say that spending “his funds on items that some might consider lavish or unnecessary [...]

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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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The Pennsylvania House and Senate passed a smoking ban. Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell said he would sign it. Hotels must have 75 percent of their rooms non-smoking. Casinos such as Presque Isle Downs and Casino in Erie must have 50 percent of their facility non-smoking. Exempted are bars with less than 20 percent food sales, [...]

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Pennsylvania State Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce pleaded not guilty to mail fraud and money laundering charges. Joyce was not present for his arraignment but instead his attorney entered the plea. Maybe Joyce was busy golfing. Joyce did announce he will not seek reelection. Joyce was scheduled to be on the November ballot for a [...]

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court suspended Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce of Erie, who was indicted on federal charges of defrauding two insurance companies out of $440,000. Joyce was ‘injured’ in a 2001 car accident and said he had so much pain he couldn’t hold a cup of coffee. Joyce had been seen playing golf, scuba [...]

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Thou shall not mess with Erie Insurance. ERIE didn’t become a $3.75 billion company by paying out claims and if they think they paid out a false claim – watch out. It doesn’t matter who you are. A federal grand jury indicted Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce on mail fraud and money laundering. Joyce [...]

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Never screw with Erie Insurance. The IRS and FBI are investigating insurance payments made to Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce of Erie. Joyce received $390,000 from Erie Insurance and $50,000 from another insurance company following a 2002 car accident.
Daniel Meyer was named the new conductor of the Erie Philharmonic. Meyer is currently the resident [...]

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